Date Of Birth

15th January, 1932

Place Of Birth

Village Bhusawar, Bharatpur

Father Name

Late Shri Nathilal

Mother Name

Late Smt. Chanda Devi

Name of Wife

Smt. Shanti Pahadia

Children

Two Sons and Five Daughters

Education

M.A., LL.B, M.S.J. College, Bharatpur, Maharaja College, Jaipur and Law College Rajasthan University.

Profession

Agriculture

Positions/Posts/ Assignments held

Nov. 1980-85, 85-90, 1990-92, 2003-08

Member of 7th (B.E.), 8th 9th & 12th Rajasthan Assembly.

1957-62, 67-71, 1971-77, 1980

Member of 2nd, 4th, 5th and 7th Lok Sabha

1965-66, 67-71

Member Rajya Sabha

1967-69

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance Government of India

1970-71

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Industries (Supply Department), Government of India

1980

Minister of State, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

6.6.1980-14.7.1981

Chief Minister, Rajasthan

1981-83

Chairman, Government Undertaking Committee

1982-85

Member Personnel and Administrative Reforms, General Administration, Political, Ministerial Secretariat, Home, Industries, Government Undertakings, Economic and Statistics, Corruption Alleviation, State Motor Garage, Counseling Committee of  Languages and Minorities Departments.

1983-85

Chairman, Home Committee

1985-87

Chairman, Petition Committee

1987-88

Convener, General Purposes Committee

3rd March, 1989 to 2nd February, 1990

Governor of Bihar

1990-92

Member Rules Committee

1991-92

Member, Energy and Alternative Resources of Energy, Parliamentary Counseling Committee of Labour and Planning Departments.

5th December, 2003

Elected Member of 12th Rajasthan Assembly.

2004-05

Member Rules Committee

27th July, 2009

Assumed Charge As Governor of Haryana.

Other Posts Held

Member All India Backward Classes Welfare Board, Member Rajasthan Khadi Board and Member National Railway Consumer Counseling Committee.

Political Party Affiliations

Member, All India Congress Committee, Convener, Rajasthan Youth Congress and Provincial Returning Officer, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.

1988-89

Secretary General, All India Congress Committee.

Other Posts

Secretary and Chairman, District Students Congress Bharatpur, Chairman, All India Anuvart Student Council, Secretary, Aryavir Dal, Busawar, Secretary, All India Rural Labour Sangh and Secretary All India Cooperation Training Committee. 

Social Activities

Treasurer, Rajasthan Dalit Class League, Member All India Backward Classes, Association, Member All India Prohibition Council.

Launched Movement against Social Evils and worked for upliftment of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes.

Hobbies

Study, Touring and Discussion on Sugam Sangeet and other Contemporary subjects.

Countries Visited

Russia, China, England, France, Holland, Germany, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, America, Canada, Belgium, Austria, Thailand, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Soothe Arab, Mongolia, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Singapore, Hong Kong etc.