Satyavrat Chaturvedi

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name = Satyavrat Chaturvedi

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birth_date = birth date and age|1950|01|13
birth_place = Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
occupation = Politician
spouse = Neelam Chaturvedi
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children = Nitin Chaturvedi, Nidhi Chaturvedi, Neeti Chaturvedi
parents = Baburam Chaturvedi and Vidyavati Chaturvedi
Brothers = Alok Chaturvedi and Late Shri Priyavrat Chaturvedi

Satyavrat Chaturvedi a politician from Indian National Congress party is presently a Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttarakhand in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.

Formerly, he was an MP from the Khajuraho in 1999.

Personal Info

Father’s Name: Shri Baboo Ramji Chaturvedi

Mother’s Name: Smt. Vidyawati Chaturvedi

Date of Birth: 13 January 1950

Place of Birth: Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

Marital Status: Married

Date of Marriage: 30 June 1971

Spouse’s Name: Smt. Neelam Chaturvedi

No. of Sons: One (Nitin Chaturvedi)

No. of Daughters: Two

Brothers: Alok Chaturvedi and Late Shri Priyavrat Chaturvedi

Education

Senior Cambridge

Qualifications:

Educated at Sainik School, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)

Profession

Farmer, Political and Social Worker, Sportsman and Writer

Permanent Address:

Toriya House,
Chhatarpur-471 001
(Madhya Pradesh)
Tels. [phone]

Present Address

AB - 92, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi-110 001
Tels. [phone]fax [phone]

Positions Held

1980-84 & 1993-97 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
1983-84 Deputy Minister, Madhya Pradesh
1993-95 Chairman, Committee on Petitions
1996-97 Chairman, Committee of Privileges
1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
1999-2000 Member, Committee on External Affairs
Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area
Development Scheme
Member, Hindi Salahkar Samiti, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
2000 onwards Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments: Poet in Hindi and Urdu, Founder of “The Bundelkhand Lok Kala Aivam Sahitya Samiti”, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
Social and Cultural Activities: Contributing to the promotion of literature and sports in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, Secretary, “Maharaja Chhatrapal Public Trust”, Chhatarpur, rewarded by the State Government in 1973 for outstanding contribution to the eradication of the dacoity problem in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.

Special Interests:

Travelling, photography, reading, writing poetry and music

Sports and Clubs:

Cricket, Tennis and Golf; Member, Sports Council of Madhya Pradesh, 1975-78

Countries Visited

Nepal, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, South America, Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic, U.A.E. etc.

Other Information

Son of the veteran freedom fighter parents Shri Baboo Ramji Chaturvedi who was a Minister in P.C. Sethi Government in Madhya Pradesh and Smt. Vidyawati Chaturvedi, member of Rajya Sabha for two terms up to 1978, and a member of Seventh and Eighth Lok Sabhas, elected from Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Election Result of: Khajuraho Lok Sabha Constituency

Total electorate 13,79,871
Total votes polled 7,46,829
Poll percentage 54.12%
Valid votes 7,33,841

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi (I.N.C.) 3,35,861 45.77%
(2) Shri A.P. Singh Yadav (B.J.P.) 2,54,724 34.71%
(3) Shri S.P. Singh Bundela (S.P.) 86,621 11.80%
(4) Shri Umesh (B.S.P.) 36,316 4.95%

External links

* [http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2021 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]