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Member of Rajya Sabha

MALAVIYA, SHRI SATYA PRAKASH:

M.A. (Previous), LL.B., Diploma in Social Services, Village Up1ift and N.C.C. 'B' Certificate; Janata Dal (S) (Uttar Pradesh); son of late Shri Shyam Kishore Malaviya and late Shrimati Satya Vati Malaviya; born : at Allahabad, June 25, 1934; educated at (i) Dharmgyanopadesh Sanskrit Pathshala, (ii) Shiv Charan Dass Kanahiyalal Inter College, (iii) Allahabad Inter College and (iv) Allahabad University; married to : Dr. (Shrimati) Sarojini Malaviya, March 7, 1962; 1 daughter

Advocate; started political career as Member of Socialist Party and associated with Praja Socialist Party, Samyukta Socialist Party, Bhartiya Lok Dal, Janata Party, Lok Dal, Lok Dal (A), Janata Dal Janata Dal (S) and several social, cultural and literary organisations; took part in various movements and jailed for more than a dozen times; detained during Emergency under MISA/DIR in June, 1975 for 19 months in Lucknow Jail; led a black flag demonstration as Mayor of Allahabad in February, 1973; violated prohibitory orders in Lucknow and arrested in 1974, also arrested in Delhi on April 9, 1984, supporting demand for early solution of Punjab problem; Mayor, Allahabad Corporation, 1972-73; was General Secretary, Lok Dal, Janata Party, Lok Dal (A), Janata Dal and Janata Dal (S); was Treasurer, U.P. Lok Dal; presently President, U.P. Janata Dal (S); Leader, Janata Dal (S) in Rajya Sabha; Treasurer/Secretary/ General Secretary, Allahabad City Praja Socialist Party, Samyukta Socialist Party and Socialist Party, 1953--70; Member, (i) Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh, Twice from February, 1974 to February, 1980, (ii) Executive Committee and Judicial Committee, Students' Union, (iii) Court, Students' Welfare Council and Committee of References, Allahabad University, (iv) Executive Committee, District Bar Association, Allahabad for 15 years, (v) Allahabad Municipal Corporation, 1970--74, (vi) Co-ordination Committee of Rashtriya Loktantrik Morcha (National Democratic Alliance), (vii) National Executive, Lok Dal, (viii) Committee on Petitions, Rajya Sabha, 1986-87, (ix) Joint Committee of Houses of Parliament on the Railways Bill, 1986, (x) Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha, July, 1988, (xi) General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha, 1988--89 and since June, 1994, (xii) Committee of Privileges, Rajya Sabha, (xiii) Committee of both the Houses on Environment and Forests and Welfare of SC/ST, (xiv) Executive Committee, Indian Parliamentary Group and (xv) Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha; Minister, Uttar Pradesh Government for (i) Local Self Government and Urban Development, June, 1977 to May, 1978 and (ii) Transport and Civil Aviation, from March, 1979 to February, 1980; Leader of the House, Legislative Council, Uttar Pradesh, 1979-80; Leader of the Opposition, Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh, 1977; Union Minister for Petroleum, Natural Gas, Chemicals and Parliamentary Affairs, November, 1990 to June, 1991; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1984 and re-elected in April, 1990.

Travels abroad: Nepal, France, Finland, U.S.A. , U.K., Federal Republic of Germany, Syria, Switzerland, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Netherlands.

Publications: Articles in newspapers, magazines and journals.

Special interest: Participation in seminars, tourism, reading and writing.

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Favourite pastime and recreation: Playing cards and flying kites.

Permanent address: 89, Baghambari Marg, Mohiley Nagar, Allahabad (U.P.).