Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
JOSHI, DR. MURLI MANOHAR
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - ALLAHABAD (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri Man Mohan Joshi Date of Birth 5 January 1934 Place of Birth Delhi Marital Status Married on 13 December 1966 Spouse's Name Smt. Tarla Joshi Children Two daughters Educational Qualifications M.Sc. (Physics), D. Phil. Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Professor (now retired) Permanent Address 'Angiras', 9/10-A, Tagore Town, Allahabad-211002 (Uttar Pradesh) Tel. (0532) 601008 Present Address 6, Raisina Road, New Delhi-110001 Tels. (011) 3718444, 3711144 Fax (011) 3711772 Positions Held 1944 Member, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (R.S.S.) 1949 Member, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarathi Parishad (A.B.V.P) 1953-56 General Secretary, A.B.V.P., Uttar Pradesh All India General Secretary, A.B.V.P. 1957 Organising Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Allahabad 1959-67 Zonal Organising Secretary, B.J.S., Uttar Pradesh 1967-75 Secretary, B.J.S., Uttar Pradesh Treasurer, B.J.S., Uttar Pradesh Vice-President, B.J.S., Uttar Pradesh (prior to its merger in Janata Party) 1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha 1977-79 General-Secretary, Janata Party in Parliament 1980 Founder General-Secretary, B.J.P. 1981-83 Treasurer, B.J.P. 1986-90 General-Secretary, B.J.P. 1991-93 President, B.J.P. 1992 Member, Rajya Sabha 1992-96 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Select Committee on Patent Law Member, Select Committee on Trade Marks Bill 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 16 May-1 June Union Cabinet Minister, IndiaPress Affairs 1996 1996-97 Chairman, Public Accounts Committee Member, Committee on Finance Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence Member, Expert Committee on Low Productivity Areas, Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operation 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 19 March 1998 Union Cabinet Minister, Human Resource onwards Development; and Science and Technology Books Published Vikalp (The alternative) Pragya Pravah (The Continuing Wisdom) both in Hindi, also published about 100 research papers in scientific journals; more than 100 articles appeared in reputed journals and daily newspapers Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments General-Secretary, University Teachers' Association, Allahabad, 1971-73; President, University Teachers' Association, Allahabad, 1987-90; specialisation in spectroscopy, supervised the research work of about a dozen students for the award of D. Phil and D. Sc; Professor of Physics in Allahabad University till January 1994, retired as Head of Physics Department, delivered lectures on scientific subjects in several symposia and conferences; Established (i) Vaichariki (group of thinkers), an inter-disciplinary academic group, Allahabad; and (ii) Gyan Kalyan Charitable Trust; Trustee (i) Bhau Rao Deoras Nyas; (ii) Madhav Shodh Sangathan; and (iii) Uttaranchal Vikas Committee; Life Member, Allahabad Education Society; Member (i) High Power Committee on Education in Uttar Pradesh, 1968; (ii) Governing Council of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 1977-79 (iii) Uttar Pradesh Committee on Science and Technology (Physics Branch), 1977-79; and (iv) Railway Accident Enquiry Committee headed by Justice Sikri, 1978-80
Sports and Clubs Member, India International Centre, New Delhi Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information Firm believer in the concept of Swadeshi and the spiritual and cultural values of Hindutva; known for his strong views on the onslaught of foreign multinationals; vigorously undertook the campaign against foreign infiltrators and the ISI; has been demanding that India should go nuclear; raised several issues of public interest in Parliament including the drinking water problem, trade in human organs, share scam, rising foreign debt; a strong advocate of a modern, strong and `debt free India'; was Incharge of Youth Wing of B.J.S.; arrested in 1948 for offering Satyagraha for removing ban on R.S.S. and later participated in several B.J.S. movements and jailed several times; detained under M.I.S.A. during Emergency, 26 June 1975 to March 1977; participated in Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conference in 1977; delivered lecture on Science and Religion in Frankfurt, Germany, 1991; as President of B.J.P. undertook Ekta Yatra from Kanyakumari to Srinagar and hoisted National Flag at Lal Chowk, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on the Republic Day, 1992; was arrested on 8 December 1992 after the incidents in Ayodhya on 6 December, 1992 and detained at Mata Tila and re-arrested in December 1993 and detained at Pipri; addressed (i) several conferences on Swadeshi throughout the country; (ii) the European Hindu Conference held at Frankfurt, Germany, 1991; (iii) Global Vision 2000 International Conference held in U.S.A.; (iv) International Youth Conference held at Chicago in 1993 to mark 100th Anniversary of Swami Vivekanand's Address to the Parliament of Religions; (v) International Seminar on Science and Religion held at Washington in 1993; (vi) Vishwa Hindu Mahasangh Conference at Varanasi in 1993; and (vii) Hindu Conference in Durban, South Africa in 1995; delivered lecture on Physics and Indian Philosophy in Durban in 1995; and also delivered lectures on various aspects of Indian Philosophy and science in various countries; an advocate of sublime Indian values and ancient scientific knowledge; and protagonist of holistic view of science and philosophyOur Other Sites IndianPost.com ReminderWeb.com AllIndiaNews.comTotal electorate 14,08,106 Total votes polled 6,76,408 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi (B.J.P.) 2,65,232 (2) Shri Shayama Charan Gupta (S.P.) 2,21,942 (3) Dr. K.P. Srivastava (B.S.P.) 1,14,179 (4) Shri Dal Bahadur Singh (I.N.C.) 29,092
Election Result of Allahabad Lok Sabha Constituency