CHINMAYANAND, SWAMI
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - JAUNPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)]

Father’s Name                 Shri Swami Dharmanand

Mother’s Name                 Smt. Ram Shree

Date of Birth                    3 March 1947

Place of Birth                   Ramaipur Tyorasi, Distt. Gonda (Uttar Pradesh)

Marital Status                  Unmarried

Educational                    M.A., Ph.D.
Qualifications                 Educated at Tulsi Smarak Inter College, Paraspur, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh);
                                         Lucknow University, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and completed Doctorate at
                                         Prachya Darshan Mahavidyalaya, Vrindavan, Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession                         Political and Social Worker and Religious Missionary

Permanent Address          (i)   Faizbagh Tarapur Colony, Jaunpur
                                                (Uttar Pradesh)
                                          (ii)  Parmarth Ashram, Hardwar-249 420
                                                (Uttar Pradesh)
                                                Tels. (0133) 427473, 427099
                                                Fax. (0133) 426192

Present Address                B-201, M.S. Flats, B.K.S. Marg,
                                          New Delhi-110 001
                                          Tel. (011) 3354414
                                          Fax. (011) 3711366
Positions Held

   1991                            Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
                                       Member, Committee on Government Assurances
                                       Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
                                       Member, Committee on Telecommunications

   1998                            Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

   1998-99                       Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and its
                                        Sub-Committee-I on Value-based   Education
                                       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

   1999                            Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

   1999-2000                   Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
                                       Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development
                                       Scheme
                                       Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of
                                       Parliament

   2000 onwards              Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development

Books Published

(i) ‘Upanishad Saar’, (ii) ‘Geeta Bodh’, (iii) ‘Bhakti Vaibhav’, (iv) ‘Parmaarth Path’, (v) ‘App Dipo Bhav’,
(vi) ‘Athato Satya Jigajasa’, (vii) ‘Arvind Ka Ati Maanav Vaad’, and (viii) ‘Andhere Mein Bhatakti Atma’
(Auto-biography) (all in Hindi)

Social and Cultural Activities

Associated with several spiritual, cultural and educational organisations

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Reading, writing, preaching, travelling, gardening  and yoga

Countries Visited

Widely travelled

Other Information

Member, (i) Central Board of Secondary Education; (ii) Hindi Shiksha Samiti, 1998-99;
and (iii) Central Sanskrit Shiksha Board

      Total electorate                                           12,74,445
      Total votes polled                                          7,02,988
      Poll percentage                                               55.16%
      Valid votes                                                    6,91,518

      Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates:

        (1) Swami Chinmayanand         (B.J.P.)       2,07,405     29.99%
        (2) Shri Paras Nath                  (S.P.)          1,98,770     28.74%
        (3) Shri Lal Chand Maurya      (B.S.P.)       1,81,928     26.31%
        (4) Shri Subhash Nishad          (A.D.)            44,769        6.47%