LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI February 2010

Home , Gram Panchayat, Harbans Kapoor, Nadendla Manohar

ConferenCe of Presiding offiCers and seCretaries of LegisLative Bodies in india

LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI feBruary 2010

LSS/WWC/POC/January 2010

Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure and conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (Thirteenth Edition) and printed by Jainco Art india, 13/10, w.E.A., karol Bagh, New Delhi-110 005

PREFACE

This pubLication, brought out by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, includes biographical sketches of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of the LegisLative Bodies in india. The Life sketches have been prepared on the basis of information received from the Presiding Officers, Secretaries and the Legislature Secretariats concerned. whiLe every care has been taken in compiLing the detaiLs, we apoLogise for any mistake that might have crept in inadvertentLy.

New DeLhi, P.D.T. AcHARy January 2010 Secretary-General Lok Sabha

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CONTENTS

Page (s)

Preface ...... (i)

ImportantAbbreviations ...... (v ii– v iii)

1. Lok S abha Speaker ...... 1 Deputy Speaker ...... 5 Secretary-General ...... 7

2. Rajya Sabha Deputy chairman ...... 12 Secretary-General ...... 16 Secretary ...... 19

3. Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council chairman ...... 21 Deputy chairman ...... 24 Secretary ...... 26 4. Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 27 Deputy Speaker ...... 28 Secretary ...... 30 5. Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 32 Deputy Speaker ...... 33 Secretary ...... 34

6. Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 35 Deputy Speaker ...... 37 Secretary ...... 38 7. Bihar Legislative Council chairman ...... 40 Deputy chairman ...... 41 Secretary ...... 42 8. Bihar Legislative Assembly Speak er ...... 43 Deputy Speaker ...... 45 Secretary ...... 46

Page (s)

9. Chhattisgarh Legislative assembly Speaker ...... 47 Deputy Speaker (Vacant) ...... 49 Secretary ...... 50

10. Delhi Legislative assembly Speaker ...... 51 Deputy Speaker ...... 52 Secretary ...... 53 11. Goa Legislative assembly Speaker ...... 55 Deputy Speaker ...... 57 Secretary ...... 58 12. Gujarat Legislative assembly Speaker ...... 59 Deputy Speaker (Vacant) ...... 61 Secretary ...... 62 13. Haryana Legislative assembly Speaker ...... 64 Deputy Speaker (Vacant) ...... 66 Secretary ...... 67 14. Himachal Pradesh Legislative assembly Speaker ...... 69 Deputy Speaker ...... 70 Secretary ...... 71 15. Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council acting chairman ...... 72 Deputy Speaker (Vacant) ...... 73 Secretary ...... 74

16. Jammu and Kashmir Legislative assembly Speaker ...... 75 Deputy Speaker ...... 77 Secretary ...... 78 17. Jharkhand Legislative assembly Speaker ...... 79 Deputy Speaker (Vacant) ...... 80 Secretary ...... 81 18. Karnataka Legislative Council chairman ...... 82 Deputy chairman ...... 83 Secretary ...... 84

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19. Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 85 Deputy Speaker (Vacant) ...... 86 Secretary ...... 87 20. Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 88 Deputy Speaker ...... 90 Secretary ...... 91 21. Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 92 Deputy Speaker ...... 94 Principal Secretary ...... 96 22. Maharashtra Legislative Council chairman ...... 98 Deputy chairman ...... 100 Secretary ...... 102 23. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 103 Deputy Speaker ...... 104 Principal Secretary ...... 105 24. Manipur Legislative Assembly Speak er ...... 106 Deputy Speaker (Vacant) ...... 108 Secret ary ...... 109 25. Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speak er ...... 110 Deputy Speaker ...... 111 Secret ary ...... 112 26. Mizoram Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 113 Deputy Speaker ...... 114 Secret ary ...... 116 27. Nagaland Legislative Assembly Speak er ...... 117 Deputy Speaker ...... 11 9 Secret ary ...... 120 28. Orissa Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 121 Deputy Speaker ...... 123 Secret ary ...... 124

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29. Puducherry Legislative Assembly Speak er ...... 125 Deputy Speaker ...... 126 Secret ary ...... 127 30. Punjab Legislative Assembly Speak er ...... 128 Deputy Speaker ...... 130 Secret ary ...... 132 31. Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 133 Deputy Speaker (Vacant) ...... 135 Secret ary ...... 136

32. Sikkim Legislative Assembly Speak er ...... 138 Deputy Speaker ...... 139 Secret ary ...... 140 33. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 141 Deputy Speaker ...... 143 Secret ary ...... 145 34. Tripura Legislative Assembly Speak er ...... 146 Deputy Speaker ...... 148 Secret ary ...... 150 35. Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 152 Deputy Speaker (Vacant) ...... 154 Secret ary ...... 155

36. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council ch air m an ...... 157 Deputy chairman (Vacant) ...... 158 Principal Secretary ...... 159 37. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speak er ...... 160 Deputy Speaker (Vacant) ...... 161 Principal Secretary ...... 162 38. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker ...... 163 Deputy Speaker ...... 167 Secretary ...... 169

IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

A.i.A.w.U. ALL india AgricuLturaL workers' Union A.i.c.c. ALL india congress committee A.I.D.S. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome B.B.A. BacheLor of Business Administration B. com. BacheLor of commerce B. Ed. BacheLor of Education B.J.D. Biju Janata DaL B.J.P. Bharatiya Janata Party B.L. BacheLor of Laws B.P.L. BeLow Poverty Line B.Sc. BacheLor of Science c.P.A. commonweaLth ParLiamentary Association c.P.i. communist Party of india c.P.i.(M) communist Party of india (Marxist) C.S.P.O.C. Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the commonweaLth D.M.k. Dravida Munnetra kazhagam D.P.A. DipLoma in PubLic Administration E.U. European Union F.c.A. FeLLow chartered Accountant F.c.i. Food corporation of india H.o.D. Head of the Department i.A.S. indian Administrative Service i.c.A.R. indian counciL of AgricuLturaL Research i.F.L.A. internationaL Federation of Library Associations i.i.T. indian institute of TechnoLogy i.P.G. indian ParLiamentary Group i.P.U inter-ParLiamentary Union J8k Jammu and kashmir

LL.B. BacheLor of Law LL.M. Master of Law M.B.A. Master of Business Administration M.B.B.S. BacheLor of Medicine and BacheLor of Surgery M. com. Master of commerce M.L.A. Member of LegisLative AssembLy M.L.c. Member of LegisLative counciL M.O. Medical Officer M. P.c. c. Manipur/Mizoram Pradesh congress committee M.P.y.c.c. Mizoram Pradesh youth congress committee M. PhiL. Master of PhiLosophy M. Sc. Master of Science N.E.R.c.P.A. North East Region commonweaLth ParLiamentary Association N.G .o. Non-GovernmentaL organization N.E. North-East N.P.F. Nagatand PeopLe's Front N.S.U.i. NationaL Students Union of india O.S.D. Officer on Special Duty P.A.c. PubLic Accounts committee P.H.E. PubLic HeaLth Engineering Ph.D. Doctor of PhiLosophy R.P.S.c. Rajasthan PubLic Service commission S.A.A.R.c. South Asian Association for RegionaL cooperation S.c. ScheduLed caste S.P.F. SecuLar Progressive Forum S.S.C. Secondary School Certificate S.T. ScheduLed Tribe S.T.C. Secondary Teaching Certificate U.A.E. United Arab Emirates U.k. United kingdom U.N. United Nations U.S.A. United States of America w.F.U.N.A. worLd Federation of United Nations Association

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES-GENERAL/SECRETARIES OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN INDIA

LoK SABHA

Hon. Smt. Meira Kumar M.P.

Office held and date of – Speaker, 3 June 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 31 March 1945

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.A., LL.B., M.A. (English), Advanced Diploma in Spanish Educated at University of Delhi Proficient in English, Spanish, Hindi, Sanskrit and Bhojpuri

Career – Political and Social Worker, Advocate and Diplomat Positions held

1973 – Joined the Indian Foreign Service Served in Embassy of India, Madrid, Spain, High Commission of India, London, U.K.; and Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi 1985, 1996, 1998, 2004 and Elected to Lok Sabha (5 terms) 2009

1990–92 and 1996–99 General Secretary, All India Congress Comm itt ee

1990–2000 and 2002–2004 Mem ber, Congress Working Comm itt ee

Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women and Consultative Committees of various Ministries

2004–2009 Union Cabinet Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Union Cabinet Minister of Water Resources

Member, Inter Parliamentary Union President, Executive Committee of the Indian Parliamentary Group

2010, New Delhi Chairperson, Standing Committee of CS PO C Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made – Attended as Leader: (i) Congress Party Delegation to Sweden; (ii) Indian Delegation to Detroit, USA for Conference on Democracy; (iii) Congress Party Delegation to inaugurate Indian National Congress of America, San Francisco; (iv ) Congress Party Delegation to World Conference on Solidarity with Cuba, Havana; (v) Congress Party Delegation to POSSAC Conference, Athens, Greece; and (vi) Indian No n –Government Delegation to UN Preparatory Comm itt ee Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Geneva

Member: (i) Congress Party Delegation to Mauritius for MMM Conference; (ii) Indian Delegation to the UN General Assembly; and (iii) All Party Delegation of MPs to Conference on ‗Towards Detente in the Sub–Continent‘, Pakistan

Member, Official delegat ion accompanying the President of India on State visit to Mauritius, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic

Accompanied the then President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam on State visit to Tanzania and South Africa

Official visits: (i) Egypt (ii) Mauritius and (iii) Belgium Attended meetings of Speakers of G-8 and G-5 Outreach Countries, Rome, Italy Head, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Austria, CPA Conference, Arusha, Tanzania and 121st IPU Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland

Attended the Second Meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Third World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments, New York, U.S.A.

Interests/Recreations – Writing poems in Hindi; many of which have been published, reading (contemporary history, fiction), Indian classical music and dance, rifle shooting, equestrian, preservation of cultural heritage, ancient monuments, Indian craft and textiles, empowerment of weaker sections, social sector reforms, human rights and democracy, social and economic equity

Travels abroad – W idely trav elled

Additional Information – Former Member, Senate, Patna University; Senate, Punjab University Former Member, Supreme Court Bar Association Former Managing Trustee, Jagjivan Ashram Trust, Delhi Former Member, Governing Body, Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICC R)

Former President, RVAKV Society, Delhi (Institution for blind girls) Former Chairperson, Jagjivan Ram

Sanatorium, Dehri–on–Sone

Former Chairperson, Meera Kala Mandir, Udaipur, Rajasthan Former Chairperson, Rajendra Bhawan Trust

Former President, Rav idas Smarak Society, Varanasi Former President, Jagjivan Sev a Ashram, Sasaram, Bihar Former President, All India Samta Movement

Participant, Inter–Parliamentary Conference, Bulgaria

Member, Indo–Mauritius Joint Commission to Mauritius Chief Speaker: (i) Guru Rav idas Birth Anniversary Celebrations, U.K.; and (ii) Golden Jubilee Celebration of India's Independence, University of Hull, U.K.

LoK SABHA

Hon. Shri Kariya Munda M.P.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 8 June 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 20 April 1936

Marital Status – W ido wer

Children – Six

Education – M.A. Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Career – Agriculturist and Social Worker Positions held

1977, 1989, 1991, 1996, – Elected to Lok Sabha (7 terms) 1998, 1999 and 2009

1977–79 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Steel and Mines

1980 onwards Member, Central Working Committee, Bharatiya Janata Party

1982–84 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly Member, Tribal Welfare Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly

1990–2001 Member, various Departmentally Related Standing Committees, Lok Sabha Member, Consultative Committees of various Ministries

1992 onwards President, All India Scheduled Tribes Front and Tribal Cell, Bharatiya Janata Party 16 May–1 June 1996 Union Minister of Welfare 1998 Vice–President, Bharatiya Janata Party 1998–99 Member, General Purposes Comm itt ee Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1 September 2001– Union Minister of Agro and Rural 29 January 2003 Industries

29 January 2003–09 January 2004 Union Minister of Coal 09 January 2004–22 May 2004 Union Minister of Non–Conventional Energy Sources 2005–2009 Member, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly 2009 Chairman, Committee on Budget; Committee on Private Members‘ Bills and Resolutions; Library Committee; and Committee on Provision of Computers for MPs, Offices of Political Parties in Lok Sabha and Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat

2010 Vice–President, Executive Committee of Indian Parliamentary Group Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made January 2010 – 20th CSPOC Conference, New Delhi Interests/Recreations – Hockey and Football Travels abroad – China, Nepal, North Korea, Singapore, Thailand and U.A.E.

LoK SABHA

Shri P.D.T. Achary

Office held and date of – Secretary – General; 1 August 2005 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 17 June 1945

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – M.A., LL.B.

Career – Service of Parliament Positions held

1994–1997 – Director, Lok Sabha Secretariat

1997–2001 Joint Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat

2001–2004 Additional Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat

January 2005–June 2005 Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat 1 August 2005 onwards Secretary -General, Lok Sabha and Lok Sabha Secretariat Regional Secretary, India Region of the CPA

Secretary, India Union CPA Branch Member, Society of Clerks-at-the- Table During 36 years of distinguished serv ice in the Lok Sabha Secretariat, handled various Departments, viz.

Conference & Protocol, Parliament Questions, Members‘ Services, Members‘ Salaries and Allowances, Budget & Payment, Works & General, Interpreters, Sales & R ec o r d s, Distribution, Committee Branches I & II, Editorial & Translation, Printing & Publications, Welfare, Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training, Parliamentary Museum & Archiv es

Closely associated with the working of:

( i) Parliamentary Standing Committees on Public Accounts, Public Undertakings, Estimates, Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes, Rules Committee, General Purposes Committee, Subordinate Legislation, Papers Laid on the Table, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit, Joint Committee on the Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament and Government Assurances;

( ii) Departmentally Related Standing Committees on Agriculture, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Coal & Steel, Defence, Energy, External Affairs, Finance, Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution, Information Technology, Labour, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Railways, Rural Development, Science & Technology, Social Justice & Empowerment, Urban Development, Water Resources; and

(iii) Ad hoc Committees—Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme and 8 Railway Convention

Conferences/Seminars – Secretary to t he I n d ian attended and visits made Parliamentary Delegations, (i) Third International Forum of Parliaments and Local Authorities on Tourism Policy Makers in the 21st Century, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil),

14– 16 May 2000; (ii) Parliamentary Meeting for a Free, Just and Equitable Multilateral Trading System: Providing a Parliamentary

Dimension, Geneva, 8 – 9 J u n e 2001; (iii) IPU Regional Seminar on Parliament and the Budgetary Process including from a Gender

Perspective, Colombo, 26 – 28 May 2003; (iv) Observer in the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, Can ada, 2004; (v) As Regional Secretary, 51st CPA Conference, Fiji Islands,

1 – 10 September, 2005; (vi) 42nd

Meeting of Society of Clerks – at –

the – Table, Fiji Islands, September 2005; (vii) 113th Assembly of the IPU, Geneva (Switzerland), October 2005; (viii) Meetings of the

Association of Secretaries – Gen eral of Parliament; (ix) 18th Conference of Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers, Nairobi (Kenya), January 2006; (x) 4th Conference of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliame ntarians, Colombo

(Sri Lanka), March – April 2006; (xi) 100th Anniversary of the

Parliament of Finland, May – Ju ne 2006; (xii) CPA/Wilton Park

Conference, May – J u n e 2 0 0 6 ;

(x iii) 52nd CPA Conference, Abuja (Nigeria), September 2006; (x iv) 115th Assembly of the IPU, Geneva (Switzerland), October

2006; (xv) Mid –year CPA Executive Committee Meeting, Cyprus, 2007; (xvi) 53rd CPA Conference, New Delhi, September 2007; (xvii) 44th Meeting of Society of

C lerk s – at – th e – Table, New Delhi, September 2007; (xviii) 117th Assembly of the IPU, Geneva, October 2007; (xix) ASGP Meeting, Geneva, October 2007; (xx) 19th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth, London, January 2008; (xxi) 54th CPA Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2008; (xxii) 45th Meeting of Society of Clerks - at-th e- Tab le, Malaysia August 2008; (xxiii) 119th IPU Assembly, Geneva, October 2008; (xxiv) ASGP Meeting, Geneva, October 2008; Elected as ASGP Executive Committee Member;

(xxv) 120th IPU Assembly, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), April 2009; (xxv i) ASGP Meeting, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), April 2009; (xxvii) Mid - year Executive Committee Meeting at Bahamas, April, 2009; (xxviii) 55th CPA Conference, Arusha, Tanzan ia, October, 2009; (xxix) 46th Meeting of Society of Clerks- at-the-Table, Tanzania, October, 2009; (xxx) 121st IPU Assembly, Geneva, October 2009; (xxxi) ASGP Meeting, Geneva, October 2009; (xxxii) Second Meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Third World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, New York, November 2009; and (xxxiii) 20th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth, New Delhi, January 2010

Member of Indian Parliamentary Delegations on goodwill visits to several foreign Parliaments

Interests/Recreations – Literature, philosophy and writing on legal and constitutional matters

Travels abroad – Bahrain, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Kenya,

Malaysia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, U.A.E., United Kingdom and U.S.A.

Additional Information – Authored the books: (i) S peak er R ules ; (ii) Law of Elections ; ( i i i ) Office of Profit; (iv) Constitution Amendment in India (Ed.); and (v) Practice and Procedure of Parliament—Sixth Edition (Ed.) Presently, Editor of periodicals: (i) The Journal of Parliamentary Information; (ii) The Digest of Central Acts; (iii) The Digest of Legislative and Constitutional Cases; (iv) IPG Newsletter; (v) CPA Newsletter; (vi) Sansadiya Patrika; (vii) Kendriya Adhiniyam Sar (all Quarterly publications); (viii) Privileges Digest (Annual); and various other publications being brought out by the Lok Sabha Secretariat

Delivered Lectures as an Officer on the Faculty of the Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training on diverse aspects of the working of Parliament to members of Parliament and State Legislatures; Senior Government Officers; Probationers of All India Services; and Parliamentary Fellows from abroad; on various subjects such as (i) The process of Law Making and the Law of Privileges; (ii) Right to Information and Legislative Privileges; (iii) Drafting of Legislation, Treaties and Agreements; (iv) Higher Education Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow; (v) The Working of the Parliamentary Institute; (vi) Empowerment of MLAs through Parliamentary System; (v ii) The Role and Performance of Legislature Secretariats; and (v iii) Human Rights

RAJYA SABHA

Hon. Shri K. Rahman Khan M.P.

Office held and date of – Deputy Chairman; 22 July 2004 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 5 April 1939

Marital Status – Married

Children – Five

Education – B.Com., Fellow Chartered Accountant (F.C.A.)

Profession/Career – Chartered Accountant Positions held

1978–1990 – Member, Karnataka Legislative Council

1982–1984 Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council

1993–1994 Chairman, Karnataka State Minorities Commission (State Cabinet Minister Rank) 1994, 2000, 2006 Elected to Rajya Sabha (3 terms)

1995–1 996 Member, various Departmentally related Standing Committees 1996 Convener, Committee of Members of Parliament on Konkan Railway

1996–1999 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table, Rajya Sabha

Chairman, Select Committee on Railway Wagons, Rajya Sabha

1996–1 997 and 2001–2004 Mem ber, Joint Parliam entary Committee on the Functioning of Wakf Boards

1999 Chairman, Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Functioning of Wakf Boards

2000–2004 Deputy Leader, Congress Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha

2001–2004 Member: (i) Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam and matters related thereto; (ii) Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

May 2004–20 July 2004 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Aug. 2004–April 2006 and Mem ber: (i) Business Advisory May 2006 onwards Committee; (ii) General Purposes Committee; (iii) Committee on Rules

Sept. 2004–April 2006 and Chairman: (i) Committee of May 2006 onwards Privileges; (ii) Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme; (iii) Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Rajya Sabha

2005–2006 Regional Representative to the Executive Committee o f th e Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

2006 onwards Ex- O f f i c i o Vice – Pr esid ent : (i) Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management; (ii) Parliamentary Forum on Youth; (iii) Parliamentary Forum on Children; (iv) Parliamentary Forum on Population and Public Health

2008 Ex- O f f i c i o Vice – Pr esid ent ; Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change

2008 Elected Honorary Internal Auditor

of the Inter – Parliamentary Union at its 115th Assembly held at Geneva, Switzerland

2008 onwards Chairman, Joint Parliamentary Committee of Wakf

2010 Vice –President, Executive Committee of Indian Parliamentary Group Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

September 2004, Canada – 50th CPA Conference April 2005, Manila 112th Assembly of the IPU July 2005, France Indian Parliamentary Delegation to attend European Parliament held at Strasbourg October 2005, Geneva, 113th Assembly of the IPU Switzerland

January 2006, Saudi Arabia Haj Goodwill Delegation May 2006, Isle of Man Meeting of Executive Committee of the CPA

June 2006, Finland 100th Anniversary of the Parliamentary Reforms in Finland

July 2006, China Goodwill Delegation September 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference October 2006, Geneva, 115th Assembly of the IPU Switzerland February 2007, Saudi Arabia Indian Parliamentary Delegation

March 2007, Pakistan 3rd India and Asia Regions CPA October 2007, Geneva, 117th Assembly of the IPU Switzerland

January 2008, U.K. 19th CSPOC Conference September 2009, Libya National Day of Libya

October 2009, Geneva, 121st Assembly of the IPU Switzerland January 2010, India 20th CSPOC Conference

Interests/Recreations – Classical Music, badminton, reading books and internet

Travels abroad – W idely trav elled

Additional Information – Was Chairman, (i) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,

Bangalore Branch, and (ii) Al–Ameen Educational Society President, Central Muslim Association of Karnataka

Vic e – President, Majlis – e – Millia Islamia Executive Director, Karnataka Wakf Development Corporation Treasurer, Southern India Council of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Member, (i) Court of the Aligarh Muslim University, and (ii) Karnataka State Board of Wakf

Ex –President, Amanath Co –operative Bank Limited (a Scheduled Bank)

Ex–Trustee, Karnataka Baithul Hujaj Trust, Bangalore

Ex – Member, Governing Council, Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore

RAJYA SABHA

Dr. Vivek Kumar Agnihotri

Office held and date of – Secretary – General; 29 October 2007 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 25 August 1945

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – M.A. (Political Science), M.A. (English), Ph.D. (Public Policy Analysis and Design) from IIT, Delhi; Visiting Fellow at the Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford

Career – Civil Serv ice Positions held

1968 – Joined IAS (Andhra Pradesh Cadre)

1980–1981 Collector, Visakhapatnam District

1986–1989 Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

1992–1998 Joint Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie (Uttarakhand)

1999–2002 Additional Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Griev ances, Gov ernment of India

2003–2005 Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India 2006–2007 Member, Central Administrative Tribunal (Principal Bench), New Delhi Invitee, Executive Committee of Indian Parliamentary Group Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2008, Malaysia – 54th CPA Conference 2008, India Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies 2008, U.K. 19th CSPOC Conference 2009, Geneva 121st IPU Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference 2009, Adis Ababa 120th IPU Conference 2010, India 20th CSPOC Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Writing Additional Information – Specialization in the areas of the Civil Services‘ Administration, Parliamentary Systems and Procedures, Public Policy, Good Governance, Rural and Cottage Industries and Panchayati Raj

Author of 70 publications including books, research papers, reports, conference papers, working papers, projects, Government documents, presentations, etc.; important publications include: (1) Books: (i) Environment and Development; ( i i ) S k i l ls for Effective Administrators; (iii) Public Policy Analysis and Design; (iv) Dimensions of the New Economic Policy; (v) Socio– Economic profile of Rural India; (vi) Effective and Responsive Administration; (vii) Quality Management in Government: T h e o r y a nd Practice; an d

(viii) Handbook of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, (2) Monographs: (i) Faculty Manual (SOFTRAIN, LBSNAA), (ii) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances: Through the Ages, and (iii) Manual of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

Has also written several articles on various subjects such as Indian handloo m industry, textile technology, public policy analysis and design, human resource development for Panchayats, administrative reforms, strategies for regulatory reforms, globalization, decentralization, public serv ices delivery, governance reforms, etc. in leading journals and other publications

RAJYA SABHA

Shri N.C. joshi

Office held and date of – Secretary; 14 November 2007 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 21 July 1952

Marital Status – Married

Children – O n e

Education – M.A., Diploma in Constitutional Law and Diploma in Parliamentary Institutions & Procedure

Career – Service of Parliament Positions held

1983–2007 – Joined Rajya Sabha Secretariat as Research Officer and served in various capacities

1 July 2004 – – Add it ion al Secretary 13 November 2007

14 September 2007 – – Looked after the work of

28 October 2007 Secretary – General Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made 1992, Gandhinagar Conferences of Presiding Officers 1993, Madras and Secretaries of Legislative 1994, Bhubaneswar Bodies in India 1996, New Delhi 1997, Shimla 1998, New Delhi 2000, Hyderabad

2001, Chandigarh 2003, Mum bai 2004, Ko lkata 2005, New Delhi 2006, New Delhi 2008, Chandigarh 1992, New Delhi IFLA Conferences 2000, Jerusalem (Israel)

2005, Manila Participated in the deliberations of

2007, Geneva the Association of Secretaries–General of Parliaments (ASGP), held during the IPU Conferences 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference and Society of

Clerks – at – the-Table 2010, India 20th CSPOC Conference

Travels abroad – Australia, China, Greece, Israel, Maldives, Philippines, South Africa, Switzerland and U.S.A.

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Music and Poetry

Additional Information – Member, Society of Clerks – at –

the – Tab le in Commonwealth Parliaments; Association of

Secretaries – General of Parliament and Life Member, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi

ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Dr. A. Chakrapani M.L.C.

Office held and date of – Chairman; 3 April 2007 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 1 January 1943

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.A., LL.M., Ph.D. (Law)

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1976–1985, 2007 – Elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (3 terms) Chief Whip, Andhra Pradesh Legislativ e Council Chairman, Committee of Privileges; Committee on Government Assurances and Committee on Petitions

Member, All India Congress Comm itt ee

Vice – President, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Congress State Manifesto Committee Deputy Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Legislativ e Council

Conferences/Seminars – Participated in a number of attended and v isits made Seminars and Workshops at State and National lev els Interests/Recreations – Reading and Writing Additional Information – Closely associated with cooperative movement in Andhra Pradesh; Founder of a number of primary cooperative soc ieties in Andhra Pradesh for the welfare of weaker sections, SCs/STs and economically backward classes

Conducted a number of programmes for promotion of adult education, eradication of illiteracy and empowerment of women

Conducted training programmes for educating the youth on the welfare schemes launched by the Government

Authored: (i) Second Chamber of Legislature — A M us t ; ( ii) Process of Amendments to the Indian Constitution; (iii) Legal Profession and a Sincere Lawyer; (iv) Sonia Gandhi—Future of India (Also in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu editions); and (v) Anti–A rrack Movement in Andhra Pradesh

Editor, Andhra Janata (a Telugu daily) Published articles on various issues in newspapers

Translated several works from Telugu into English and vice versa President, Law College Students‘ Union, Osmania University, Hyderabad Senate Member, Osmania University (Elected from the graduates constituency), Hyderabad Member, Governing Council, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati

President, Andhra Pradesh Backward Classes Federation Life Member, St. John Ambulance Organisation, Andhra Pradesh

Life Member, Red Cross Society, Andhra Pradesh President, Mayura Kalamandali, Andhra Pradesh Honorary President, D amodaram Sanjiviah Library Committee and Promoter of a number of Libraries in Andhra Pradesh

ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Mohmmad jani M.L.C.

Office held and date of – Deputy Chairman; 24 July 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 15 January 1948

Marital Status – Married

Children – Four

Education – B.A.

Career – Business Positions held

1985, 1989 and 2007 – Elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (3 terms)

1985–1989 Whip, Congress Legislature Party

1986–1987 General– Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee

1986–1989 Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee Minority Cell

1989–1 990 Minister of State for Small Scale Industries, Wakf & Minorities Affairs, Government of Andhra Pradesh

1990–1992 Minister for Commerce, Export Promotion & Sericulture, Government of Andhra Pradesh

1992–1994 Minister for Sugar and Commerce & Export Promotion, Government of Andhra Pradesh

1995–2000 Vic e – President, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee

2001–2004 Official Spokesperson, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee

Travels abroad – Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Special Interests/Recreations – Reading Books

Additional Information – Published articles in Newspapers

ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Dr. S. Raja Sadaram* Secretary

*For Bio-profile, please see page 30.

ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 4 June 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 13 September 1960

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B. Com., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1989, 1999, 2004 and 2009 – Elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4 terms)

2004–09 Chief Whip, Ruling Party Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2004, Hyderabad – 1st India and Asia Regions CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Cricket

ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Nadendla Manohar M. L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 9 June 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 6 April 1964

Marital Status – Married

Children – O n e

Education – M.B.A.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

2004 and 2009 – Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2 terms) Chairman, Legislative House Committee on Sarva Siksha Abhiyan Chairman, Library Committee Member, Committee on Wild Life and Env ironment Protection

Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2006, British Virgin Island – 18th CPA Annual Parliamentary Seminar 2004, Hyderabad 1st India and Asia Regions CPA Conference 2006, Egypt International Conference on 2007, USA Universal Digital Library

Interests/Recreations – Play ing Tennis Interacting with and addressing the needs of the rural poor

Additional Information – Conservation of Wild Life Deputy Leader, Indian Youth Delegation, China, 1987

ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. S. Raja Sadaram

Office held and date of – Secretary; 12 January 2009 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 25 August 1955

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – LL.M., Ph.D.

Career – Civil Serv ice

Positions held

1979 onwards – Served the State Legislature in various capacities

2007 Additional Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Legislature Secretariat Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2005, Raipur – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2006, New Delhi and Secretaries of Legislative 2007, Thiruvananthapuram Bodies in India 2008, Chandigarh 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2002, Hyderabad Associated in the Organization of 14th CPA Seminar 2004, Hyderabad Associated in the Organization

of 1st India–Asia Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading books

Additional Information – Worked in various capacities as Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary. Associated with the functioning of Financial and other Legislature Committees. Discharged responsibilities as Assistant Returning Officer for Biennial Elections to the Council of States and Legislative Council

ARUNACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Wanglin Lowangdong M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 4 November 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 20 April 1956

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Fo u r

Education – B.A.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

2004 and 2009 – Elected to Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2 terms) Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

– Executive Committee of North East Region, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Sports and Cultural Activities

ARuUNACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Tapang Taloh M. L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 4 November 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 2 June 1964

Marital Status – Married

Children – Five

Education – B.A.

ARUNACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri M. Lasa

Office held and date of – Secretary; 13 August 2009 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 4 January 1960

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Fo u r

Education – M.A.

Career – Civil Serv ice Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2003, Gauhati – NERCPA Conference 2006, Gangtok 2007, Kohima 2008, Aizawl

Interests/Recreations – Football, Basketball, Swimming, Chess and Reading

ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Tanka Bahadur Rai M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 29 May 2006 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 14 October 1950

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – M.A., LL.B.

Career – Advocate and Professor

Positions held – President, Kohima Bar Association, Nagaland General Secretary, Sonitpur District Congress Committee, Indian National Congress 2002 Deputy Speaker, Assam Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2002, Bangalore – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2003, Mumbai and Secretaries of Legislative 2005, New Delhi Bodies in India 2005, Raipur 2007, Thiruvanantha puram 2008, Chandigarh 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference

2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference 2004, India First India and Asia Region CPA Conference 2005, India Second India and Asia Region CPA Conference 2002, Arunachal Pradesh 6th NERCPA Conference 2003, Gauhati 7th NERCPA Conference

2005, Agartala 8th NERCPA Conference 2006, Gangtok 9th NERCPA Conference 2007, Kohima 10th NERCPA Conference 2008, Aizawl 11th NERCPA Conference 2003, United Kingdom 52nd Westminster Parliamentary Seminar

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Travelling and Sports

Travels abroad – Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Tanzania and United Kingdom

Additional Information – Regional Representative of India Region, CPA

ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Smt. Pranatee Phukan M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 31 May 2006 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 24 April 1963

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – B.A.

Career – Social Worker Positions held

1996, 2001, 2006 – Elected to Assam Legislative Assembly (3 terms)

2002–2006 Minister of State for Revenue and Culture, Government of Assam Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2007, Pakistan 3rd India and Asia Regions CPA Conference 2007, Nagaland 10th NERCPA Conference 2007, Scotland Commonwealth Parliame n t ar y Seminars

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Travelling and Sports

ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Gauranga Prasad Das

Office held and date of – Secretary; 4 July 2005 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 28 February 1954

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.A.

Career – Civil Serv ice Positions held

2004–2005 – Additional Secretary, Assam Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

1996, New Delhi – Conferences of Presiding Officers 1997, Shimla and Secretaries of Legislative 2000, Hyderabad Bodies in India 2001, Chandigarh 2002, Bangalore 2005, New Delhi 2007, Thiruvananthapuram

2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference 2000, India 1st India and Asia Region CPA Conference 2005, India 2nd India and Asia Region CPA Conference

1997, Kohima NERCPA Conferences 1998, Aizawl 1999, Imphal 2006, Gangtok 2007, Kohima 2008, Aizawl

Travels abroad – Australia and Bangladesh

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Social Service

BIHAR LEGISLATiVE COUNCIL

Shri Tarakant jha M.L.C.

Office held and date of – Chairman; 4 August 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Bhartiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 11 July 1927

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – B. Com., B.L.

Career – Advocate, Political and Social Worker Positions held

– Standing Council, Bihar and Govt. of India, Advocate General, Bihar Chairman, Bihar Bar Council

Travels abroad – Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, New Zealand, The Netherlands and Old Sov iet Union

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Music

BIHAR LEGISLATiVE COUNCIL

Shri Birendra Kumar Chaudhary M.L.C.

Office held and date of – Deputy Chairman; 4 August 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Janata Dal (United)

Date of Birth – 4 March 1953

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – M.A., B.L.

Career – Social worker

Interests/Recreations – R ead ing

BIHAR LEGISLATiVE COUNCIL

Shri Mungeshwar Sahoo

Office held and date of – Secretary; 9 May 2006 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 1 November 1955

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – B.Sc. (Hons.), LL.B.

Career – Advocate and Civil Service Positions held

1997 – Additional District Judge 2005 Principal Judge, Family Courts District Judge, Jamui Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – R ead ing

BHAR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri uday Narain Choudhary M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 30 November 2005 assumption of office

Political Party – Janata Dal (United)

Date of Birth – 8 August 1952

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – M.A. (Political Science)

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1990, 2000, March 2005 and – Elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly November 2005 (4 terms) 1991 Cabinet Minister for Home (Jail), Government of Bihar Chairman, various Committees of Legislative Assembly

1994 President, Bihar State Janata Dal Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2005, India 2nd India and Asia Region CPA Conference 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference

2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference 1985, France Participated as Delegate in India Year Function 1985, Zambia NGO‘s 3rd World Conference 2001, Switzerland Represented India in the Conference against Apartheid, organized by UNO Interests/Recreations – R ead in g

BIHAR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Shakuni Choudhary M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 30 July 2007 assumption of office Political Party – Rashtriya Janata Dal Date of Birth – 4 January 1940 Marital Status – Married Children – Six Education – Diploma in Automobile Engineering Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held 1985–98, 2000 and 2005 – Elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly 1998–99 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 2000 Cabinet Minister, Health & Family Planning Department, Government of Bihar Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made 2002, Japan – Attended convention on ―Elimination of Leprosy‖, organized by Saskaba Memorial Health Foundation 2003, Myanmar Attended convention on ―National Leprosy Eradication Programme‖ Additional Information – Served as a Soldier in Indian Army and took part in Indo–China War in 45

1962, Indo–Pak Wars in 1965 & 1971

BIHAR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Surendra Prasad Sharma

Office held and date of – Secretary; 5 February 2007 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 5 May 1959

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B.Sc. (Hons.) (Chem.), LL.B.

Career – Advocate and Civil Service Positions held

1997–2006 – Additional District & Session Judge, Bihar Superior Judicial Service and worked in different judgeships, Bihar

2006–2007 P r inc ip a l Judge, Family Court, Patna Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2007, Pakistan 3rd Asia and India Regions CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Study of Law Books

CHHATTISGARH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Dharam Lal Kaushik M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 5 January 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 1 February 1958

Marital Status – Married

Children – Six

Education – M.A., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker

Positions held

1991–92 – Chairman, Agro Product Marketing Society, Bilaspur 1992 Chairman, BJP Bilha Circle, Bilaspur

District General Secretary, BJP Yuva Morcha

1994 District Chairman, BJP Yuva Morcha

1996–97 General Secretary, BJP Distt. Bilaspur 1998, 2008 Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly (2 terms) 2002 Chairman, Chhattisgarh State, Seed & Agriculture Development Corporation 47

Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2009, Tanzania – 55th CPA Conference 2009, Australia 21st Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Social Service and Visiting Historical Places

CHHATTISGARH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Deputy Speaker (Vacant)

CHHATTISGARH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Devendra Verma

Office held and date of – Secretary; 9 July 2004 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 2 November 1953

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B.Sc., B.Lib.Sc., M.A. (Eco.), LL.B.

Career – Civil Serv ice Positions held

1982 – Joined the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Secretariat

Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2006, Nigeria – 52nd CPA Conference 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference 2007, Pakistan 3rd Asia and India Regions CPA Conference 2009, Australia 21st Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar

Interests/Recreations – Reading, social service, listening to music and visiting historical places

Travels abroad – W idely trav elled

DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. yoganand Shastri M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 19 December 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 17 April 1944

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – Ph.D. (Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology) Specialization in Ancient Languages and Scripts (Brahmi, Kharoshthi and

Indo–Greek)

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1998, 2003 and 2008 – Elected to Delhi Legislative Assembly (3 terms) Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2009, Tanzania – 55th CPA Conference 2009, Australia 21st Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar

Interests/Recreations – Social service, reading, writing, kitchen gardening and visit to religious places/pilgrimages

Travels abroad – Australia and Tanzania

Additional Information – Serv ed as Professor in Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University

DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Amrish Singh Gautam M. L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 23 December 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 8 July 1956

Marital Status – Married

Children – Five

Education – M.A.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1998, 2003 and 2008 – Elected to Delhi Legislative Assembly (3 terms)

Interests/Recreations – Social work, Editing and Writing stories and poetry

Travels abroad – Hong Kong and Combodia Additional Information

– Served as Chairman, Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital Advisory Committee, Khichripur, Delhi Chairman, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College Governing Body, Delhi Served in various Delhi Government Organizations i.e. Director in Delhi State Industrial Development Corporation, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Corporation and Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board

DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Siddharth Rao

Office held and date of – Secretary; 2 December 2002 assumption of office Date of Birth – 1 May 1963 Marital Status – Marr ied Children – Two

Education – P o s t – Graduate in Mass Communication, English Literature and Journalism Career – Civil Service

Positions held 1990–1998 – Senior Officer, Cabinet Secretariat 1999–2002 Joint Secretary and OSD to Hon‘ble Speaker, Delhi Legislative Assembly 2002 Assistant Returning Officer, Presidential Elections 2004 Returning Officer for Rajya Sabha elections 2007 Presiding Officer for Presidential Election for Delhi Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made – Various Conferences of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference 2000, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 3rd I n t e r n at ion a l For u m of Parliaments and Local Authorities on Tourism Policy Makers in the 21st Century

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Writing, Sports and Gardening

Travels abroad – Europe, North America and South America

GOA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Pratapsingh Raoji Rane M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 15 June 2007 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 28 January 1939

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – B.Sc., B.B.A. (Management)

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

– Chief Minister of Goa for 17 years Leader of Opposition, Goa Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

1999, Trinidad & Tobago – 45th CPA Conference 2000, United Kingdom 46th CPA Conference 2002, Australia 47th CPA Conference 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference Travels abroad Australia, Malaysia, Tanzania, Trinidad Tobago and United Kingdom

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Music, Swimming and Conservation of Nature

Additional Information – President, International Centre, Goa; Director, Goa Institute of Management; Chairman, Kala Academy , Goa

GOA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Mauvin H. Godinho M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 17 July 2007 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 2 August 1959

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – B. Com.

Career – Political Worker and Businessman Positions held

1989, 1994, 1999 and 2007 – Elected to Goa Legislative Assembly (4 terms) Cabinet Minister: Industries, Mines, Rural Development, Food and Civil Supply and Revenue, Power, Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers and Protocol, Government of Goa Conferences and Seminars attended and v isits made

1980, Moscow – Indian Delegate to the International Youth Camp 1984, Moscow Member, Indian Delegation at the world youth festival

Interests/Recreations – Helping Poor and Downtrodden People and Nature Loving

Travels abroad – W idely trav elled

GOA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri joao Nazare Braganza

Office held and date of – Secretary; 11 June 2009 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 16 April 1950

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B.A., LL.B.

Career – Civil Serv ice Positions held

1972 – Joined Goa Legislature Secretariat Assistant Returning Officer, Presidential Election

Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2005, Chhattisgarh – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2007, Thiruvananthapuram and Secretaries of Legislative 2008, Chandigarh Bodies in India

Travels abroad – W idely trav elled

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Gardening, Music, Visiting Historical Places

GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Ashok Chandulal Bhatt M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 18 January 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 28 January 1939

Marital Status – Married

Children – Fo u r

Career – Political and Social Worker

Education – Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.), Secondary Teaching Certificate (S.T.C.) Positions held

1973 – Councillor, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation 1975 onwards Elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly (8 terms)

1975–76 Deputy Whip, Janata Party in Gujarat Legislative Assembly

1977–80 Chairman, BJP Yuva Morcha

1980–1990 Chief Whip of BJP, Gujarat Legislative Assembly

1985–88 Chairman, Public Accounts Comm itt ee

1985–89 Leader of Textile Mills Labour Association

1990 Minister for Civil Supplies, Government of Gujarat 1995–96 Minister for Revenue, Labour and Employment, Jail, Government of Gujarat 1998–2000 Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Labour and Employment, Government of Gujarat 2001–2002 Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Gujarat

2002–2007 Minister for Law and Justice, Health and Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Gujarat 2008 Member, Executive Committee of the India Region of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 2009 Member, Follow up Sub–Committee of the Standing Committee of All India Presiding Officers‘ Conference Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made Switzerland – International Labour Conferenc e South Africa International AIDS Conference Brazil International Ayurveda Conference 2004, U.A.E. The ―Vibrant Gujarat‖ Meet 2008, U.K. 54th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference 2009, U.K. 58th Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure Travels abroad – Widely travelled Interests/Recreations – Study of Rural Life, Activities related to the Betterment of General Public, Parliamentary Affairs and Travelling

GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Deputy Speaker (Vacant)

GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri D.M. Patel

Office held and date of – Secretary; 29 October 2002 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 5 June 1953

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – M.Sc., LL.B.

Career – Civil Servant Positions held

1979 – Joined the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Secretariat; served in various capacities Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

1993, Chennai – Conferences of Presiding Officers 1997, Shimla and Secretaries of Legislative 1998, New Delhi Bodies in India 2000, Hyderabad 2001, Chandigarh 2002, Bangalore 2003, Mumbai 2005, New Delhi, Raipu r 2007, Thiruvanantha puram 2008, Chandigarh 2001, New Delhi All India Conference of Presiding Officers, Chief Ministers, Ministers

of Parliamentary Affairs, Leaders and Whips of Parties on ‗Discipline and Decorum in Parliament and State Legislatures‘

2003, Sri Lanka 2nd Regional Conference of the CPA Branches in the Asia Region 2003, Bangladesh 49th CPA Conference 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2004, Hyderabad 1st India and Asia Regions CPA Conference 2005, New Delhi 2nd India and Asia Regions CPA Conference 2007, Pakistan 3rd India and Asia Regions CPA Conference Interests/Recreations – Reading and Sports Travels abroad – Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and U.K.

HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Sardar Harmohi nder Singh Chattha M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 28 October 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 1 April 1935

Marital Status – Married

Children – O n e

Education – B.A., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1972–77 – Minister of State for Irrigation & Power, Gov ernment of Haryana

1987–91 Speaker, Haryana Vidhan Sabha

1991–96 Chairman, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Haryana

March, 2005 Re– elected as Speaker, Haryana Vidhan Sabha (2nd term) January, 2006 Resigned

2006–09 Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Government of Haryana

October, 2009 Re– elected as Speaker, Haryana Vidhan Sabha (3rd term) Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

– Various Conferences of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

1987, Malaysia 33rd CPA Conference 1988, Australia 34th CPA Conference 1989, Barbados 35th CPA Conference 1990, Zimbabwe 36th CPA Conference 2005, Fiji 51st CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Interacting with People

Travels abroad – Australia, Barbados, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, France, Kenya, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, U.A.E., U.K. and U.S.A.

HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Deputy Speaker (Vacant)

HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Sumit Kumar

Office held and date of – Secretary; 4 April 1989 assumption of office Date of Birth – 28 January 1959 Marital Status – Married Children – Two Education – B.Sc., LL.B. Career – Lawyer and Civil Serv ice Positions held – Served in the Army as an Officer under training in Officers‘ Training School, Chennai 1982–1989 Practised at the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar 1988–1989 Assistant Advocate–General, Haryana Ex officio Secretary, CPA (Haryana Branch)

E x o ff ic i o S ec r et ar y , Indian Parliamentary Association (Haryana Group) Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made – Various Conferences of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

1989, Barbados 35th CPA Conference 1991, India 37th CPA Conference 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference 2000, Kolkata 1st Regional Conference of the CPA Branches in the Asia Region 2003, Sri Lanka 2nd Regional Conference of the CPA Branches in the Asia Region 1993, New Delhi IPU Conference 2000, Lucknow Conference on Legislative Control over Public Purse

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Part i c u la r ly Books on Constitutional Matters and Interacting with People

Travels abroad – Barbados, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Nigeria, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, U.K. and U.S.A.

Additional Information – Contributed articles in parliamentary and constitutional journals and magazines published in India and abroad such as ‘The Parliamentarian’, ‘Journal of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies’, etc. and journals published by State Legislatures

H IMACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Tulsi Ram M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 11 January 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 16 September 1944

Marital Status – Married

Children – Fo u r

Education – Matriculate

Career – Agriculturist and Horticulturist Positions held

1990, 1998, 2007 – Elected to Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (3 terms)

1999–2002 Chairman, Committee on Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Women Welfare and Welfare Committee Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2008, Chandigarh – Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Kabaddi, Volleyball and Welfare of Tribal People

Travels abroad – Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand and Tanzania

HIMACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Rikhi Ram Kaundal M. L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 4 August 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 5 January 1947

Marital Status – Married

Children – Five

Education – Matric, Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Career – Civil Servant, Political and Social Worker

Positions held

1975 – President, District Youth Congress Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat 1985, 1990, 1998, 2007 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4 terms)

1990–92 Deputy Speaker, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1998–2003 Minister of State for Co –operation, Government of Himachal Pradesh 2007 Chairman, Welfare Committee Member, various House Committees

Interests/Recreations – Politics and Upliftment of Weaker Sections

HIMACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Goverdhan Singh

Office held and date of – Secretary; 18 January 2008 assumption of office Date of Birth – 6 March 1950 Marital Status – Married Children – Two Education – B.A. Career – Civil Service Positions held

1975 – Joined Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Secretariat and served in various capacities Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made 2004, Kolkata – Conferences of Presiding Officers‘ 2005, New Delhi, Raipur and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2008, Malaysia Meetings of Society of Clerks at the 2009, Tanzania Table of Commonwealth Parliament Interests/Recreations – Reading and Watching Games Travels abroad – Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore and Tanzania

JAMMU AND KASHMIR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri S. Arvinder Singh Micky M.L.C.

Office held and date of – Acting Chairman; 17 March 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 15 August 1961

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – Gr adu at e

Career – Political and Social Worker

Positions held – Chairman, Minority Wing of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Comm itt ee

1995–2000 Senior Vice – President, Jammu and Kashmir Congress 2000 Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Spokesman, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2008, Chandigarh – Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

Interests/Recreations – Sports and Music

Travels abroad – Canada, Russia, U.S.A., Europe and Gulf Countries

JAMMU AND KASHMIR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Deputy Chairman (Vacant)

JAMMU AND KASHMIR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri G.R. Mehboobi

Office held and date of – Secretary; 9 November 1998 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 13 August 1952

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B.Sc .

Career – Civil Serv ice Positions held

May 1976 – Gazetted Officer, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Council Secretariat; served in various capacities Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

– Various Conferences of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

Interests/Recreations – Listening to Music, Reading and Social Work

JAMMU AND KASHMIR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Mohd. Akbar Lone M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 25 February 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Date of Birth – 17 February 1947

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.A., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker

Positions held

1972 – Joined Bar Council 2002, 2008 Elected to Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (2 terms) 2002 Deputy Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2003, Mumbai – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2004, Kolkata and Secretaries of Legislative 2005, Chhattisgarh Bodies in India 2007, New Delhi 2003, Bangladesh 49th CPA Conference 2005, Fiji 51st CPA Conference

2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference 2004, Hyderabad 1st India and Asia Region CPA Conference 2007, Pakistan 3rd Joint Asia and India Region Annual Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Writing

Travels abroad – France, Holland, Hong Kong, Iran, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., U.K. and U.S.A.

JAMMU AND KASHMIR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Mohammad Sartaj Madni M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 5 March 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Peoples Democratic Party

Date of Birth – 5 April 1951

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.A., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1972 – Joined Bar Council

2002, 2008 Elected to Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (2 terms) 2002 Deputy Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

Interests/Recreations – R ead ing

JAMMU AND KASHMIR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Mohammad Ramzan

Office held and date of – Secretary; 1 May 2007 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 1 June 1957

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.A.

Career – Civil Serv ice Positions held

1983 – Joined Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat; served in various capacities Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2005, Chhattisgarh – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

Interests/Recreations – Writing, Reading and Gardening

JHARKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Chandreshwar Prasad Singh M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 6 January 2010 assumption of office

Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 16 January 1956

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – F iv e

Education – B. Com., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1996 – Elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly 2000, 2005, 2009 Elected to Jharkhand Legislative Assembly (3 terms) 2001 -2006 Chief Whip, Ruling Party , Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

2006–2009 Chief Whip, Opposition Party, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

Conferences/Seminars – Seminars on AIDS attended and visits made

Interests/Recreations – Reading Books, Play ing Football and Volley ball

JHARKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Deputy Speaker (Vacant)

JHARKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Kaushal Kishore Prasad

Office held and date of – Secretary; 1 June 2009 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 13 April 1954

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – Gr adu at e

Career – Civil Service Positions held

1995 – Joined Jharkhand Assembly Service; served in various capacities Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2005, Raipur – Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

Interests/Recreations – Reading Books, Football and Crick et

KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Veeranna Mathikatti M. L.C.

Office held and date of – Chairman; 5 August 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 1 November 1948

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Fo u r

Education – B.Sc., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1978, 2004 – Member, Karnataka Legislative Council (Two terms) 2008 Leader of Opposition Joint President, CPA, Karnataka Branch

Conferences/Seminar attended visits made

2008, Chandigarh – Conference of Presiding Offices and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

2009, Tanzania – 55th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Listening to Music and Classical Songs

Travels abroad – W idely trav elled

KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Puttanna M.L.C.

Office held and date of – Deputy Chairman, 21 January 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Janata Dal (Secular)

Date of Birth – 22 April 1966

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – M.A. (History )

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

2002, 2008 – Member, Karnataka Legislative Council (2 Terms) Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2000, U.S.A. – World Millenium Kannada Conference

Interests/Recreations – R ead ing

Travels abroad – W idely trav elled

KARNATAKA LEGISLATiVE COUNCIL

Shri V. Shreesh

Office held and date of – Secretary; 28 February 2008 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 20 May 1956

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – B. Com., LL.B.

Career – Joined Karnataka Legislative Council Secretariat in 1975; Served in various capacities Conferences/Seminar attended visits made

1997, Shim la – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2002, Bangalore and Secretaries of Legislature 2003, Mumbai Bodies in India 2004, Kolkata 2005, New Delhi 2008, Chandigarh 2005, U.S.A. Convention of National Conference of State Legislatures, Seattle, U.S.A.

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Sports activities and Social Service

Travels abroad – W idely trav elled

KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri K.G. Bopaiah M. L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 16 November 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 17 October 1955

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B.Sc., LL.B.

Career – Advocate, Political and Social Worker Positions held

2004, 2008 – Elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly (2 terms) June 2005 P r o t em Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Deputy Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Travels abroad – Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore

Interests/Recreations – Agriculture and Horticulture

KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Deputy Speaker (Vacant)

KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri S.B. Patil

Office held and date of – Secretary; 23 June 2008 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 6 October 1951

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B.Sc., LL.B.

Career – Civil Service Positions held

– Joined Karnataka Legislature Secretariat and served in various capacities Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

1994, Bhubaneshwar – Conferences of Presiding Officers 1998, New Delhi and Secretaries of Legislative 1999, Shimla Bodies in India 2000, Hyderabad 2002, Bangalore 2004, Kolkata 2005, 2006, New Delhi 2007, Thiruvananthapuram

Travels abroad – Austria, Belgium, China, U.A.E., France, Italy, Nepal, The Netherlands, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and U.K.

Interests/Recreations – R ead ing

KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri K. Radhakrishnan M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 25 May 2006 assumption of office

Political Party – Communist Party of India (M)

Date of Birth – 24 May 1963

Marital Status – Unmarried

Education – Graduate

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1996, 2001, 2006 – Elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly (3 terms) 1996 Minister for the Welfare of Backward and Scheduled Communities and Youth Affairs, G overnment of Kerala

2001–2006 Chief Whip, Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly Member, Public Accounts Committee, Petitions Committee and Subject Committee, Kerala Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

1998, Cuba – World Youth Conference 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference

2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Social Service, Sports and Cinema

Travels abroad – Cuba, Nigeria, Russia, U.A.E. and U.K.

KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri jose Baby M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 20 June 2006 assumption of office

Political Party – Communist Party of India

Date of Birth – 24 February 1959

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – Under Graduate

Career – Political and Social Worker

Positions held – President, AIYF Kerala State Council Secretary, AIYF National Council Member, CPI National Council and CPI State Council

1996, 2006 Elected to Kerala Le g is lat iv e Assembly (2 terms) Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2007, Pakistan – 3rd Asia and India Region CPA Conference Moscow World Youth Festival

Interests/Recreations – Watching Cinema and Football

Travels abroad – Bahrain, Pakistan and Russian Federation

KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri P.D. Rajan

Office held and date of – Secretary; 15 January 2009 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 8 May 1957

Marital Status – Married

Education – B.A., LL.M.

Career – Judicial Service

Position held – District and Session Judge Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2007, New Delhi – National sensitization workshop at LNJN National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference 2009, New Delhi Seminar on Digital Archiv ing and Management 2010, New Delhi 20th CSPO Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Music

MADHYA PRAD ESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri ishwardas Rohani M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 4 January 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 30 June 1946

Marital Status – Married

Children – Six

Education – B.Com., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008 – Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4 terms) 1999 Deputy Speaker, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2000, Hyderabad – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2001, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative 2003, Mumbai Bodies in India 2004, Kolkata 2005, New Delhi and Rai pu r 2007, Thiruvananthapuram

2001, New Delhi All– India Conference of Presiding Officers, Chief Ministers, Ministers of Parliamentary Affairs, Leaders

of Parties, Whips and Chairmen of Committees on ‗Discipline and Decorum in Parliament, State Legislatures and Union Territories‘.

2005, Fiji 51st CPA Conference 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference 2007, Pakistan 3rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Asia and India Regions Conference Travels abroad – Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom Interests/Recreations – Reading and Social Service

MADHYA PRAD ESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Harvansh Singh M. L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 13 January 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 11 November 1949

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – B. Com., M.A., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1986–88 – Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Handicrafts Corporation

1986–89 Chairman, Congress Sewa Dal

1988–90 Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Textile Corporation 1992 General Secretary, PCC and Member, AI CC 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008 Elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4 terms)

1993 Minister, P.H.E., Government of Madhya Pradesh

1995–98 Minister, P.H.E., Panchayat, Transport, Government of Madhya Pradesh

June–November 1998 Minister, Home and Transport, Government of Madhya Pradesh 1999 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings Minister, Forest and Transport, Government of Madhya Pradesh

Travels abroad – Canada, Germany, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom and U.S.A.

Interests/Recreations – Agriculture, Gardening, Music and Social Serv ice

MADHYA PRAD ESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. Anand Kumar Payasi

Office held and date of – Principal Secretary; 14 November assumption of office 2002

Date of Birth – 8 May 1951

Marital Status – Married

Education – M.A., LL.B., Ph.D. (Economics and Hindi)

Career – Civil Serv ice

Positions held – Additional Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

August, 2002 – Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

1996, New Delhi – Conferences of Presiding Officers 1997, Shim la and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies 1998, New Delhi in India 2000, Hyderabad 2001, Chandigarh 2002, Bangalore 2003, Mumbai 2004, Kolkata 2005, New Delhi, Raipur 2007, Thiruvananthapuram 2008, Chandigarh

2001, New Delhi All–India Conference of Presiding Officers, Chief Ministers, Ministers of Parliamentary Affairs, Leaders of Parties, Whips and Chairmen of Committees on ‗Discipline and Decorum in Parliament, State Legislature and Union Territories‘ 2002, Namibia 48th CPA Conference

2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2004, Hyderabad 1st Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Asia and India Regions Conference 2005, New Delhi 2nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Asia and India Regions Conference

2007, Pakistan 3rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Asia and India Regions Conference 2009, Sri Lanka 2nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Asia Region) Travels abroad – Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom Interests/Recreations – Reading and Literary Writing

MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Shivajirao Bapusaheb Deshmukh M.L.C.

Office held and date of – Chairman; 13 August 2004 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 1 September 1935

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B.A.

Career – Political and Social Worker

Positions held

February 1983–March 1985 – Minister of State, Government of Maharashtra

March 1985–June 1985 Minister of State (Independent Charge), Government of Maharashtra

1985–86, 1988–91, 1993–94 Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of Maharashtra

1992–1996 President, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress (I) Committee Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2005, London – Parliamentary Interaction Programme 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference

2007, Pakistan 3rd India and Asia Regions CPA Conference 2005, London Parliamentary Interaction Programme

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Social Work and Educational Activ ities

MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Vasant Shankar Davkhare M.L.C.

Office held and date of – Deputy Chairman; 13 August 2004 assumption of office

Political Party – Nationalist Congress Party

Date of Birth – 8 November 1949

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B.Com . Positions held

1986, 1992 – Member, Municipal Corporation, Thane (2 terms) 1987 Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Thane

1992, 1998, 2004 Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council (3 terms)

24 July 1998–9 July 2004 Deputy Chairman, Maharashtra Legislativ e Council

9 July 2004–13 August 2004 Pro tem Chairman, Maharashtra Legislativ e Council Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

– Various Conferences of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India 2004, Canada 50th CPA Conference

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2003, Sri Lanka 2nd Regional Conference of the CPA Branches in the Asia Region 2007 Headed a high level Parliamentary Delegation of Members of Maharashtra Legislature to Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Malaysia

Interests/Recreations – Social Work, Culture and Sports

Travels abroad – Canada, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and U.K.

MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATiVE COUNCIL

Shri Abhimanyu Madhavrao Shindekar

Office held and date of – Secretary; 30 May 2008 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 1 June 1950

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.Com. (Hons.); LL.M.

Career – Civil Serv ice Positions held

March 1981 – February 1982 – Private Secretary, Chief Minister of Maharashtra

March 1982 – November 2004 Serv ed in v arious capacities in the Department of Law and Judiciary, Government of Maharashtra

November 2004 – May 2008 Secretary (Legislation), Gov ernment of Maharashtra

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MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Diliprao Dattatray Walse-Patil M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 11 November 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Nationalist Congress Party

Date of Birth – 30 October 1956

Marital Status – Married

Children – O n e

Education – B.A., LL.M., Diploma in Journalism

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1999–2009 – Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Energy, Medical Education, Finance and Planning, Government of Maharashtra

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Listening to Music and Travelling

Travels abroad – W idely trav elled

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MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Madhukarrao Deorao Chavan M. L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 10 December 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 4 August 1937

Marital Status – Married

Children – Fo u r

Education – S.S.C.

Career – Political and Social Worker

Positions held – Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly President/Chairman, D istr ic t

Land Development Co – op er at iv e

Bank; Osmanabad District Central Co– operative Bank; Maharashtra State

Co– operative Bank Founder Chairman, Shree Kulaswamini Sahakari Soot Girni Ltd., Tujapur

Director, Maharashtra Co –operative Marketing Federation, Pune and NABARD, New Delhi

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Farming and Travelling

Travels abroad – Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand

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MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Anant Namdeorao Kalse

Office held and date of – Principal Secretary; 2 March 2007 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 24 June 1958

Marital Status – Married

Children – O n e

Education – B.Sc., LL.M.

Career – Advocate and Civil Service Positions held

1981 onwards – Joined Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat and serv ed in v arious capacities Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

1997, Kolkata – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2000, Hyderabad and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies 2005, Raipur in India 2008, Chandigarh 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference Member High Level Parliamentary Delegation of Maharashtra Legislature to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and ten European Countries

2006, Sri Lanka World Bank Conference

Interests/Recreations – Teaching and Listening to Music

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MANIPUR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. Sapam Budhichandra Singh M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 16 March 2007 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 1 January 1951

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – M.B.B.S., M.D. (Radio Diagnosis)

Career – Medical Practitioner and Social Worker Positions held

1999 – Member, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (I) 2001 General Secretary, Executive Committee, MPCC(I)

2001–04 Member, Election Committee, MPCC(I) 2002 Treasurer, SPF Political Forum, Manipur 2007 Elected to Manipur Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2008, Malaysia – 54th CPA Conference

2009, Tanzania – 55th CPA Conference

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Interests/Recreations – Reading and Social Work

Travels abroad – Germ any

Additional Information – Served as M. O. and H .O. D. of Radiology at J.N. Hospital for 27 years, Government of Manipur

MANIPUR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Deputy Speaker (Vacant)

MANIPUR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Thangjam Megha Raj Singh

Office held and date of – Secretary; 1 September 2008 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 1 March 1951

Marital Status – Married

Children – Four

Education – B.A., LL.B.

Career – Advocate and Civil Servant Positions held

Upto 1979 – Practised as an Advocate in Guwahati High Court

1980 – Joined Manipur Legislative Assembly Secretariat and served in various capacities Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

– Various Conferences of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India

Various Conferences of NERCPA

Interests/Recreations – Cricket and Tennis

Travels abroad – Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Ukraine, U.K. and U.S.A.

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MEGHALAYA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Charles Pyngrope M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 25 May 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 9 September 1960

Marital Status – Married

Education – B.A.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

2003, 2008 – Elected to Meghalaya Legislative Assembly (2 terms) Minister of Tourism, Government of Meghalaya Chief Whip, Opposition, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2009, Tanzania – 55th CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Golf and Squash

Travels abroad – France, The Netherlands, U.K. and U.S.A.

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MEGHALAYA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Sanbor Shullai M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 12 May 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Nationalist Congress Party

Date of Birth – 13 August 1966

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – Graduate

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1994, 1999, 2004 – Member, Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (3 terms) 2008 Representative, 15 Laban Mawprem Constituency Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

Delhi – Bharat Jyoti Award Conference Mumbai Seminar on Resource Mobilisation

Interests/Recreations – Sports, Social and Community Services and Discuss problems and issues related to BPL

Additional Information – Attended I.I.F.S. Award, Thailand

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MEGHALAYA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Smt. Wan Maya Rymbai

Office held and date of – Secretary; 1 November 2004 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 15 August 1952

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B.A.

Career – Civil Serv ice Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2007, Pakistan 3rd Asia and India Regions CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Gardening and Travelling

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MIZORAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri R. Romawia M. L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 16 December 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 12 August 1942

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Fo u r

Education – M.A. (English)

Career – Industrialist, Political and Social Worker

Positions held

1978, 1989 and 2008 – Elected to Mizoram Legislative Assembly (3 terms) Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2009, Tanzania – 55th CPA Conference 2003, Gauhati Meeting of Executive Committee of the NERCPA

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Gardening

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MIZORAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri john Rotluangliana M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 18 December 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 5 March 1958

Marital Status – Married

Children – F iv e

Education – B.A.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1993 and 2008 – Elected to Mizoram Legislative Assembly (2 terms)

1998 Minister of State, Sports and Youth Services, Printing and Stationery Department, Government of Mizoram Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

1985, Moscow – International Youth Festival

Interests/Recreations – Travelling

Travels abroad – Nepal, Russia, Uzbekistan and Thailand Additional Information

1978 – Vice President, MSU, Madras

1979–1 981 Gen. Secretary, MSU, Chandigarh

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1983–1 985 Vice President, NSUI, Mizoram

1985–1990 Gen. Secretary, MPYCC

1990–1992 Vice President, MPYCC

1993–2002 President, MPYCC

2003–2005 Chief Organiser, MPCC

MIZORAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Ngurthanzuala

Office held and date of – Secretary; 1 June 2006 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 1 January 1958

Marital Status – Married

Children – Fo u r

Education – M.A., LL.B.

Career – Civil Serv ice Positions held

1982 – Joined the Mizoram Legislative Assembly Secretariat; served in various capacities

2001 – Joint Secretary, Mizoram Legislative Assembly Secretariat Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2003, Mumbai – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2004, Kolkata and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies 2007, Thiruvananthapuram in India 2008, Chandigarh 1997, Kolkata Seminar of Secretaries of CPA, Asia Region 2005, New Delhi 2nd India and Asia Region of CPA Conference

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NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Kiyanilie Peseyie M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 18 March 2008 assumption of office Political Party – Nagaland Peoples‘ Front Date of Birth – 1 August 1947 Marital Status – Marr ied Children – Nin e Education – B.A. Career – Civil Service, Political and Social Worker Positions held 1971–2002 – Joined Government service as Inspector of Excise in 1971 and took voluntary retirement in 2002 as Additional Commissioner of Excise and joined politics 2003, 2008 Elected to Nagaland Legislative Assembly (2 terms) Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made 2003, Bangladesh – 49th CPA Conference 2004, Canada 50th CPA Conference 2005, Fiji 51st CPA Conference 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference

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2004, Hyderabad 1st India and Asia Region CPA Conference 2003, Sri Lanka 2nd Regional Conference of the CPA Branches in the Asia Region 2003, Gauhati NERCPA Conferences 2004, Gauhati 2005, Agartala 2006, Gangtok

Interests/Recreations – Games, Sports and Farming

Travels abroad – Australia, Canada, Thailand and UAE

NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Ralanthung yanthan M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 20 March 2008 assumption of office Political Party – Nagaland Peoples‘ Front Date of Birth – 1 May 1952 Marital Status – Marr ied Children – Fiv e Education – M.Sc. (Horticulture) Career – Civil Servant and Political Worker Positions held 2008 – Elected to Nagaland Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made 2008, Malaysia – 54th CPA Conference 2008, Aizawl 11th NERCPA Conference Travels abroad – Ma lay sia Interests/Recreations – Reading, Writing, Gardening and Travelling

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NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri A. Etssorhomo Lotha

Office held and date of – Secretary; 21 July 2008 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 23 December 1960

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.

Career – Civil Serv ice Positions held

1988 – Joined Naga land Legislative Assembly Secretariat; served in various capacities 2004 Additional Secretary, Naga land Legislative Assembly Secretariat

Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

– Various Conferences of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India and NERCPA Conferences

Travels abroad – China, Israel, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore and Thailand

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Gardening

Additional Information – Associated with various voluntary organisations

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ORISSA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Pradip Kumar Amat M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 25 May 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Biju Janata Dal

Date of Birth – 18 October 1952

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – M.A., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1978–1 982 – Councillor, Boudh N.A.C.

1997–2000 Member, Zilla Parishad, Boudh District 2000, 2004, 2009 Elected to Orissa Legislative Assembly (3 terms) Member of different Committees, Orissa Legislative Assembly

2008–2009 Minister for Steel and Mines, Government of Orissa Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2009, Tanzania – 55th CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Providing Legal Aid to Poor, Social and Economic Development of Rural Areas and Reading of Law Journals

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Additional Information

1991–2004 – Chief Administrator, Central Cooperative Bank, Boudh District

1999–2000 President, Boudh District Bar Association President, Different Cooperative Societies of Boudh District

ORISSA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Lal Bihari Himirika M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 10 June 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Biju Janata Dal

Date of Birth – 28 January 1951

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Six

Education – Under Matric

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

2000, 2009 – Elected to Orissa Legislative Assembly (2 terms)

Interests/Recreations – Development of Local Areas

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ORISSA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Kishore Chandra Barik i.A.S.

Office held and date of – Secretary; 10 April 2007 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 5 June 1952

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – M.A.

Career – Civil Serv ice

Positions held – Deputy Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Orissa General Manager (P&A), Orissa Mining Cooperation Director of Estates, General Administration Department, Government of Orissa Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

Interests/Recreations – Tourism, Travelling and Reading

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PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri R. Radhakrishnan M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 1 June 2006 assumption of office Political Party – Indian National Congress Date of Birth – 9 June 1971 Marital Status – Marr ied Children – One Education – M.B.A. Career – Business and Agriculture Positions held 2001, 2006 – Elected to Puducherry Legislative Assembly (2 terms) Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made 2006, Nigeria – 52nd CPA Conference Australia Workshop on ‗Public Sector Reforms‘ Interests/Recreations – Tennis, Cricket and Reading Books Travels abroad – Australia and Nigeria

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PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri A.V. Sreedharan M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 1 June 2006 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 13 September 1945

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – 8th Standard

Career – Trade Union Leader and Political Worker Positions held

2006 – Elected to Puducherry Legislative Assembly

Interests/Recreations – Acting and Singing

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PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri M. Sivaprakasam

Office held and date of – Secretary; 21 February 2000 assumption of office Date of Birth – 10 January 1952 Marital Status – Married Children – One Education – B.A., LL.B. Career – Civil Service Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made 2003, Sri Lanka – 2nd Regional Conference of the CPA Branches in Asia Region

2002, Bangalore Conference of Presiding Officers and 2003, Mumbai Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2002, Maldives Training Programme for Parliamentary Staff in Asia Region 2000, Lucknow Conference on ‗Legislative Control Over Public Purse‘ Interests/Recreations – R ead in g Travels abroad – Maldives and Sri Lanka

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PUNJAB LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Sardar Nirmal Singh Kah lon M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 16 March 2007 assumption of office

Political Party – Shiromani Akali Dal

Date of Birth – 3 April 1936

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – M.A., LL.B.

Career – Lawy er, Political and Social Worker Positions held

1970 onwards – Member, Shiromani Akali Dal Working Committee; Political Affairs Committee, Shiromani Akali Dal

1978–1980 Chairman and Member, Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board 1985, 1997 and 2007 Elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly (3 terms)

1985–1986 Deputy Speaker, Punjab Legislative Assembly Minister of State for Technical Education, Government of Punjab 1997 Minister of Rural Development and Panchayats, Government of Punjab

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Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers of 2008, Chandigarh Legislative Bodies in India 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2007, U.K. International Conference on Climate

Change —Tackling Causes; Managing Impact, organized by CPA, U.K. Branch

Interests/Recreations – R ead ing

Travels abroad – New Zealand, Pakistan, U.K. and U.S.A.

PUNJAB LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Satpal Gosain M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 16 March 2007 assumption of office

Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 2 September 1935

Marital Status – Married

Children – Four

Education – Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Career – Industrialist, Political and Social Worker Positions held

1991 – Councillor, Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana

1992, 1997 and 2007 Elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly (3 terms)

President, Bharatiya Janata Party, District Ludhiana Leader, Legislature Group, Bharatiya Janata Party

1992–1 997 Whip, Legislature Group, Bharatiya Janata Party 2007, 2008 and 2009 Chairman, House Com mittee; Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions

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Member, Public Accounts Committee; Committee on Subordinate Legislation; Library Committee; Committee on Public Undertakings

5 September 2000– Deputy Speaker, Punjab Legislative 24 February 2002 Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2001, Australia – 47th CPA Conference 1995, Bangalore All India Whips Conference

Interests/Recreations – Politics and Social Serv ice

Travels abroad – Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Mexico, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.

Additional Information – Chairman, Shiv Shakti Mandir, Kidwai Nagar, Ludhiana President, Ludhiana Small Industries Association

Chairman, Punjab Anti–Corruption Forum Convener, Punjab Beopar Mandal

PUNJAB LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Ved Prakash

Office held and date of – Secretary; 30 January 2009 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 20 November 1954

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – Post Graduate

Career – Civil Serv ice Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Various Conferences of Presiding 2008, Chandigarh Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2007, India 53rd C.P.A. Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading Religious Books

Travels abroad – U.K.

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RAJASTHAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Deependra Singh Shekhawat M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 2 January 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Indian National Congress

Date of Birth – 20 June 1951

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – Graduate

Career – Agriculturist and Political Worker Positions held

1980, 1993, 1998, 2008 – Elected to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (4 terms)

1980–83 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation; Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

1983–84, 1994–95 Member, Public Accounts Committee; Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 1993 Chairman, State Farms Corporation of India (Government of India Undertaking) Member, Road Safety Council of India Member, Divisional Railway Consumer Adv isory Committee

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1998–2002 Minister of State, Department of Agricultural Marketing (Independent Charge), Housing, Urban Development and Local Bodies, Government of Rajasthan

1999–2002 Minister of State (Independent Charge), Department of Planning, Manpower, Information Technology, Education and Gazetteers, Government of Rajasthan

2002–2003 Minister of State (Independent Charge), Department of Technical Education, Government of Rajasthan

General Secretary, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee

Vice–President, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Member, AICC Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2009, Tanzania – 55th CPA Conference 2009, UK 58th Parliamentary Practice and Procedures 2009, Sri Lanka Parliamentarians Forum on Hunger

Interests/Recreations – R ead ing

Travels abroad – Nigeria and UAE

RAJASTHAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Deputy Speaker (Vacant)

RAJASTHAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri H.R. Kuri

Office held and date of – Secretary; 17 July 2008 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 3 March 1951

Marital Status – Married

Children – Two

Education – B.Sc., LL.B.

Career – Judicial Service Positions held

1976 – Joined Rajasthan Judicial Service

1976–1989 Munsif Magistrate

1989–1991 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate

1991–1993 Chief Judicial Magistrate

1993–2000 Additional District and Session Judge and Additional Registrar, High Court, Rajasthan

2000–June 2002 Legal Advisor, Rajasthan Public Serv ice Commission

June 2002–Sept. 2002 Registrar (Classification and Vigilance)

Sept. 2002–July 2004 Special Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 2004 Judge, Labour and Industrial Tribunal, Kota

2004–2006 Director, Law, Jaipur Development Authority, Jaipur

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2006–2007 District and Session Judge, Sawai Madho pur 2007 Member Secretary, Rajasthan Legal Serv ices Authority 2007–2008 District and Session Judge, Alwar

Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made 2003, Mumbai – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference Sri Lanka 2nd Conference of Asia Region, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Study Tours 2009, Sri Lanka Parliamentarians‘ Forum on Hunger 2009, UK 58th Parliamentary Practices and Procedures Travels abroad – Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Macau, South Korea, Mauritius

SIKKIM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri K.T. Gyaltsen M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 22 May 2009 assumption of office Political Party – Sikkim Democratic Front Date of Birth – 23 January 1961 Marital Status – Marr ied Children – Two Education – B.A., LL.B. Career – Political and Social Worker Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made Germany – World Tourism MART New Delhi Tourism Minister‘s Conference New Delhi North East Chi ef Minister‘s Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference Interests/Recreations – Soccer, Reading, Trekking, Western Music

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SIKKIM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri M.B. Dahal M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 22 May 2009 assumption of office

Political Party – Sikkim Democratic Front

Date of Birth – 20 January 1960

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – B.A.

Career – Political and Social Worker Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2009, Gauhati – Executive Committee Meeting of NE RC PA 2009, Kuala Lumpur International Executive Workshop 2009, Bangkok

Interests/Recreations – Travelling

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SIKKIM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Dorjee Rinchen

Office held and date of – Secretary; 13 March 2008 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 3 October 1953

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.A.

Career – Civil Serv ice Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

– Various Conferences of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India Various Regional Conferences of the CPA Branches in the Asia Region Various NERCPA Conferences 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading Papers, Books, Visiting Places of Interest

Additional Information – Compiling old records of monasteries/ histories etc.

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TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri R. Avudaiappan M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 19 May 2006 assumption of office

Political Party – Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Date of Birth – 20 March 1944

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Fo u r

Education – B.A., B.L.

Career – Political and Social Worker

Positions held

1996, 2006 – Elected to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2 terms)

1997–1 998 Chairman, Committee on Estimates, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference

2007, India 53rd CPA Conference

2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Volleyball and Badminton

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Travels abroad – Australia, France, Germany, Hongkong, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Switzerland, Thailand and U.K.

TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri V.P. Duraisamy M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 19 May 2006 assumption of office

Political Party – Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Date of Birth – 18 June 1949

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.A., B.L.

Career – Advocate and Political Worker Positions held

1989, 2006 – Elected to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2 terms)

1989–1991 Deputy Speaker, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Chairman of various Committees, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

1995–2001 Elected to Rajya Sabha Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

1990, Zimbabwe – 36th CPA Conference 2007, Thiruvananthapuram Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2007, Pakistan 3rd Asia and India Regions CPA Conference

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Interests/Recreations – Reading, Cinema, Volleyball and Badminton

Travels abroad – France, Pakistan, Tanzania, U.K. and Zimbabwe

TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri M. Selvaraj

Office held and date of – Secretary; 15 May 2006 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 23 May 1950

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – B.Sc., B.L.

Career – Civil Service Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2002, New Delhi Conference of Chairmen of Committees on Estimates of Parliament and State Legislatures

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Swimming and Badminton

Additional Information – Secretary, CPA Tamil Nadu Branch

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TRIPURA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Ramendra Chandra Debnath M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 17 March 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Date of Birth – 10 August 1953

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – B.Com., LL.B.

Career – Advocate and Political Worker Positions held

1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 – Elected to Tripura Legislative Assembly (4 terms) 1998 Minister of Industry and Commerce and General Administration (Printing and Stationery), Government of Tripura 2003 onwards Speaker, Tripura Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2004, Kolkata – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2005, Raipur and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies 2007, Thiruvananthapuram in India 2003, Bangladesh 49th CPA Conference 2004, Canada 50th CPA Conference

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2005, Fiji 51st CPA Conference 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference 2003, Sri Lanka Asia Region CPA Conference 2005, New Delhi 2nd India and Asia Regions CPA Conference 2006, Gangtok 9th NERCPA Conference 2007, Kohima 10th NERCPA Conference 2008, Aizawl 11th NERCPA Conference Interests/Recreations – Reading and Gardening Travels abroad – Widely travelled Additional Information

1981 – Member, Democratic Lawyers‘ Association

TRIPURA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Bhanu tat Saha M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 19 March 2008 assumption of office

Political Party – Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Date of Birth – 4 May 1 947

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – O n e

Education – B.Sc., B.Ed.

Career – Teacher, Political & Social Worker Positions held

1981–1988 – Elected to Tripura Legislative Assembly

1994–2004 Sabhadhipati, Paschim Tripura Zilla Parishad Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2008, Aizawl – 11th NERCPA Conference 2003, Delhi All India Adhyaksha Conference organized by Union Government on PRI 2001, Kolkata Regional Conference of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation Gauhati N.E. Seminar on Drinking Water (Sector Reforms)

Interests/Recreations – Sports, Culture and Scientific Affairs

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Additional Information 1986 onwards – State President, Tripura Kshet Mazdoor Union 2004–07 Chairman, Tripura Markfed Vice–President, All India Agricultural Workers‘ Union (AIAWU) Vice–President, Paschim Tripura Saksharata Sam ity

TRIPURA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Sukhamay Lodh

Office held and date of – Secretary; 22 November 2005 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 23 February 1947

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – O n e

Education – M.A., LL.B.

Career – Adv ocat e Positions held

1976 – Joined Tripura Judicial Service Chief Judicial Magistrate/Additional District Session Judge

2002–2003 Principal Law Officer–cum– Secretary, Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council

2003–2005 Registrar, Gauhati High Court, Agartala Bench Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2006, Gangtok 9th NERCPA Conference 2007, Kohima 10th NERCPA Conference

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2008, Aizawl 11th NERCPA Conference 2005, New Delhi 2nd India and Asia Regions CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Writing

UTTARAKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Harbans Kapoor M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 12 March 2007 assumption of office

Political Party – Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth – 7 January 1946

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.Sc., LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker Positions held

1989, 1991, 1993, 1996 – Elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (4 terms)

1991–1992 Minister of State for Rural Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh

2001 –2002 Minister of Urban Development, Labour and Employment, Government of Uttarakhand 2002, 2007 Elected to Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (2 terms) Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference

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2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference 2007, Pakistan 3rd India and Asia Regions CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Foreign Visits, Study Tours, Social and Cultural Activities

Travels abroad – Australia and Thailand

UTTARAKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Deputy Speaker (Vacant)

UTTARAKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Mahesh Chandra

Office held and date of – Principal Secretary; 27 November 2000 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 13 July 1951

Marital Status – Married

Children – Th r ee

Education – B.Sc., LL.B.

Career – Civil Serv ice

Positions held

1975 onwards – Joined the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Secretariat and served in various capacities

Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2001, Chandigarh – Conference of Presiding Officers and 2002, Bangalore Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in 2003, Mumbai India 2004, Ko lkata 2005, New Delhi 2007, Thiruvanantha puram 2008, Chandigarh 2002, Maldives Training Programme for Parliamentary Staff in the CPA Asia Region 2003, Sri Lanka 2nd Regional Conference of the CPA Branches in the Asia Region

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2004, Hyderabad 1st India and Asia Regions CPA Conference

2007, Pakistan 3rd India and Asia Regions CPA Conference 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 2008, Malaysia 54th CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Social Service

Travels abroad – Australia, Maldives, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand

UTTAR PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Ganesh Shankar Pandey

M.L.C.

Office held and date of –Chairman; 21 January, 2010 assumption of office

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UTTAR PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Deputy Chairman (Vacant)

UTTAR PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Dr. Mohan yadav

Office held and date of – Principal Secretary; 31 December 2008 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 14 July 1958

Marital Status – Marr ied

Children – Two

Education – M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.

Career – Civil Service

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Travelling

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UTTAR PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Sukhadeo Rajbhar M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 1 8 May 2007 assumption of office

Political Party – Bahujan Samaj Party

Date of Birth – 5 September 1951

Marital Status – Marr ied

Children – S ix

Education – B.Sc. (Agriculture) LL.B.

Career – Political and Social Worker

Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conference of Presiding Officers and 2008, Chandigarh Secretaries of the Legislative Bodies in India 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Social Work and Reading

Travels abroad – Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland and U.K.

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UTTAR PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Deputy Speaker (Vacant)

UTTAR PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Pradeep Kumar Dubey

Office held and date of – Principal Secretary; 30 July 2008 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 15 April 1957

Marital Status – Marr ied

Children – One

Education – M.A., LL.B.

Career – Judicial Service Positions held

1987–1991 – Judicial Magistrate and Munsif Magistrate/Civil Judge at Civil Courts, Lucknow

1991–1 994 Judicial Magistrate, Allahabad

1994–2006 Additional Legal Advisor/Legal Advisor to the Governor, Uttar Pradesh 2007 Additional District Judge, Basti and Barabanki Since 2007 Legal Adv isor to the Governor Since 2009 Principal Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Interests/Recreations – Reading and Travelling

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WEST BENGAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Hashim Abdul Halim M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Speaker; 14 June 1982 assumption of office

Political Party – Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Date of Birth – 5 June 1935

Marital Status – Marr ied

Children – Four

Education – M.C om ., LL.B., Honorary Doctorate awarded by Soka University, Tokyo, Japan in 1996

Career – Advocate, Trade Unionist, Political and Social Worker Positions held

1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, – Elected to West Bengal Legislative 1996, 2001 and 2006 Assembly (7 terms)

June 1977–May 1982 Minister, Judicial Department, Government of West Bengal 14 June 1982 onwards Speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1990, 1993, 2001, 2004 Member, CPA Executive Committee (4 terms)

1995, 2003 V ic e – Chairman, CPA Executive Comm itt ee 2004 Acting Chairman, CPA Executive Comm itt ee

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2005 Chairman, Executive Committee of CPA in the 51st CPA Conference President, West Bengal Branch of CPA Chairman of several Committees of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Member, Standing Committee, Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

– Attended all the Conferences of the Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India since 1982 1982, The Bahamas 28th CPA Conference 1983, Kenya 29th CPA Conference 1984, Isle of Man 30th CPA Conference 1985, Canada 31st CPA Conference 1986, U.K. 32nd CPA Conference 1987, Malaysia 33rd CPA Conference 1988, Australia 34th CPA Conference 1989, Barbados 35th CPA Conference

1990, Zimbabwe 36th CPA Conference 1990, Botswana Executive Committee Meetings of the CPA 1991, The Bailiwick of Executive Committee Meetings of Guernsey the CPA 1991, India 37th CPA Conference 1992, Cayman Islands Executive Committee Meetings of the CPA 1992, The Bahamas 38th CPA Conference 1993, Cyprus 39th CPA Conference 1994, Canada 40th CPA Conference 1994, Norfolk Islands Executive Committee Meetings of the CPA 1995, Malta Executive Committee Meetings of the CPA

1995, Sri Lanka 41st CPA Conference 1996, Malaysia 42nd CPA Conference 1997, Mauritius 43rd CPA Conference

1998, New Zealand 44th CPA Conference 1999, Port of Spain 45th CPA Conference 2000, U. K. 46th CPA Conference 2001, Australia 47th CPA Conference 2002, Namibia 48th CPA Conference 2003, Bangladesh 49th CPA Conference 2004, Canada 50th CPA Conference 2005, Fiji 51st CPA Conference 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference 2007, India 53rd CPA Conference 54th CPA Conference 55th CPA Conference

Attended meetings and Conferences of the World Federation of United Nations Association (WFUNA) Africa, Canada, France, – Study tour Kenya, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A. Interests/Recreations – Travelling, Reading, Promotion of Parliamentary System, Scientific Knowledge and Sports; especially Football. Committe to the Cause of Human Development, Democracy and Pov erty Allev iation

Travels abroad – Widely travelled Additional Information – Member, West Bengal State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)

1963 Joined Bar Association 1963–1977 Practising lawy er 1965–1977 Secretary , Central Government Forms Press Workers‘ Union

1977–1980 Working President, Central Government Forms Press Workers‘ Union Associated with Trade Union movements President, World Federation of United Nations Associations, San Francisco (1995), USA and Kolkata (2000), India

Vice–President, National Federation of the Government of India Press Workers‘ Union President, Iran Society, Kolkata President, All India Lawyers‘ Union

Chairman, Mahajati Sadan Board of Trustees Chairman, Millennium Committee, West Bengal Founder Secretary, Chandney Sporting Club Treasurer, CPA

WEST BENGAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Bhakti Pada Ghosh M.L.A.

Office held and date of – Deputy Speaker; 16 June 2006 assumption of office

Political Party – All India Forward Bloc

Date of Birth – 17 January 1943

Marital Status – Marr ied

Children – Two

Education – M.Sc., LL.B.

Career – Lawyer and Social Worker

Positions held

1978 – General Secretary, Birbhum District Committee; Member, State Committee; National Committee, All India Forward Bloc 2001, 2006 Elected to West Bengal Legislative Assembly (2 terms) Member, Committee on Entitlement, West Bengal Legislative Assembly Member: (i) Standing Committee on Labour; (ii) Standing Committee on Commerce and Industries, West Bengal Legislative Assembly Chairman: (i) Committee of Privileges; and (ii) Library Committee, West Bengal Legislative Assembly

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Vice – President, CPA (West Bengal Branch)

Vice–President, West Bengal Forum for Parliamentary Studies

Conferences/Seminars attended and v isits made

2004, Kolkata – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2007, Thiruvananthapuram and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies 2008, Chandigarh in India 2006, Nigeria 52nd CPA Conference 2007, New Delhi 53rd CPA Conference 2009, Tanzania 55th CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Reading, Discussion and Debate on Constitutional and legal Issues

Travels abroad – Denmark, The Netherlands, Nigeria and Sweden

WEST BENGAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri jadablal Chakraborty

Office held and date of – Secretary; 15 February 2006 assumption of office

Date of Birth – 21 February 1946

Marital Status – Mar r ied

Children – Two

Education – B.A.

Career – Civil Serv ice

Positions held – Served in various capacities in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made

2007, Thiruvananthapuram – Conferences of Presiding Officers 2008, Chandigarh and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India

2007, India – 53rd CPA Conference

2007, Pakistan – 3rd India and Asia Regions CPA Conference

Interests/Recreations – Music and Reading Books

Travels abroad – Pakistan and U.K. Additional Information

22-27 October, 2007 – Visited Parliament of U.K., London and Parliament of Scotland at Edinburgh to strengthen mutual relationship between India and U.K.

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