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PROFILES HANDBOOK

LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT November 2020 i LSS/WWC/POC/November 2020

© 2020, Secretariat, New Delhi

Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (Sixteenth Edition) and printed by Graphic Printers, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110 005. PREFACE

The 80th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference is being held in Kevadiya, Gujarat on 25th and 26th November, 2020. This Profiles Handbook, brought out by the on the occasion, contains brief biographical information on the Presiding Officers and Secretaries General/ Principal Secretaries/Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India. The profiles have been prepared on the basis of information received from the respective Legislature Secretariats and also on the basis of information contained in a similar Handbook brought out during the 79th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference held in in December 2019. It is hoped the Publication will be found useful by all the Delegates.

New Delhi Snehlata Shrivastava November 2020 Secretary General Lok Sabha

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CONTENTS

Page(s)

Preface ...... (i)

Important Abbreviations...... (ix-x)

1. Lok Sabha Speaker...... 1 Secretary-General...... 8 Secretary...... 15 2. Deputy Chairman...... 16 Secretary-General...... 19 3. Legislative Council Chairman...... 22 Deputy Chairman...... 24 Secretary...... 27 4. Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 28 Deputy Speaker...... 30 Secretary...... 32 5. Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 33 Deputy Speaker...... 35 Secretary...... 36 6. Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 37 Deputy Speaker...... 39 Secretary-in-charge...... 40 7. Legislative Council Acting Chairman...... 41 Acting Secretary...... 43 8. Bihar Legislative Assembly Secretary...... 44 9. Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 46 (iii) Page(s)

Deputy Speaker...... 49 Principal Secretary...... 51 10. Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 53 Deputy Speaker...... 55 Secretary...... 56 11. Speaker...... 57 Deputy Speaker...... 58 Secretary...... 59 12. Gujarat Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 60 Secretary...... 62 13. Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 65 Deputy Speaker...... 68 Secretary...... 69 14. Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 71 Deputy Speaker...... 72 Secretary...... 73 15. Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 74 Secretary...... 76 16. Legislative Council Chairman...... 77 Deputy Chairman...... 78 Secretary...... 80 17. Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 81 Deputy Speaker...... 82 Secretary...... 83 18. Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 84 Deputy Speaker...... 86 Secretary-in-charge...... 88

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19. Legislative Assembly Protem Speaker...... 89 Principal Secretary...... 91 20. Legislative Council Chairman...... 96 Deputy Chairman...... 98 Secretary...... 101 21. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 103 Deputy Speaker...... 106 Secretary...... 108 22. Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 109 Deputy Speaker...... 110 Secretary...... 111 23. Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 114 Deputy Speaker...... 115 Commissioner and Secretary...... 116 24. Mizoram Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 117 Deputy Speaker...... 119 Commissioner and Secretary...... 120 25. Nagaland Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 122 Secretary...... 124 26. Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 126 Deputy Speaker...... 128 Secretary...... 129 27. Puducherry Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 130 Deputy Speaker...... 132 Secretary...... 133 28. Punjab Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 134 Deputy Speaker...... 136 Secretary...... 138

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29. Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 139 Secretary...... 143 30. Sikkim Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 145 Deputy Speaker...... 146 Secretary...... 147 31. Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 148 Deputy Speaker...... 150 Secretary-in-charge...... 152 32. Legislative Council Chairman...... 153 Deputy Chairman...... 154 Secretary...... 156 33. Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 157 Deputy Speaker...... 159 Secretary...... 160 34. Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 163 Deputy Speaker...... 165 Secretary...... 167 35. Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 168 Deputy Speaker...... 170 Secretary-in-charge...... 171 36. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Chairman...... 172 Principal Secretary...... 173 37. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 174 Principal Secretary...... 178 38. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker...... 181 Secretary...... 183

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IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

A.A.P. A.I.A.W.U. All India Agricultural Workers’ Union A.I.C.C. All India Congress Committee A.S.E.B. Assam State Electricity Board A.S.G.P. Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments B.A. Bachelor of Arts B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration B.Com. Bachelor of Commerce B.J.P. Bharatiya B.L. Bachelor of Law B. Lib. Sc. Bachelor of Library Science B.Sc. Bachelor of Science C.P.A. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association C.S.P.O.C. Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth C.W.C. Congress Working Committee F.C.A. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants G.A.T.T. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade I.A.S. Indian Administrative Service I.F.L.A. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (ix) I.N.T.U.C. Indian National Trade Union Congress I.P.U. Inter-Parliamentary Union LL.B. Bachelor of Law M.A. Master of Arts M.B.A. Master of Business Administration M.L./LL.M. Master of Law M.L.A. Member of Legislative Assembly M.L.C. Member of Legislative Council N.E.J.O.T.I. North-Eastern Judicial Officers Training Institute N.E.R.C.P.A. North-East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association N.J.A. National Judicial Academy O.B.C. Other Backward Classes O.N.G.C. Oil and Natural Gas Commission Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy S.O.C.A.T.T. Society of Clerks-at-the-Table U.A.E. United Arab Emirates U.K. United Kingdom U.N.O. United Nations Organisation U.S.A. United States of America V.A.T. Value Added Tax

(x) BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PRESIDING OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES-GENERAL/SECRETARIES OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN INDIA xii LOK SABHA

Shri M.P.

Office held and date of - Speaker, 19 June 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Date of Birth - 23 November 1962 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - M.Com. Profession - Agriculturist and Social worker Positions Held 1987 to 1991 - District President, Kota, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha 1993-1997 - State President, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Rajasthan State 1997-2003 - National Vice President, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha 2003, 2008, 2013 - Member, Vidhan Sabha, 12th, 13th and 14th Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha (3 terms) 2004 - Member, ‘A’ of the 12th Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha 1 2004-2008 - Parliamentary Secretary (MoS), Government of Rajasthan 2009-2010 - Member, Committee on Public Sector Undertakings and General Purposes Committee, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly May, 2014 - Elected to 14 Aug. 2014-30 April 2016 - Member, Committee on Estimates 1 Sept.2014- 25 May 2019 - Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Standing Committee on Energy Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 3 July 2015- 30 April 2016 - Member, sub-Committee-III, Committee on Estimates May, 2019 - Re-elected to (2nd term) 19 June, 2019 - Unanimously elected as Speaker, 17th Lok Sabha; Chairperson, (i) Business Advisory Committee; (ii) Rules Committee; (iii) Standing Committee of All India Presiding Officers’ Conference; and (iv) Executive Committee of CPA India Region Position held as Speaker - President, (i) Indian Parliamentary Group; (ii) India Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and (iii) Chairman of CPA India Region

Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made 2018, Turkey - Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs and First Executive Council of APA 2 2019, Maldives - Fourth South Asian Speakers’ Summit on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2019, Uganda - 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference 2019, Serbia - 141st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly 2019, Japan - 6th G-20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit 2020, Canada - The 25th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) Interests - Social Service/Service of Nation/ poor/old/handicapped/helpless women through various mediums Social and Cultural - Social Service: Set up the Nishulk activities Paridhan Uphaar Kendra for distribution of clothes to the poor and needy - Launched the Prasadam project to provide free food to the underprivileged - Launched a Medicine Bank project to provide free treatment and medicines to the poor, helpless and needy patients. This project is for providing free medicines for treatment of those who are unable to get treatment due to lack of money - Set up a portable school, Meri Paathshala in slums to provide education to children of nomadic and poor families living temporarily in Kuchchi colonies of urban areas - Got set up various Matru Gyaan Kendra in rural areas under Corporate Social Responsibility (C.S.R.) policy and social cooperation to educate

3 both working women and house- wives in rural areas - To help labourers who are compelled to sleep on roads during chilling winters, set up modern Rain Baseras (shelter homes), wherein facilities like free heater, bed, mattress, quilts, nutritious food and morning tea are provided free of cost - Set up the Kambal Nidhi Prakalp to help attendants of patients coming for treatment in M.B.S. Hospital, the biggest in Kota region and the New Medical College Hospital, Kota wherein free blankets and beds are provided - Started organising from 2006 onwards, the historic and patriotic programme Azadi ke Swar on the eve of Independence Day every year to instill patriotism in the common man, especially the youth to remember sacrifices made by the martyrs and for inculcating the spirit of nationalism and character- building in the new generation. It is being organised as a festival in Kota every year - Organized felicitation programmes for the senior citizens of Kota and Bundi. Through the Programmes, the experience of senior citizens was sought for development of Kota city - In March 2015, Ek Mutthi Ann Rahat Abhiyaan, a campaign to give relief to farmers affected by hailstorms, was launched. Foodgrains were collected by going home to home and made available to hailstorm affected farmers in rural areas 4 - As Parliamentary Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan during 2004-2008, provided help to the poor, needy and medically serious patients by giving them financial assistance upto Rs. 50 lakh through the State Government

- Led the relief team during rescue operations to help the flood victims during the devastating flood in Kota city on 15-16 August 2004 by providing shelter and medical facilities to them in Kota city

- Helped Cancer and Thalassemia patients through various voluntary and social organizations; Launched a special campaign to provide aid including free motorized cycles (battery-operated), tri-cycles, wheel chairs and hearing aids to empower the differently-abled

- Launched Green Kota Campaign with the collaboration of social, religious and trade organizations to plant one lakh trees in Kota to protect the environment. Saplings, including Tulsi, were distributed to all households

Other Information 1978-1979 - President, Student’s Union, Government Higher Secondary School, Gumanpura, Kota during 1978-79

1987-1995 - President, Kota Cooperative Consumer Wholesale Bhandar Ltd., Kota 1992-1995 - President, Rajasthan State Cooperative Consumer Federation Ltd.

5 1992-2004 - Director, National Cooperative Consumer Federation Ltd., New Delhi 2002-2004 - Vice President, National Cooperative Consumer Federation Ltd., New Delhi Political and Social Movements - Launched a mass movement for setting up of an I.I.T. in Kota - Started a movement to make available water of Chambal river to Bundi District - Launched a massive mass movement to provide employment to the local people in Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant in Rawatbhata and development of the area Achievements - Raised more than 500 Questions during the Thirteenth Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha and was included in the list Sadan ke Sitare (Star of the House) more than 6 times - Led the movement to eradicate malnutrition from the Sahariya tribal area of Baran District of Rajasthan - After the Bhuj earthquake in Gujarat on 26 January 2001, led the team of 100 volunteers with Doctors for 10 days and worked day and night to provide assistance and to distribute food items and medicines - Inspired youth to work for the nation and society by connecting them with the organisational ideology as National Vice President of Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha - Promoted the Super Bazar Yojana across the country as Vice President

6 of National Cooperative Consumers Federation Limited, New Delhi - Took the initiative to distribute free medicines to the pensioners of the State - Launched new welfare schemes by reviving the distressed Kota District Cooperative Consumer Wholesale Bhandar Limited - Launched the Uphaar Kendra Yojana to provide quality products on reasonable rates at a single place so as to further empower the cooperative movement in the State Permanent Address - 80-B, Dussehra Scheme, Shakti Nagar, Kota, Rajasthan-324 009 Telefax: (0744) 2505555, 2502525 Present Address - 20, Akbar Road, New Delhi-110001, Tels. (011) 23014011, (011) 23014022, (011) 23016212 (Fax) Office address - 16, Parliament House, New Delhi-110001 Tels: (011) 23017795, 23017914

7 LOK SABHA

Smt. Snehlata Shrivastava

Office held and date of - Secretary General, assumption of office 1 December 2017

Date of Birth - 18 September 1957

Marital Status - Married

Children - One

Educational Qualifications - M.A.(Geography), M. Phil.

Career - Civil Service Positions Held 1982 - Joined Indian Administrative Service (Madhya Pradesh Cadre) 1982 - 1984 - Training in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, 1984 - Aug. 1985 - Assistant Collector, Indore and SDM, Mhow, District Indore Aug. 1985 - mid July 1988 - Under Secretary and Additional Collector, Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation, Government of Madhya Pradesh July 1988 - Feb. 1989 - Collector and District Magistrate, Mandsaur District, Madhya Pradesh

8 Feb. 1989 - Mar. 1994 - Deputy Secretary, Home Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh

Mar.1994 - Nov. 1994 - Deputy Secretary, Energy, Government of Madhya Pradesh

Nov. 1994 - July 1995 - Deputy Secretary, Commerce & Industry, Government of Madhya Pradesh

July 1995 - Nov. 1998 - Deputy Secretary/Additional Secretary/Director, Finance (Budget), Deptt. of Finance, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh

Dec. 1998 - Feb. 2000 - Executive Director, Mining Corporation, Government of Madhya Pradesh

Mar. 2000 - Mar. 2001 - Director (America, Canada and Exchange Control)

Apr. 2001 - July 2001 - Director, Fund Bank Division

July 2001 - Feb 2003 - Director [ADB & Infrastructure, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)]

3 Mar. 2003 - 28 Feb. 2005 - Joint Secretary (Administration), Central Board of Direct Taxes- Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance,

1 Mar. 2005 - 28 Feb. 2007 - Chief Vigilance Officer, Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES)

7 Mar. 2007 - 21 May 2008 - Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department & Technical Education & Training Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh

21 May 2008 - 22 Dec. 2008 - Relief Commissioner, Revenue Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh

9 22 Dec. 2008 - 24 Apr. 2010 - Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh

24 Apr. 2010 - 19 Jan. 2011 - Principal Secretary, Culture & Parliamentary Affairs Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh

20 Jan. 2011 - 31 Dec. 2012 - Joint Secretary (Department of Justice), Govt. of India

1 Jan. 2013 - 30 Apr. 2016 - Special/Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

30 Apr. 2016 - 30 Sept. 2017 - Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India

1 December 2017 – till date - Secretary – General, Lok Sabha Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made - Indo-Canada Bilateral Consultation in Ottawa (Canada) 2000, Canada - Various Loan negotiations meetings with Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila and World Bank (WB) in Washington January 2018 - The 24th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), Victoria (Seychelles) February 2018 - The 6th Conference of CPA India Region, Patna (Bihar) March 2018 - Under the supervision and guidance of Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha organized the National Conference of Legislators, New Delhi. May 2018 - The Zonal Meeting of Zone-I of CPA India Region, Dehradun, (Uttarakhand)

10 July 2018 - Third South Asian Speakers’ Summit on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Colombo (Sri Lanka) 4 – 7 September 2018 - The 54th General Meeting of the Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SOCATT), Toronto (Canada) 22 September 2018 - The Conference of Presiding Officers and Training Programme for Legislators in Zone-IV of CPA India Region, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) October 2018 - 139th Assembly of the Inter- Parliamentary Union, Geneva (Switzerland) 31 Oct. – 2 Nov. 2018 - Parliamentary Forum, G-20 Speakers’ Summit and G-20 Women Speakers’ Summit held in the context of G-20 Leaders Summit, Buenos Aires (Argentina) 1 & 2 September 2019 - Fourth South Asian Speakers’ Summit on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) held in Male (Maldives) 22 – 29 September 2019 - 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference held in Kampala (Uganda) 13 – 17 October 2019 - 141st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly held in Belgrade (Serbia) 3 – 5 November 2019 - 6th G-20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit held in Tokyo, Japan Countries visited - Australia, Belarus, Bhutan, Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mozambique, Nepal, Philippines, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K., U.S.A., Zambia and Zimbabwe

11 Other Information - During the 35 years of Government Service, held various positions in the State Government of Madhya Pradesh and also served in various capacities in different Ministries of Government of India such as Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Law and Justice. Retired as Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Home and Justice on 30 September 2017. In the very initial years of appointment, as Assistant Collector, Indore- and SDM, Mhow, worked on developmental agenda of the Government and handled various law & order situations in the District Indore and Sub-Division Mhow in the State of Madhya Pradesh. During the last posting as Secretary, (Department of Justice) an ambitious project of Computerization of 16,000 Courts was under implementation; pendency reduction through Judicial Reforms was also undertaken. Also, while serving the State Government, actively associated with the finalization of the Non Conventional Energy Policy; dealt with matters related to State Industrial Policy; processed & prepared State Budget for 3 years; took special interest in the environment management & labour welfare issues in the Mining Sector; School & Higher Education; Land Management, farmers issues & Disaster Management; etc. As Principal Secretary, Culture and as a Trustee of Bharat Bhawan organized many functions. While serving in the Govt. of India as Director (Infrastructure), processed and analyzed the various policy

12 issues pertaining to Telecom, Roads, Ports, Shipping, Railways & Airports. As part of the National Highway Development Project, negotiated Grand Trunk Improvement Project of US $ 590 Million with IBRD; also worked on preparing and notifying all the rules and regulations under the newly enacted Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. As Joint Secretary (Admn.) CBDT, dealt with personnel management of Indian Revenue Service; As Chief Vigilance Officer, RITES investigated complaints and took preventive measures and made efforts to promote transparency; As Special / Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, dealt with Banking, Insurance & Pension Funds and was Government appointed Director on the Boards of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), General Insurance Corporation (GIC) & National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) Since I joined as Secretary General, Lok Sabha on 1st December, 2017, some of the works undertaken are: - To make Lok Sabha a paperless office, introduced e-office for files, e-leave management system - Annual performance Appraisal System in electronic form which have greatly reduced the use of paper in Lok Sabha Secretariat - Bio-metric attendance system was introduced to streamline the attendance registration process and

13 bring it at par with Government of India standards - Supervised the work of constitution of 17th Lok Sabha resulting in completion of registration process of Members of Parliament in minimal possible time in an IT enabled environment. Permanent Identity cards to Members of Parliament were provided immediately at the time of registration for the first time. A lot of paper work was also reduced after introducing online forms to get filled up by the elected MPs - Took several environment friendly measures including banning single use plastic and reducing printing work for saving number of trees

14 LOK SABHA

Shri Utpal Kumar Singh

Current Assignment - Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat Since 01-09-2020- till date Date of Birth - 29 July 1960 Educational Qualifications - B.A. (Hons), Delhi University (1982), History - M.A., Delhi University (1984), History - M.A. Public Policy & Management, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague Netherland (2005), Public Policy & Management - Certificate course in Public Private Partnership, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, U.S.A. (2016) in Infrastructure

15 RAJYA SABHA

Shri Harivansh M.P.

Office held and date of - Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha; assumption of office (i) 9th August, 2018 to 9th April, 2020 (ii) 14th September, 2020 to till date Political Party - (United) Date of Birth - 30 June 1956 Marital Status - Married Children - One son and one daughter Educational Qualifications - M.A. (Economics) and Diploma in Journalism Career - Journalist/Writer; Sub-Editor, Dharamyug, TOI Group, Mumbai, 1977-81; Assistant Editor, Ravivar, weekly, ABP Group, , 1985-89; Additional Information Advisor (in the rank of Joint- Secretary— Government of India) to the Prime Minister Shri Chandra Shekharji, 1990-91; Chief Editor, Prabhat Khabar, Hindi daily, , 1989- June 1990 and June 1991-30 June 2016; served on several Boards, Commissions and committees of Government of India; Consulting Editor, Vidura, (Hindi) a prestigious magazine of Press Institute of India 16 Conferences/Seminars - Attended the World Hindi attended and visits made Conferences held in London (U.K.), 1999, Surinam, 2003, New York (U.S.A.), 2007 and Johannesburg (South Africa), 2012; attended WAN (World Association of Newspaper) meetings in Moscow, Guttenberg and Cape Town (South Africa); U.K., the International Growth Week Conference; Switzerland and Doha, Inter Parliamentary Union’s Conferences; U.S.A, UN General Assembly, South Asian Speakers’ Meet in Male; Speakers Conference of Eurasian Countries held in Nur Sultan Kazakhstan, 2019

Interests/Recreations - Reading/Writing Travels Abroad - Visited U.S.A., U.K., Britain, Russia, China, Mexico, Brazil, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Surinam, South Africa, Switzerland, Mauritius, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Italy, Doha, Male, Kazakhstan, Canada Additional Information (i) Participation in House - Actively participated in the deliberative and legislative activities of Rajya Sabha. Had been Member of several Parliamentary Committees— Department Related, Select and Joint Committees, Currently Chairman, Committee on Privileges and Committee on MPLAD Scheme (ii) Awards - Received, Madhav Rao Sapre Award in August 2008 at Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) for his dedicated contribution in the field of journalism; Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi Award (iii) Books written - An avid reader and writer, he has written around two dozen books on different topics ranging from 17 parliamentary, social and economic issues, regional issues, tribal problems, etc. Several books are on life and works of Chandra Shekhar ji, latest one was released by the Prime Minister in the august presence of Hon’ble Vice-

18 RAJYA SABHA

Shri Desh Deepak Verma

Office held and date of - Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha, assumption of office since 1 September, 2017 - Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India Date of Birth - 26 June 1953 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son and One Daughter Educational Qualifications - M.Sc. (Physics) University of Allahabad (U.P.) India - M.B.A. (International Business) from Australia Career - Ex-IAS Officer: 1978 batch, Formerly Secretary to GOI and at present Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha

Conferences/Seminars - (i) 137th Assembly of the IPU attended and Visits made (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation) [14-18 October, 2017] (ii) 63rd CPA Conference (Dhaka ) (4-8 November, 2017) (iii) Meeting of the SOCATT (Toronto, Canada) (5-6 September, 2018) (iv) 139th Assembly of IPU (Geneva, Switzerland) (14-18 October, 2018)

19 (v) Goodwell RS Delegation (Japan) (15-20 March, 2019) (vi) 4th South Asian Speakers’ Summit on achieving the SDGs (vii) 4th Meeting of the Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliament (Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan) (23-24 September, 2019) (viii) 141st Assembly of the IPU (Belgrade, Serbia) (13-17 October, 2019) (ix) 206th Session of the IPU Governing Council (Extraordinary Virtual Session) (1-4 November, 2020) Interests/Recreations - Music, Poetry writing, Badminton and Golf. Keen interest in oratory, dramatics and social service Travels Abroad - More than 30 countries

Additional Information - Author of several publications on environment related topics. Some of these are (a) “Whither CBD” : January 2007, published in ‘LEAD’ Journal - an international journal published from U.K. (b) Perspective on Biodiversity - A Vision for Mega Diverse Countries: 2006 : published by Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Government of India (c) Structure of GEAC and its system of evaluating: December 2003 carried by www.genecampaign.or; Also worked as Editor of a quarterly Biosafety Newsletter published under the GEF-World Bank Capacity Building Project of MoEF, GoI. As Joint Secretary, MoEF, wrote the Biodiversity Act, which is now one of the most progressive legislations of the country; Wrote articles

20 titled “For Power to reach All” and “vkWyfEid vc vkxs D;k”, published in the prominent Newspaper Dailies “Indian Express” and “fgUnqLrku” respectively. Wrote an article titled “Migrant Workers – A Road Map to Strengthen India’s Rural Economy”, published in the prominent Newspaper Daily “Hindustan Times”

21 ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Sri Mohammed Ahmed Shariff

Office held and date of - Chairman; Andhra Pradesh assumption of office Legislative Council; 07-02-2019 Political Party - Date of Birth - 1 January 1955 Marital Status - Married Children - Four Educational Qualifications - Post Graduation Career - Political and Social Worker Positions held - Worked as Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Minority Finance Corporation for more than five years - Worked as Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation for more than two years - Worked as Government Whip, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council for one year Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended Seminar in Delhi on 28-08-2019 as Presiding Officer, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and attended 79th Presiding

22 Officers’ Conference in Dehradun on 19-12-2019 Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Promoting Education, Book reading Travels Abroad - Pilgrimage to Mecca & Madeena of Saudi Arabia six times - Political tour to China, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong-Kong

23 ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Reddy Subrahmanyam

Office held and date of - Deputy Chairman; since 31 March assumption of office 2017 Political Party - Telugu Desam Party Date of Birth - 18 October 1958 Marital Status - Married—Smt. Reddyananthakumari Children - One daughter-Reddy Thapasvirenusri Educational Qualifications - B. Com. Career - Political and Social Worker Positions held - Worked as East Godavari District General Secretary and Vice President, Telugu Desam Party - Worked as Executive Secretary, Telugu Desam Party, Andhra Pradesh - Worked as Chairman, State Backward Communities Cell, Telugu Desam Party - Worked as General Secretary, Telugu Desam Party and In-Charge for West Godavari, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram Districts - Sarpanch, Kothapeta, East Godavari from 1981 to 1987 24 - Sarpanch, Kothapeta, East Godavari from 2000 to 2005 - General Secretary, State Sarpanches Association, Andhra Pradesh from 2000 to 2005 - Member, Zillagrandhalayasamstha, East Godavari District from 1983 to 1988 - Member, District Consumer Forum, East Godavari District from 1985 to 1990 - Member, District Telecom Advisory Board, East Godavari District - Director, B.C. Cooperative Finance Corporation Limited, Andhra Pradesh - Director, Andhra Pradesh State Panchayat Raj Chamber - Director, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation - Director, Andhra Pradesh State Industrial and Infrastructure Devlopement Corporation - Elected as Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from Local Bodies on 18-06-2015 - Elected as Deputy Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council on 31-03-2017 - Chairman, Committee on Petitions, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from 31-03-2017 - Worked as In-charge Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from 28-05-2017 to 14-11-2017

Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended CPC- 2017 of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at Dhaka Bangladesh

25 Interests/Recreations - Reading literary books, Sports Travels Abroad - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bahrain Additional Information - Director, (i) B.C. Cooperative Finance Corporation Limited, Andhra Pradesh; (ii) Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation; (iii) Andhra Pradesh State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation; Member, (i) Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha, East Godavari (1983 - 1988); (ii) District Consumer Forum, East Godavari (1985 - 1990); (iii) District Telecom Advisory Board, East Godavari

26 ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri P. Balakrishnamacharyulu

Office held and date of - Secretary, State Legislature (Both assumption of office Council and Assembly), 28th April 2020 Political Party - NA Date of Birth - 30 April 1960 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - M.A., LL.B Career - Joined in AP Legislature as ATT in 1993, December and Promoted as Assistant Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary and Secretary Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made Attended : - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference on Parliament and Media Law Conference at Vishakhapatnam during the month of April 2015 Interests/Recreations - Reading books

27 ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Thammineni Seetharam

Office held and date of - A.P. Legislative Assembly, assumption of office Amaravathi 13-06-2019; Elected as Speaker, APLA Political Party - Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)

Date of Birth - 08-02-1955 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - B.A. Career - 1979-Student Union Leader 1981-Director of co-operative Sugar Factory, Amadalavalasa 1983-1985 : Member, APLA 1985-89 : Member, APLA 1985-89 : Govt. Whip 1991-94 : Member, APLA, Vice Chariman, A.P. Sports Council, 1994-95 : Minister for Law & Services 1995-97 : Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development 1997-98 : Minister for Information &

28 Public Relations & Tourism 1998-99 : Minister for I & PR 1999-2004 : Minster for YA & Sports and Exercise 2019 : Member, APLA 13-06-2019 : Elected as Speaker, APLA Conferences/Seminars - 24-09-2019 to 07-10-2019 attended and Visits made 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Kampala, Uganda 18-12-2019 : Prestigious conference of the Legislative Bodies in India to discuss & Exchange of Experience and View among the Fraternity of Presiding Officers in the country at Dehradun, Uttarakhand Interests/Recreations - Book Reading, Sports Travels Abroad - UAE, Uganda, France (Paris), Switzerland

29 ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Kona Raghupathi

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker; 19-06-2019 assumption of office Political Party - YSR Congress Party Date of Birth - 03-08-1959 Marital Status - Married Children - Son : Kona Nikhil Daughter : Kona Neeraja Educational Qualifications - Bachelor of Commerce from Osmania University Career - Ex General Secretary - Federation of AP State Small Scale Industries Association (FAPSSIA) - Ex Member, AP State Labour Welfare Board - Secretary, Kona Prabhakara Rao Memorial Trust, Bapatla - Secretary, Kona Prabhakara Rao Nataka Parishat - Hon. President - “Kona Sena” - Ex Secretary, Bapatla Town Hall Management Trust, Bapatla

30 - Tiranga Run - Promotion of Communal Harmony and oneness - Rural Sanitation - 2800 household laterines - Started career as Industrialist & Established Anok Precision & Tools Company - Chairman - Uppal Industrial Estate - Started Political Carrier by taking his father’s inheritance in the year 2002 - MCC Oquil Oka Raju - In the year 2004 supported Congress Party - In the year 2009 contested as Independent in Bapatla Conferences/Seminars - Visited Karnataka Assembly and attended and Visits made Participated in the Petitions Committee Seminar Interests/Recreations - Tennis & Cricket Travels Abroad - 40+ countries around the world

31 ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri P. Balakrishnamacharyulu

Office held and date of - Secretary, State Legislature (Both assumption of office Council and Assembly), 28th April 2020

32 ARUNACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Passang Dorjee Sona

Office held and date of - Speaker; 4 June 2019 assumption of Office

Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Date of Birth - 6 November 1972

Marital Status - Married

Children - One (Son)

Educational Qualifications - B.A. (Hon.), LL.B. University of Delhi Career - i) Chairman, Legal Cell, APCC, Government of Arunachal Pradesh ii) Elected Member of Legislative Assembly in the year 2009 and was Chairman, Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture Marketing Board, Government of Arunachal Pradesh iii) Chairman, Hydro Power Development Corporation of Arunachal Pradesh iv) Last Portfolio held as Parliamentary Secretary (Tourism), Government of Arunachal Pradesh

33 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made Interests /Recreations - Photography, Badminton, Table Tennis and Football Travels Abroad - USA, England, Germany, France, Switzerland, Netherland, Scotland, South Africa, Macau, Belgium, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar and Nepal

34 ARUNACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Tesam Pongte

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker; 4 June 2019 assumption of Office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party Date Of Birth - 30 March 1975 Marital Status - Married Children - Two (one son and one daughter) Educational Qualifications - B.A. Pass Career - Conferences /Seminars - Leadership Training at Mumbai attended and Visits made Interests /Recreations - Badminton/News Travels Abroad - Europe and Thailand

35 ARUNACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Kago Habung

Office held and date of - Secretary, 01 February 2020 assumption of office Date of Birth - 30 July 1964 Marital Status - Married Children - Five Educational Qualifications - B.A. Career - Legislature Service Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Kampala, Uganda Interests/Recreations - Travelling, Cleaning and Gardening Travels Abroad - U.K., Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

36 ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Hitendra Nath Goswami

Office held and date of - Speaker; 30 January 2017 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Date of Birth - 1 January 1959 Marital Status - Married Children - One Daughter Educational Qualifications - M.Sc. (Chemistry), LL.B. Career - Advocate, Gauhati High Court - Founder/Convenor of North East Region Students Union (NERSU) - Ex-Minister, Assam - MLA (1991-96, 1996-2001, 2001-2006, 2016-till date) - Speaker, Assam Legislative Assembly - Chairman, CPA India Region Zone-III - President, North East Regional Institute of Parliamentary Studies, Training & Research (NERIPSTR) - Member, CPA India Region Executive Committee

37 - Member, CPA Executive Committee, London, UK - Chairperson, Committee of Presiding Officers to evaluate the use of C&IT in the functioning of Legislature and suggest way forward Conferences/Seminars - Attended CPC held in New Delhi attended and Visits made - Attended 63rd CPC held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017 - Attended Mid Year CPA ExCo Meeting, Mauritius, March, 2018 - Attended Mid Year CPA ExCo Meeting, London in November, 2018 - Attended Mid Year CPA ExCo Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, April, 2019 - Attended 64th CPC held in Kampala, Uganda, September, 2019 - Attended NERCPA Conference held in Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and CPA India Region Zone-III Conference in Assam - Attended 7th CPA India Region Conference in Lucknow, UP in January, 2020 Interests/Recreations - Works on Child Development, Travelling, Reading Books and Watching Games Travel Abroad - UK, Canada, South Africa, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Dubai, France, Scotland, Ireland

38 ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Aminul Haque Laskar

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 31 July 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Date of Birth - 27 February 1966 Marital Status - Married Children - One son and one daughter Educational Qualifications - B.A. Career - Working President of Eid Samilony Uddayapan Committee, Silchar, Assam - President Berenga Pollimongal Club Conferences/Seminars - Attended 7th CPA India Region attended and Visits made Conference in Lucknow, UP in January 2020 Interests/Recreations - Social Work

39 ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Amarendra Narayan Deka

Office held and date of - Secretary-in-Charge assumption of office Date of Birth - 1 January 1961 Educational Qualifications - Graduate Marital Status - Married Children - Two Career - Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended CPC held in New Delhi - Attended Mid Year CPA ExCo. meeting, Ottawa, Canada, April 2019 - Attended 7th CPA India Region in Lucknow, UP in January, 2020 Travels Abroad - Macau, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Canada Interests/Recreations - Sports, Travel & Cultivation

40 BIHAR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Awadhesh Narain Singh

Office held and date of - Acting Chairman, Bihar Legislative assumption of office Council, 17 June 2020 Political Party - BJP Date of Birth - 22 June 1948 Marital Status - Married Children - Four sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications - B.Sc. Engineering, B.I.T Sindri (Ranchi University) Social and Political Activities Posts Held - President, Lions club, Patna - Member, Bihar chamber of commerce - Chairman for Seven Years of Aashiyana Co-operative Housing Society, Patna - Vice-president of Bihar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party - Treasurer of Bihar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party - Member, Bihar Legislative Council, (South Chhotanagpur Constituency) since 18.03.1993

41 - Chief Whip, Opposition (N.D.A)- 17.08.2002 to 17.03.2005 - Chief Whip, Ruling (N.D.A)- 30.11.2005 to 12.04.2008 - Cabinet Minister, Labour Resource Department, Bihar Govt. - 13.04.2008 to 25.11.2010 - Visited United States of America in 2007 in connection with J.P Vichar Manch Programme Interests/Recreations - Farming, Inclusive Study related to Socio-Economic Development

42 BIHAR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Binod Kumar

Office held - Acting Secretary Date of Birth - 3 September 1962 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - Graduate Career - Government Service Positions Held - Served in different capacities in Bihar Legislative Council Secretariat Conference/Seminars attended and Visits made 2018, Bihar - 6th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Regional Conference Interests/Recreations - Reading Books, Carrom and Badminton

43 BIHAR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Raj Kumar Singh

Office held and date of - Secretary, Bihar Legislative assumption of office Assembly, Patna from 02 September 2020 Political Party - NA Date of Birth - 13 March 1961 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - B.Sc., LL.B. Career - Judicial Magistrate-II, Bettiah (05.06.1989) - Judicial Magistrate-cum- A.M., Bokaro (20.06.1992) - Judicial Magistrate-cum-A.M., Ranchi (20.01.1996) - Judicial Magistrate-cum-A.M., Samastipur (20.06.1999) - Munsif, Chapra (04.07.2002) - Sub-Judge, Muzaffarpur (01.07.2005) - Sub-Judge-I-cum-A.C.J.M, Aurangabad (01.02.2008) - Additional District & Sessions Judge, (Fast Track Court), Aurangabad (22.08.2009)

44 - Additional District & Sessions Judge, Patna (20.06.2011) - Additional District & Sessions Judge, Danapur (25.08.2012) - Additional District & Sessions Judge, Danapur (07.05.2016) - Presiding Officer, Special Court, Beur Central Jail, Patna (09.05.2016) - Principal Judge, Family Court, Gopalganj (08.02.2017) - District & Sessions Judge, Jamui (13.04.2018) - District & Sessions Judge, Darbhanga (02.01.2019) - Since 02.09.2020, Secretary, Bihar Legislative Assembly Conference/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended National Orientation Programme for Additional District Judges (P-724) on National Judicial Academy in Bhopal from 20-22 September, 2013 - Attended National Orientation Programme for Additional District Judge (P-776) on National Judicial Academy in Bhopal from 07-09 March, 2014 - Attended Seminar for Principal District and Sessions Judges on Access to Justice and Legal Aid (P-1202) in NJA Bhopal from 31st January, 2020 to 02nd February, 2020 Interests/Recreations - Social Work and Tour Travels Abroad -

45 CHHATTISGARH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. Charan Das Mahant

Office held and date of - Speaker, 4 January 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Date of Birth - 13 December 1954 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Daughters, One Son Educational Qualifications - M.Sc., M.A., LL.B. and Ph. D. Career 1980-85 - First time Elected as Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1985-90 - Second time Elected as Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1988-89 - Minister of State, Madhya Pradesh, holding Department of Agriculture 1993-95 - Minister of State, Madhya Pradesh (Independent Charge), in the Department of Commercial Tax 1993-98 - Third time Elected as Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

46 1995-98 - Cabinet Minister, Madhya Pradesh, looking after Home Affairs and Public Relations 1998 - Elected as Member of 1998-99 - Member, Environment and Forests Committee and its sub-Committee on Food Technology and Committee on Science and Technology 1999 - Re-elected for the Second Term to the and also became Consultative Committee Member in the Ministry of Coal 2000-04 - Member of : - Committee on Science and Technology - Environment and Forest Committee - Consultative Committee under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 2004-05 - Working President of the Pradesh Congress Committee of Chhattisgarh 2005-06 - Acting President of the Pradesh Congress Committee of Chhattisgarh 2006-08 - President of the Pradesh Congress Committee of Chhattisgarh May 2008 - Again appointee as the Pradesh Congress Committee’s working President 2009 - Re-elected for the Third Term in the 2011 - Minister of State Agriculture and Food Processing Department, Central Government 2018 - Elected for Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly 2019 - Elected Hon’ble Speaker, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.

47 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, Kampala, Uganda - 17th Annual India Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA Interests/Recreations - Writing, Reading, Classical Music, Social and Cultural Work, Sports, Travel, Agriculture etc. Travels Abroad - France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, USA, South Africa, Uganda Additional Information - Published three books in Hindi viz. : 1. Kabir Chintan 2. Hindu Kahe Mohi Ram Piyara Musalman Rehmana 3. Chhattisgarh Ke Samajik-Dharmik Aandolan - During 1998 to 1999 a Member of the Court of University of Delhi. Holds fellowship of the Zoological Society of India - Instrumental in organizing different programmes like: - Kabir Satsang - Exhibitions and discussions on painting and art - Prepared action plan and organized State-level programmes for the uplifting of tribal life; encouraged and created platform for folk art such as drama, dance and songs

48 CHHATTISGARH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Manoj Singh Mandavi

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, assumption of office 2 December 2019

Political Party - Indian National Congress

Date of Birth - 14 November 1964

Marital Status - Married

Children - 02 Sons

Educational Qualifications - M.A., LL.B.

Career 1998 - First time Elected as Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly - Senior Vice President of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress - Secretary General of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress 1998-2000 - Member of ST, SC, Transport and Tribal Advisory Committee, Government of Madhya Pradesh 2000 - Minister of State , Chhattisgarh Holding Department of Home, Jail,

49 Transport, PWD, Aviation and Law - Chairman, Chhattisgarh Tribal Development Council 2013 - Second time Elected as Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly - Member of Various Committees of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly 2018 - Third time Elected as Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly 2019 - Elected as Hon’ble Deputy Speaker, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Sports, Music Travels Abroad - France, Netherlands, Germany Brussels

50 CHHATTISGARH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Chandra Shekhar Gangrade

Office held and date of - Principal Secretary, 4 October 2019 assumption of office Date of Birth - 28 June 1958 Marital Status - Married Children - 02 Daughters Educational Qualifications - B.Com., LL.B. Career 16 June 1980 - Appointed as Reporter in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Later promoted as Senior Reporter, Chief Reporter and thereafter transferred to Chhattisgarh Legislature as Under Secretary 13-04-2002 - Promoted as Deputy Secretary 31-10-2009 - Promoted as Additional Secretary 05-10-2017 - Promoted as Secretary 01-12-2017 - Assumed office as Secretary, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly 04-10-2019 - Promoted as Principal Secretary, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

51 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Presiding Officers’ Conference at Chandigarh in September, 2008 - Meeting of Hon’ble Speakers of ZONE-01 of CPA India Region at Dehradun (Uttarakhand) in May 2018 - 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference at Kampala, Uganda in September, 2019 - 79th Presiding Officers’ Conference at Dehradun (Uttarakhand) in December, 2019 - 7th Conference of CPA India Region in Lucknow (U.P.) in January, 2020 Interests/Recreations - Writing, Reading, Music, Sports, Travel etc. Travels Abroad - Kampala (Uganda), South Africa, USA

52 DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri

Office held and date of - Speaker, w.e.f. 23 February 2015 - assumption of office 24 February 2020 (2nd term) Political Party - Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Date of Birth - 5 January 1948 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Sons, One Daughter Educational Qualifications - Graduate Career - Elected as MLA in the First Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi (1993-1998) - Elected as Member of Sixth Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi (2015-2020) and Seventh Legislative Assembly (2020 till date) and became Speaker of Legislative Assembly on 23rd February, 2015 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended “Parliament and the Media Law Conference” at Vishakhapatnam (A.P.) in April, 2015 organized jointly by CPA (HQ.) London (UK) and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (India)

53 - Participated in “All India Presiding Officers’ Conference” at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat (January, 2016) - Participated in 62nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in London, U.K. (December, 2016) - Participated in 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh (November, 2017) - Participated in 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Kampala, Uganda (September, 2019) - 79th Conference of Presiding Officers’ of Legislative Bodies in India in Dehradun (December, 2019) Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Reading, Writing, Kitchen Gardening and Visit to Religious Places/Pilgrimages Travels Abroad - UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Singapore & Sri Lanka, Uganda, Mauritius, Dubai

54 DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Smt.

Office held and date of - Dy. Speaker; 10 June 2016 assumption of office Political Party - Aam Aadmi Party Date of Birth - 10 June 1987 Marital Status - Unmarried Educational Qualifications - M.A. in Mass Communication Career - Political and Social Worker Positions Held 2013, 2015 - Member, 5th and 6th Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi - Minister, Women & Child Development , Government of NCT of Delhi 2016 - Dy. Speaker of Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made 2018, Patna - 6th India Region CPA Conference Interests/Recreations - Reading, Travelling and Watching Movies

55 DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri C. Velmurugan

Office held and date of - Secretary, 15 March 2018 assumption of office Date of Birth - 17 May 1967 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son & One Daughter Educational Qualifications - B.A., LL.B. Career - Government Service Positions Held - Joined the Delhi Government in 1992 and since then worked in various Departments in various capacities such as Education, Revenue, Chief Minister’s office and Trade & Taxes. Besides these also worked in the Legislative Assembly from 1993- 1996, 2000-2006 and 2015 till date Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 54th General Meeting—Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SOCATT) in Toronto, 4-7 September, 2018 - 7th Conference of CPA India Region in Lucknow in January, 2020 Interests/Recreations - Books & Sports Travels Abroad - Toronto, Canada 56 GOA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Rajesh Tulshidas Patnekar

Office held and date of - Speaker; 4 June 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth - 23 September 1963 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - B.A. Career - Member, Zilla Panchayat - Chairman, Goa Handicraft Corporation: Chairman, Goa Khadi Board Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference held in Uganda Interests/Recreations - Cricket, Soical Service, Movies Travel Abroad - Sri Lanka, Egypt, Kenya, Malaysia Additional Information - Former Chairman, (i) Goa Khadi and Village Industries Board; (ii) Goa Handicraft Rural and Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd.; (iii) Goa State Cooperative Marketing and Supply Federation Ltd.

57 GOA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Isidore Aleixinho Fernandes

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker; 25 July 2019 assumption of office Till Date Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party

Date of Birth - 4 April 1951

Marital Status - Married

Career - Former Minister for Industries

- Member, 3rd, 4th & 7th Legislative Assembly of State of Goa

- Presently Deputy Speaker of Goa Vidhan Sabha

Interests/Recreations - Social Service

58 GOA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Ms. Namrata Ulman

Office held and date of - Secretary, 29 May 2019 assumption of office Date of Birth - 25 March 1974 Marital Status - Married Children - Nil Educational Qualifications - Masters in Law Career - Secretary Goa Vidhan Sabha Conferences/Seminars - Most of the CPA Seminars/ attended and Visits made Conferences Since 2019 Interests/Recreations - Reading Travels Abroad -

59 GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Rajendra Suryaprasad Trivedi

Office held and date of - Speaker, 19 February 2018 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party Date of Birth - 19th June 1954 Marital Status - Married Smt. Sudhaben (Wife) Children - Two Sons and One Daughter Educational Qualifications - B.Sc. (Hons.), LL.B. Career - Municipal Councilor - Vadodara Municipal Corporation (1995-2000 & 2006-2010) - Chairman - Primary Education Board, Vadodara Municipal Corporation (2001 to 2005) - Vice-Chairman - Bar Council of Gujarat (2002) - Chairman - Bar Council of Gujarat (2007) - Member (Elected) - Bar Coucil of Gujarat (2000 to 2005, 2006, to 2011 & 2012 to 2017)

60 - Syndicate Member - Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Vadodara. (2003 to 2006) - Senate Member - Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Vadodara, 3 Terms (15 years) - Ex President—G.C.E.L. Employees Union. A State Govt. Enterprise - MLA – Raopura Assembly, Vododara. (2012 to 2017 and December, 2017 to till date) - Minister of State for Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities (Independent Charge), Yatradham (07-08-2016 to 25-12-2017) - Speaker, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (19-02-2018 to till date) Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - CPA Regional Conference, Lucknow, 24-27 December 2018 - 64th Commonwealth Parliament Conference held at Kampala, Uganda September, 2019 - 79th Presiding Officers Conference, Dehradun, December 2019 - 7th CPA India Region Conference, January, 2020 Interests/Recreations - Reading, Social Activity Travels Abroad - U.K., Barbados, Saint Lucia, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey

61 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 Educational Qualifications - M.Sc., LL.B. Career - Appointed as Section Officer in 1979 and promoted as Under Secretary in 1992. Deputy Secretary in 1996. Joint Secretary in 1998. Additional Secretary in 2000 and as Secretary on 29th October, 2002 Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made 1993, - Conferences of Presiding Officers 1997, Shimla and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies 1998, New Delhi in India 2000, Hyderabad 2001, Chandigarh 2002, Bangalore 2003, Mumbai 2005, New Delhi 2005,

62 2007,Thiruvananthapuram 2008, Chandigarh 2010, Bhopal 2010, Srinagar 2011, Jaipur 2015, Lucknow - Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2019, Dehradun - Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India 2001, New Delhi - Conference of Presiding Officers, Ministers of Parliamentary Affairs, Leaders and Whips of Parties on Discipline and Decorum in Parliament and State Legislatures held at New Delhi on 25th November, 2001 2003, Colombo (Sri Lanka) - 2nd CPA Asia Regional Conference held at Colombo (Sri Lanka) from 30th August to 4th September, 2003 2003, Dhaka (Bangladesh) - 49th CPA Conference held at Dhaka (Bangladesh) from 4th to 12th September 2003 2004, U.K. London - Parliamentary Study cum training attachment programme with the House of Commons, Parliament of U.K. London under the study tour scheme being sponsored by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association from 20th to 26th June, 2004 2004, Hyderabad - The First India and Asia Regions CPA Conference held from 17th to 22nd November 2004 2005, New Delhi - 2nd CPA Asia and India Region Conference held at New Delhi, December 2005

63 2007 , Islamabad (Pakistan) - 3rd CPA Asia and India Region Conference held at Islamabad (Pakistan) 23rd to 27th March 2007 2007, New Delhi - 53rd CPA Conference from 24th to 30th September, 2007 2013, Johannesburg, - 59th CPA Conference from 28th South Africa August to 6th Septemebr 2013 2015, Panji (Goa) - 5th India Region CPA Conference held at Panji (Goa) from 11th to 14th February 2015 2018, Patna, Bihar - 6th India Region CPA Conference held at Patna Bihar, from 16th to 19th February 2018 2018, Lucknow - CPA Regional Conference 2020, Lucknow - 7th CPA India Region Conference, January 2020 Interests/recreations - Reading and Sports

64 HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Gian Chand Gupta

Office held and date of - Speaker, 4 November 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Date of Birth - 25 May 1948 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son & One Daughter Educational Qualifications - Higher Secondary Career - State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chandigarh (U.T.) during 1991-92, 1993-95, 1995-97 - Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh from 23-12-1997 to 23-12-1998 - State Treasurer, Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana Pradesh during 2002-2005, 2009-2012 - State Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana Pradesh 2006-2008 - State Convener “Ajeewan Sahyog Nidhi” Haryana Pradesh

65 - Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Haryana Vidhan Sabha from 24-04-2015 to 26-10-2019 - Government Chief Whip, Haryana from 08-03-2016 to 26-10-2019 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Conference of Chairpersons of the Public Accounts Committee, Parliament and State/UT Legislatures held on 8th September, 2015 in the Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi - 18th All India Whips Conference held at Udaipur (Rajasthan) on 8th & 9th January 2018 - National Legislators Conference - 79th Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies held at Dehradun (Uttarakhand) from 17 to 21 December 2019 - Seminar on “Women’s Participation in Decision Making” held at Punjab University, Chandigarh on 6 January 2020 organized by National Commission for Women, Government of India - 7th CPA India Region Conference held at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) from 15th to 19th January 2020 - Seminar on “Public Policy and Legislative Process” held at Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Chandigarh on 6th August 2020 organized by Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi Interests/Recreations - Tourism and Social Work

66 Travels Abroad - U.S.A., China, South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand & Singapore Additional Information - Actively participated in ‘Shri Ram Janam Bhoomi Andolan’, in 1992 - Went to jail during ‘Ram Setu Andolan’ - Took Active Part in Party Programmes: Dr. Murli ji, Ekta Tiranga Yatra, Ram Rath Yatra, Janadesh Yatra, Bharat Uday Yatra (Convener Haryana Pradesh, Jana Desh Yatra) etc.

67 HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Ranbir Gangwa

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 26 November 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Date of Birth - 4 March 1964 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Sons Educational Qualifications - Intermediate Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 79th Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies held at Dehradun (Uttarakhand) from 17 to 21 December, 2019 - 7th CPA India Region Conference held at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) from 15th to 19th January 2020 Interests/Recreations - To do Public Seminars Travels Abroad -

68 HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri R.K. Nandal

Office held and date of - Secretary, 8 August 2014 assumption of Office Date of Birth - 4 March 1966 Marital Status - Married Children - One Daughter and One Son Educational Qualifications - B.A., LL.B. Career - Enrolled as an Advocate in 1991 and practiced at District Court Rohtak till the year 2006 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India held in Chandigarh in the year 2008 - 77th Presiding Officers and 55th Secretaries Conference of Legislative Bodies in India to be held at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) India from 30th January 2015 to 2nd February 2015 - Attended 56th Secretaries Conference Legislative Bodies in India to be held at Gandhi

69 Nagar (Ahmedabad) India from 21st January 2016 to 24th January 2016 - Attended 62nd CPA Conference to be held at London (U.K.) and Post Conference tour to Canada, USA & France from 13th December, 2016 to 29th December 2016 - Attended the 54th General Meeting of SOCATT in Toronto, Canada from 4th September 2018 to 7th September 2018 - Attended the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference at Kampala (Uganda) from 23rd to 29th September 2019

70 HIMACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Vipin Singh Parmar

Office held and date of - Speaker, 26 February 2020 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Date of Birth - 15 March 1964 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son and One Daughter Educational Qualifications - B.A., LL.B. Career - Elected to State Legislative Assembly in 1998, re-elected in 2007 and December 2017; remained Health & Family Welfare Minister along with portfolios of Medical Education, Ayurveda and Science & Technology from 27th December 2017 to 25th February 2020 Conferences/Seminars - NA attended and Visits made Interests/Recreations - Reading, Writing and Music Travels Abroad - NA

71 HIMACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Hans Raj

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 10 January 2018 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Date of Birth - 24 April 1983 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son and Two Daughters Educational Qualifications - B.A., B.Ed., M.A., M.Phil. Career - Elected to the State Assembly for the first time in December 2012 and remained Member Welfare and Library & Member Amenities Committees, 2012-17 - Re-elected to the Thirteenth Vidhan Sabha (2nd Term) in December 2017 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 6th CPA India Region Conference in Patna from 16th to 19th February 2018 Interests/Recreations - Worked for the development of education, Health and Environment under Pratham (NGO) Travels Abroad - Germany

72 HIMACHAL PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Yash Paul Sharma

Office held and date of - Secretary; 1 July 2018 assumption of office Date of Birth - 7 July 1973 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son and One Daughter Educational Qualifications - Graduate (Science) Career - Positions held (Attached) Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 54th General Meeting of Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SOCATT) in Toronto, 4-7 September, 2018 and 55th General Meeting of Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SOCATT) in Kampala (Uganda) from 24th to 29th September 2019. Attended 79th Conference of Presiding Officers and 57th Conference of Secretaries of Legislative Bodies at Dehradun (Uttarakhand) Interests/Recreations - Yoga and Meditation Travels Abroad - Canada and Uganda

73 JHARKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Rabindra Nath Mahato

Office held and date of - Speaker, 7 January 2020 assumption of office Political Party - Date of Birth - 12 January 1960 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - B.Sc., B.Ed. Career - Appointed Member of Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council in 1995 - Elected Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Nala Assembly Constituency in 2005, 2014 and 2019 - Elected as Speaker of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly on 07-01-2020 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 7th CPA India Region Conference, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - 10th Annual National Conclave of Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad, Delhi

74 Interests/Recreations - Keen interest in literature particularly books of Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and Premchand Travel Abroad - Additional Information - Writes columns in various national newspapers on the issues of national concern

75 JHARKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Mahendra Prasad

Office held and date of - Secretary assumption of office Date of Birth - 10 January 1962 Marital Status - Married Children - Four Educational Qualifications - B.Sc., LL.B. Career - Joined as Advocate in the year 1987 - Joined as Bihar Judicial Officer in the year 1995 - Presently Principal District Judge deputed as Secretary, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars - Conference at Lok Sabha attended and Visits made - CPA at Kampala, Uganda - CPA at Lucknow Interests/Recreations - Reading Literatures Travels Abroad - Uganda

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Shri K. Prathapchandra Shetty

Office held and date of - Chairman, 12 December 2018 assumption of office Political Party - Indian National Congress Date of Birth - 4 September 1949 Marital Status - Married Children - One Daughter Educational Qualifications - B.A. Career - NA Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - All India Presiding Officers Conference 2019 at Dehradun Interests/Recreations - Reading and Social Service Additional Information - MLA - 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994 MLC - 2004, 2010, 2016

77 KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri S.L. Dharmegowda

Office held and date of - Deputy Chairman, 19 December assumption of office 2018 Political Party - Janata Dal (Secular) Date of Birth - 16 December 1955 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - B.A. Career - Agriculturist Positions held - Former Member of Legislative Assembly, Karnataka Interests/Recreations - Reading, Gardening and Tourism Travel Abroad - Arabian countries, Baltimore, China, France, Germany, Holland, Japan, Italy, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, U.K., U.S.A. Additional Information - Former President of Primary Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank, Chikmagalur - Former President and presently Director of Co-operative Milk Producers’ Societies Union Limited, Hassan 78 - Former Director of Karnataka Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited, Bengaluru - Former Vice-President and presently Director of the Karnataka State Co-operative Apex Bank Limited, Bengaluru - President of District Co-operative Bank Limited, Chikmagalur - Former President and presently Director of Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation Limited, Bengaluru

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Smt. K.R. Mahalakshmi

Office held and date of - Secretary, 1 October 2018 assumption of office Date of Birth - 25 May 1966 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Sons Educational Qualifications - B.A., LL.B. Career - Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - All India Presiding Officers Conference 2019 at Dehradun Interests/Recreations - Sports activities and Social Service Travels Abroad - Singapore, Thailand , Indonesia and South Africa Additional Information -

80 KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Sri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

Office held and date of - Speaker, 31 July 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Date of Birth - 10 July 1961 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Educational Qualifications - B.Com. Career - Agriculturist Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference held at Kampala, Uganda - 79th Conference of Presiding Officers held at Dehradun, Uttarakhand - 7th CPA India Region Conference held at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Interests/Recreations - Reading Books Travels Abroad - China, Singapore, Dubai, America, Uganda Additional Information - 2007 : Parliamentary Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Minster 2008-2013 : Minister for Primary and Secondary Education

81 KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Sri Anand@Vishwanath Chandrashekhar Mamani

Office held - Deputy Speaker

82 KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Smt. M.K. Vishalakshi

Office held and date of - Secretary (I/C) assumption of office Date of Birth - 11 March 1968 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - B.Com., M.A. (Political Science), LL.B. Career - Joined Karnataka Legislature Secretariat on 26-07-1988 and Served in Different Capacities in the Secretariat - Presently Working as Secretary (I/C) from 30-12-2018 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 79th Conference of Presiding Officers held at Dehradun, Uttarakhand Interests/Recreations - Reading Books and Listening Music

83 KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri P. Sreeramakrishnan

Office held and date of - Speaker, 3 June 2016 assumption of office Political Party - (Marxist) Date of Birth - 14 November 1967 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son and One Daughter Educational Qualifications - B.A., B.Ed. Career - Union Chairman and Senate-Member of Calicut University (1988-89) - Syndicate Member, Calicut University (1990) - State Secretary and All India President of DYFI (2007) - Vice Chairman, Youth Welfare Board (2006-2011) - Elected to 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Ponnani Constituency (2011-2016)

84 - Elected to 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Ponnani Constituency (2016) and assumed charge as Speaker of 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly with effect from 03-06-2016 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 62nd CPC, UK - 64th CPC, Uganda - 79th AIPOC, Dehradun Interests/Recreations - Travelling, Reading and Watching Movies Travels Abroad - China, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, USA, UK, Canada, Spain, UAE, North Korea, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Uganda Additional Information - Member, Committee of Presiding Officers to examine the matter of financial independence of Legislature Secretariats

85 KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri V. Sasi

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 29 June 2016 assumption of office Political Party - Communist Party of India Date of Birth - 12 May 1950 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son and One Daughter Educational Qualifications - B.Sc. Engineering Career - Served as Director, Managing Director and Chairman in various Public Sector Undertakings, Kerala - Member, Board of Directors, National Textile Corporation, Coir Board etc. - Private Secretary to the then Minister, Shri PK Raghavan, SC/ST Development - Chairman, Kerala Agriculture Workers’ Welfare Fund Board (2006- 2011) - Member, Travancore Devaswom Board 86 - Elected to 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Chirayinkeezhu Constituency (2011-2016) - Elected to 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Chirayinkeezhu Constituency (2016) and assumed charge as Deputy Speaker of 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly with effect from 29.06.2016 Conferences/Seminars - Attended 63rd Commonwealth attended and Visits made Parliamentary Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh Interests/Recreations - Travelling, Reading and Watching movies Travels Abroad - UAE and Bangladesh

87 KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri S.V. Unnikrishnan Nair

Office held and date of - Secretary, 30 July 2019 assumption of office Date of Birth - 26 May 1962 Marital Status - Married Children - One Educational Qualifications - B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M. Career - Started his career as Munsiff Magistrate on 18-08-1995 and held various positions including District Judge in Judicial Services Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended 57th Conference of Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India held in December 2019 in Dehradun - Attended 7th CPA India Region Conference held in January 2020 in Lucknow Interests/Recreations - Reading

88 MADHYA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Rameshwar Sharma

Office held and date of - Protem Speaker, 2 July 2020 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party Date of Birth - 05 July 1970 Marital Status - Married Children - 2 Sons Educational Qualifications - B.A. Career - 1993 - Nominated as member of Executive Committee of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha - 1995 - Elected as Corporate in Bhopal Municipal Corporation - 2000 - Elected as Corporate in Bhopal Municipal Corporation & Nominated as Leader of Opposition in Bhopal Municipal Corporation - 2011 - Nominated Chairman (Cabinet Minister Status) of Madhya Pradesh Mining Corporation - 2013 - Elected Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

89 - 2018 - Elected Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2nd Term) - 2020 - Protem Speaker, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Nil Interests/Recreations - Cultural, Sports, Social, Religious, Spiritual Activities Travels Abroad - Nil Additional Information - Founder of NGO named “Karma Shri” - Took Active Part in Narmada Jal Andolan - Participation in Kashmir Bachao Andolan - Nominated as President in Urban Development Wing of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2005 - Nominated as “Pradesh Mantri” in State Executive Committee of BJP in 2006 & 2010 - Nominated as State Party Spokesman in Executive Committee of BJP in Madhya Pradesh in 2012 - Nominated as State Vice President of Executive Committee of BJP in Madhya Pradesh in 2015

90 MADHYA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Awadhesh Pratap Singh

Office held and date of - Principal Secretary, 1 July 2016 assumption of office Date of Birth - 31 March 1961 Marital Status - Married Educational Qualifications - M.A.(RPEG), LL.B. (University of Delhi) Career - Joined Parliament of India, Rajya Sabha Secretariat New Delhi and served in various capacities (1985- 1991) - Joined Madhya Pradesh Legislative as Under Secretary, and then served as Deputy Secretary/Additional Secretary dealing with Financial and other Committees, various Legislative and administrative works of the Assembly and Secretariat (1993-2013) - Secretary Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2013-June 2016 - Principal Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (July, 2016 onwards)

91 - Founder Faculty in Pt. Kunjilal Dubey National Parliamentary Institute, Bhopal and delivered lectures on various Parliamentary subjects and on other relevant subjects in Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Academy and other Educational, Social Institutes - Discharged responsibilities as Assistant Returning Officer and Returning Officer in Presidential and Rajya Sabha Elections - Ex-officio Secretary, M.P. Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Actively participated in organizing 74th Conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India at Bhopal in 2010 - Attended Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies Conference held at Lucknow (UP) in 2015 and Gandhinagar (Gujarat) in 2016 - Attended Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference on Agriculture held at Chandigarh in October 2014 - Attended Financial Committees Conferences held at New Delhi - National Conference of Administrators, Executives and Managers held at Mount Abu, Rajasthan - National Conference of Junior Chamber of India, Ahmedabad

92 - District Conferences of Rotary International Indore and Bhopal - Attended Sub-Committee meeting of All India Presiding Officers Conference, Tirupati in 2014 - Widely visited the State Assemblies and Parliament of India - Attended 6th CPA India Region Conference held at Patna (Bihar) from 16 to 19 February 2018 - Attended Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Mid Year Executive Committee meeting held at Darwin (Northern Territory) Australia in April 2017 - Attended 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference held at Dhaka (Bangladesh) in November 2017 & visited Colombo (Sri Lanka) as Post Conference tour - Attended 54th Meeting of Society of Clerks-at-the-Table of Commonwealth Parliaments (SOCATT) held at Toronto, Ontario (Canada) in 2018 - Attended 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference 2019 held at Kampala (Uganda) & Visited Cape town (South Africa), Nairobi, Masai Mara & Mombasa (Kenya) as Pre-Conference tour with Hon’ble Speaker - Attended 7th CPA India Region Conference held at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) in January 2020 Interests/Recreations - Meditation, Cultural Exchange, Reading and Service to Humanity Travels Abroad - Visited United States of America (Indiana State, New York, D.C.)

93 and Canada as Member, Rotary International Group Study Exchange Team, during April to May, 2000 and delivered Lectures in 20 cities on the Presidential and Parliamentary System of Governance and exchanged good-will and shared knowledge on Committee System and Culture - Visited France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Netherland, Austria, Belgium and United Kingdom as Deputy Secretay to the delegation of Indian Parliamentary Association (Madhya Pradesh Branch) in year 2002 - Visited Darwin (Northern Territory) Australia in April 2017 - Visited Dhaka (Bangladesh) & Colombo (Sri Lanka) in November 2017 - Visited Toronto, Ontario (Canada) in September 2018 - Visited Kampala (Uganda), Cape Town (South Africa), Masai Mara (Kenya) and Mombasa (Kenya) in 2019 Additional Information - As Deputy Secretary and Additional Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Legislature Secretariat was instrumental in the computerization of the Questions, Bills, Assurances and other Branches - President Student Council U.T.D. Bhopal University - Actively involved in social and educational Services through social organizations

94 - Served as Asstt. Governor, State Committee, Chairman in Rotary and J.C.I. - Won National Talent Scholarship Award and University Level Award in Yoga - Won Community Service Award and Paul Haris Fellowship by Rotary International - Outstanding Youth Award of Indian Junior Chamber

95 MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Ramraje Pratapsinh Naik Nimbalkar

Office held and date of - Chairman, 15 July 2015, assumption of office re-elected on 8 July 2016 Political Party - Nationalist Congress Party Date of Birth - 8 April 1948 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son, Two Daughters Educational Qualifications - B.Sc. (Physics), LL.M. (International Law) Career - Representative elected to the State Legislature as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since 1995 - Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council on 8th July 2010 - Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council on 3rd June 2016 - Elected to the office of Chairman, Maharashtra Legislative Council from 20th March 2015 to 7th July 2016 - Unanimously chosen as the Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 8th July 2016 Conferences/Seminars -

96 attended and Visits made Interests/Recreations - Agriculture, Reading and Teaching Law, Cricket Travels Abroad - Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, U.K. Russia, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Additional Information - Awards conferred upon for remarkable work : (1) Gave valuable contribution in erection of Dhom Balkawadi Project and Nira Deodhar Project (2) Important contribution in setting up of Krishna Basin Irrigation Corporation and got justice for drought-affected farmer brethren through the same (3) Got justice for tenant farmers through the Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Committee (4) Member of the 74th Constitution Amendment Committee (5) Took initiative in computerizing the registered documents while functioning as the Minister of State for Revenue (6) Studied environmental laws in the interest of the society at large

97 MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Dr. Neelam Diwakar Gorhe

Office held and date of - Deputy Chairperson, 24th June, 2019 assumption of office Re-elected on 8th September, 2020

Political Party - Date of Birth - 12th September 1954 Children - One Daughter Educational Qualifications - Ayurvedic Medical Degree, from Mumbai University in 1977 B.S.A.M. (Mumbai) Career - Elected to Maharashtra State Representation in Legislative Council four times from Maharashtra State 2002 till date, representing the Legislative Council party in the period of 2008-2014, 2014 till date - Member of Library Committee, Maharashtra Legislature 2015-16 - Member of Committee, Assurance Committee. Maharashtra Legisla- ture, Government of Maharashtra, India (2004-2008) - Member of Estimates Committee, Maharashtra Legislature, Government of Maharashtra (2010-2013, 2015-2018) - Member of HIV/AIDS awareness Committee, Maharashtra Legisla- 98 ture, Government of Maharashtra, India, (2004-2014) - Business Advisory Committee, Maharashtra Legislature, Government of India (2013-14, 2015 till date) - Women related committee of the State Legislative Council - Empowerment of Women Committee - Panchayat Raj Committee, Rural Development Committee - Functioning as Whip of Shivsena in Legislative Council of Government of Maharashtra, India - Chairperson, Petition Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Council (24/06/2019 till date) - Chairperson, Privilege Committee, Maharashtra Legislature 2015-19 - Elected as Deputy Chairperson, Maharashtra Legislative Council, India on 24th June, 2019 till date

Interests/Recreations Work in Human Rights Sector - Medical practice in Deprived and marginalized areas of Maharashtra, India as part of social activities in the early stage of career in the period 1981-1992. Major role in this work was played as Medical Social worker for people in this area - Actively worked for rights of Landless laborers in Maharashtra for the period of 1985 to 1994 - Involvement in Development Movement of Dalit & Nomadic Tribes Community in the state. (Socially classified class of society)

99 - Worked for Employment Guarantee Scheme as well as involvement in policies for Draught affected families especially women in the state for more than 25 years - Worked for anti-trafficking of women & girls in Maharashtra, India through support and legal aid - National Convention for Muslim women on early age marriage & Divorce in casual way - Supported women in the cases of Atrocities with Women and reported to Government for effective decisions on it. Conducted State & National level Workshops and campaigns on laws related with women like domestic violence, rape law, Hindu Marriage law, anti-dowry law, Dowry cases law, Divorce law. Maintenance Law—civil & criminal, Bigamy prohibition law, Women assets rights law, Medical Abortion law, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique Act-(PCPNDT), equal wages law, misconduct with women law etc. (1993-2010) - Empowerment for women affected by Earthquake on property rights in Latur, Maharashtra, India - Associated with institutions viz., Government and Corporation for physically disabled persons

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Shri Rajendra G. Bhagwat

Office held and date of - Secretary, (both Legislative Council assumption of office and Legislative Assembly) from 16th September 2020 Date of Birth - 10 April 1963 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son Educational Qualifications - B.Com., LL.M. - University of Mumbai Career - Nominated on the Senate of the University of Mumbai due to long academic merit by the then Vice- Chancellor, Mrs. Mehroo Bengali - Practiced in Bombay High Court since 1987 till 1996. Possess 3 reported judgement to credit - Joined as Assistant Draftsman-cum- Under Secretary, Legislation Branch, Law and Judiciary Department, Government of Maharashtra through Maharashtra Public Service Commission - Promoted as Deputy Draftsman-cum- Deputy Secretary and thereafter as Draftsman-cum-Joint Secretary 101 - Appointed as Secretary (Legislation) and also holds Additional Charge of the Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department - Secretary (In-charge), Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat, Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai from 06th November, 2019 to 15th September 2020 Conferences/Seminars - attended and Visits made Abroad Interests/Recreations - Reading, Writing, Music and Study in Parliamentary Practice and Procedure and Constitutional Law

102 MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Nana Falgunrao Patole

Office held and date of - Speaker, 01st December, 2019 assumption of office Date of Birth - 05th June 1963 Place of Birth - Gondia, Maharashtra Family Background - Born in the family of farmers, inherited the inclination to social work Educational Qualification - B.A. Marital Status - Married Children - 3 (One son and two daughters) Political party - Indian National Congress Party (Prominent constituent of the current ruling alliance) Interests/Hobby/ - Serving the poor Recreations Political career - Member of N.S.U.I. - Actively participated in students’ movements - Member, Vidarbha Marketing Federation - Member, Vidarbha Statutory Development Corporation

103 - Member of Youth Congress - 1994-2001 – Director of District Co-operative Bank - 1995-2003 – Director, Vidarbha Co-operative Society - 1992-1997 – Member, Zila Parishad, Bhandara 1999-2004 2004-2008 Member of Maharashtra } Legislative Assembly 2009-2014 2014-2017 – Member of Parliament (Bhandara–Gondia Lok Sabha Constituency) 24th October, 2019 – Elected as Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 01st December 2019 – Elected unanimously unopposed as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Social work - Launched a movement over the issue of paddy crop - Organized a get-together for building an organization of the OBCs - Organized a get-together of tribal community of Bhoi-Thivar - Special contribution in revocation of a black G.R. issued with regard to the said community - Organization of collective marriage functions - Brought about restoration of temples - Secured Government’s aid to the Kaladarpan academy of the Drama Academy - Undertook endeavors to secure honorarium for aging artists

104 - Extended assistance to underprivileged patients and students - Braved jail time for 8 days for participation in agitation over freeing lands of poor farmers under Forest Land Act - Secured Government aid to the tune of Rs. 20 crore for paddy growers of Vidarbha - Tendered resignation of Membership of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in December, 2008 as a protest on failure on the part of the Government in giving justice to issues of paddy growers and people of Vidarbha - Similarly resigned from the Membership of the Parliament (Lok Sabha) on 14th December, 2017 Participation in conferences/ Seminars attended: Travels Abroad - London (UK) September, 2016

105 MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Narhari Sitaram Zirwal

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 14th March, 2020 assumption of office Date of Birth - 01st June 1959 Place of Birth - Wanare, Taluka - Dindori, Distt. - Nashik Educational Qualification - B.A. (Appeared) Marital Status - Married Children - 3 (2 Sons and 1 daughter) Political Party - Nationalist Congress Party Interests/Hobby/ Recreations: - Reading, Singing and Social Work Political Career - 2001-2014 – Chairman, Sahyadri Education Board, Dindori - Assisted several educational institutions to acquire educational facilities - Awareness regarding undesirable customs in tribal community and special efforts made for children’s education - Assistance given to poor - From 1987 till date, Chairman (unopposed), Warevadi, multi- purpose co-operative society 106 - 1992 – Founder-Chairman, Shri Sant Savata Mali Milk Producing Co-operative Society - Made efforts to resolve problems of people at large through Janta Party - 1994-1999 – Served the Congress Party - 1999 till date – Serving the Nationalist Congress Party - President, Dindori Taluka Nationalist Congress Party - 1987 till date – Member of and Sarpanch for 15 years, Vanare - Member for 10 years and Vice- Chairman for 3 years, , Dindori - 2001 – Member, Zila Parishad, Nashik - 2004-2009, 2014-2019, Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - October, 2019, Re-elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - 14th March, 2020, unanimously elected as Deputy Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - Participation in Conferences/ Seminars attended

107 MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Rajendra G. Bhagwat

Office held and date of - Secretary, also Secretary of assumption of office Maharashtra Legislative Council

108 MANIPUR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Yumnam Khemchand Singh

Office held and date of - Speaker, 20 March 2017 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Date of Birth - 1st March, 1963 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son and One Daughter Educational Qualifications - Metric Passed and Graduate in Taekwondo Career - Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017 - 17th Annual Conference of CPA India Region (Zone III) and SRI Seminar at Dispur, Guwahati from 7th to 10th October, 2018 Interests/Recreations - Taekwondo and Travelling Travels Abroad - Seoul (South Korea), Ho Chi Min (Vietnam), Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar

109 MANIPUR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Kongkham Robindro Singh

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 8th February 2018 assumption of Office

Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Date of Birth - 5th January, 1988 Marital Status - Married Children - One son Educational Qualifications - MBA (Marketing) from Angela Ruskin University, London, United Kingdom Career - Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 17th Annual Conference of CPA India Region (Zone III) and SRI Seminar at Dispur, Guwahati from 7th to 10th October, 2018. Interests/Recreations - Reading novels and political analysis Travels Abroad - New York, London, Thailand and Bhutan

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Smt. M. Ramani Devi

Office held and date of - Secretary, 14 December 2016 assumption of office

Date of Birth - 14 July 1961

Marital Status - Married

Children - Two Sons

Educational Qualifications - B.A., LL.B.

Career - Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 66th All India Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conference at Mumbai from 3rd to 7th February, 2003 - 68th All India Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conference at Kolkata from 8th to 12th October, 2004 - 69th All India Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conference at New Delhi from 29th to 31st July, 2005 - 70th All India Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conference from 14th to 18th November, 2005 at Raipur

111 - All India Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conference at Thiruvananthapuram from 24th to 28th May, 2007 - 74th All India Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conference from 2nd to 6th February, 2010 - 75th All India Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conference from 19th to 23rd June, 2010 at Srinagar - 76th All India Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conference from 20th to 24th September, 2011 at Jaipur - 77th All India Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conference from 29th January to 2nd February, 2015 at Lucknow - 78th All India Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conference from 21st to 24th January, 2016 at Gujarat - 13th Annual Conference of North East Region Commonwealth Parlimentary Association at Itanagar (2011) - 14th Annual Conference of North East Region Commonwealth Parlimentary Association from 5th to 6th May, 2013 at Guwahati - 15th Annual Conference of North East Region Commonwealth Parlimentary Association Tripura Branch from 30th May to 2nd June, 2016 - 16th Annual Conference of North East Region Commonwealth Parlimentary Association Manipur Branch - 2017 - All India Conference of Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee of Parliment and State Legislature 112 from 8th to 9th September, 2015 at New Delhi - 17th Annual Conference of CPA India Region (Zone III) and SRI Seminar at Dispur, Guwahati from 7th to 10th October, 2018 Interests/Recreations - Writing Poems and Gardening Travels Abroad - Bangladesh, Singapore, Indonesia

113 MEGHALAYA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Metbah Lyngdoh

Office held and date of - Speaker, 13 September 2019 assumption of office Political Party - United Democratic Party Date of Birth - 4 April 1969 Marital Status - Married Children - Educational Qualifications - Under Graduate Career - Elected as MLA for Three Times 2008, 2013, 2018 - Govt. Dy. Chief Whip 2009 - Minister of Tourism, Water Resources, Excise Home Guards 2018 - Proprietor & Dealer of Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd., Shillong Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 7th CPA India Regional Conference, Lucknow, January 2020 Interests/Recreations - Planning and Innovation in Managerial System Travels Abroad - USA, UK, France, Russia, Canada, etc. Additional Information - Proprietor of Rani Motors (Authorised Dealer of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.) and Chief Executive Officer for 12 years

114 MEGHALAYA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Timothy D. Shira

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 21 March 2018 assumption of office Political Party - National People’s Party Date of Birth - 26 September 1945 Marital Status - Married Children - Eight Educational Qualifications - Graduate Career - Deputy Chief Minister 2008 opposition Chief Whip Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Kampala, Uganda 2019 Interests/Recreations - Trekking, Farming Travels Abroad - USA, UK, France, Switzerland etc.

115 MEGHALAYA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. Andrew Simons

Office held and date of - Commissioner and Secretary assumption of office Educational Qualifications - Doctorate in Law, Masters in Law, M. Phil., M.A. in English Literature Career - Studied in North-Eastern Hill University (Shillong), University of Oxford (UK), University of Cambridge (UK) Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 59th CPA Conference South Africa 2013 - 62nd CPC London, UK - 2016 - 7th CPA India Regional Conference, Lucknow - January 2020 Interests/Recreations - Reading, Writing, Play Tennis, have Published Four Books Travels Abroad - USA, UK, Canada, France, Italy, Egypt etc. Additional Information - President, Meghalaya Lawn Tennis Association

116 MIZORAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Lalrinliana Sailo

Office held and date of - Speaker assumption of office Political Party - Date of Birth - 1 January 1959 Marital Status - Married Children - 3 Daughters and 2 Sons Educational Qualifications - Bachelor of Arts Career - M.L.A. from 2003 till date - Cabinet Minister, G.O.M., i.e. Health & Family Welfare Deptt., Labour & Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Trade & Commerce, (2008-2013) - Speaker, Mizoram Legislative Assembly, till date Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - U.N.O. Meeting (Geneva) - Vietnam, Trade Conclave Meeting - Myanmar, Trade Conclave Meeting

117 - Bangladesh, Meeting with Prime Minister and top Officials of Bangladesh - PRS National Workshop for State Legislators on State Finances, 2019 - 64th CP Conference 2019, Uganda Interests/Recreations - Development of Mizoram - Meeting and interacting with people from all walks of life Travels Abroad - France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Singapore, Myanmar, Vietnam, Bangladesh, China, Thailand, Russia, South Korea, Uganda

118 MIZORAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

ER. Lalrinawma

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 20 December 2018 assumption of office Political Party - Mizo National Front Date of Birth - 24 May 1973 Marital Status - Married Children - Six Educational Qualifications - B.E. (Mehanical) Career - President, MNYF - MLA, 2013 till date - Deputy Speaker, Mizoram Legislative Assembly, till date Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - PRS MLA Workshop on Mastering the Budget, 2016, New Delhi - 16th NERCPA Conference, Imphal, Agartala Interests/Recreations - Rural Development Travels Abroad - Bangladesh

119 MIZORAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri H. Lalrinawma

Office held and date of - Commissioner & Secretary assumption of office Date of Birth - 1 November 1962 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Educational Qualifications - Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) Career - 21-12-1989 - Appointed as Committee Officer - 18-04-2001 - Promoted to Under Secretary - 16-09-2008 - Promoted to Deputy Secretary - 03-01-2014 - Promoted to Joint Secretary - 03-01-2018 - Promoted to Additional Secretary - 01-03-2020 - Commissioner & Secretary Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference at Dhaka,

120 Bangladesh as observer in November, 2017 - Joint Training Course on Public Policy Management in Parliamentary Democracy Organised by PARI at London in October, 2018 Interests/Recreations - Taking active part in Church activities Travels Abroad - Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom

121 NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Sharingain Longkumer

Office held and date of - Speaker, 7 February, 2020 assumption of office Political Career - Shri Sharingain Longkumer was elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly in a Bye-Election held on 11th April, 2019 from the 26 Aonglenden Assembly Constituency as an NDPP candidate and took Oath as a Member on 25th May, 2019. Soon thereafter, he was elected as the Deputy Speaker on 06-08-2019 and was the Speaker-in-charge from 01-10-2019 to 13-10-2019 and again from 18-10-2019 to 06-02-2020. On the demise of Late Vikho-o Yhoshu, Hon’ble Speaker, he was elected as the Speaker of the Thirteenth Legislative Assembly on 07-02-2020 Date of Birth - 30 December 1981 Marital Status - Married Children - 2 Daughters Educational Qualifications - B.A. from Hindu College, Delhi University 2004 - LL.B. from Faculty of Law, Delhi University in 2010 122 Social Life - Shri Sharingain Longkumer was active in various student organisations. He was a Member of the NE Student’s Forum, Delhi, as the Finance Secretary, Ao Students Union, Delhi and the Executive Convenor of the Soyim Students’ Union, Dimapur. - Besides his involvement in the students’ activities, he was also the Managing partner of the Eastern Mirror (2016-2019), Managing Trustee, INRIS India Foundation (2015-2018), Secretary, School Managing Committee of the Imsutemjen Higher Secondary School and the Legal Advisor of the Business Association of Darogapathar, Dimapur (2016-2019) Interests/Recreations - Reading, Carpentry, Playing Cricket and Farming Travels Abroad - Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Qatar, Bahrain, and Vatican City

123 NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. Pyngottu Jacob Antony

Office held and date of - Secretary assumption of office Date of Birth - 12 May, 1960 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Daughters Educational Qualifications - B.A., M.A. and M.Phil Service Career - Dr. P.J. Antony began his career in Government service as an Assistant Research Officer in Lok Sabha Secretariat in 1988. He went on to serve the Lok Sabha Secretariat in various capacities as Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Joint Director and Additional Director from 1994-2016. He was also the Officer on Special Duty to the Speaker, Lok Sabha from 2004-2009; Secretary to Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 2013-2014; Private Secretary to the Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Government of India, from 2014-2016; Director, Lok Sabha Secretariat from 2016-2020. He was appointed as the Secretary, Nagaland Legislative Assembly on

124 deputation from the Lok Sabha Secretariat on 2nd January, 2020. Thereafter, on his superannuation from his parent cadre on 31st May, 2020, he was reappointed as the Commissioner & Secretary of the Assembly on 1st June 2020, for a further period of two years. Besides his service to the Government in various capacities, he has been a part of the faculty of the Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training (BPST) of the Lok Sabha Secretariat for a long period. He has also been associated with different socio-cultural, religious and academic bodies, either as a Member or as an office-bearer for several years. With his vast experience in his service career, he has also brought out several publications on Parliamentary and contemporary interest for the Lok Sabha Secretariat. His own book ‘Understanding British Defence Policy’ is currently under printing. Hobbies - Reading, Travelling, Gardening and Writing Travels Abroad - UK, France, Spain, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Vatican City, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Indonesia

125 ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. Surjya Narayana Patro

Office held and date of - Speaker, 1 June 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Biju Janata Dal Date of Birth - 24 December 1948 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Educational Qualifications - B.Sc., LL.B., Honorary Doctorate from Desh Bhagat University, Punjab Career - Political and Social Worker Positions Held 1990-2019 - Member, Odisha Legislative Assembly (7 terms) 1990-1995 - Minister, Fishery Animal Resources 2002-2004 - Minister, Energy 2002-2009 - Minister, Science & Technology, Environment 2011 - Minister, Information and Public Relations 2009-2014 - Minister, Revenue and Disaster Management

126 2017-2019 - Minister, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare, Co-operation 01.06.2019 onwards - Speaker, Odisha Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made 2019, Uganda - 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Interests/Recreations - Politics, Playing Lawn Tennis Travels Abroad - Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Poland, Prague (Czech Republic), Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K., Uganda, U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.

127 ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Rajanikant Singh

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 27 June, 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Biju Janata Dal Date of Birth - 1 April 1955 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - M.A. (Sociology & Labour Welfare), LL.B. Career - Political and Social Worker Positions Held - Chief Manager (Admn.) NALCO, Odisha 2004-2009, 2009-2014, - Member, Odisha Legislative 2014-2019, 2019 continuing Assembly (4 terms) 2012-2014 - Minister(s) Steel and Mines 2019 - Dy. Speaker, Odisha Legislative Assembly Interests/Recreations - Travelling, Trade Union Activities

128 ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Dasharathi Satapathy

Office held and date of - Secretary, 24 June, 2019 assumption of office Date of Birth - 3 January 1962 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - M.A., LL.B. Career - Civil Service Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made 2019, Uganda - 64th C.P. Conference Interests/Recreations - Reading Books and Spending time with people Travels Abroad - Czech Republic, Poland, Singapore, Uganda and U.K.

129 PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri V.P. Sivakolundhu

Office held and date of - Speaker, 3 June 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Indian National Congress Date of Birth - 30 July 1952 Marital Status - Married Children - 2 Daughters and 1 Son Educational Qualifications - S.S.L.C. Career - Started the career as Rice Merchant. Later, entered into Hotel and Real Estate Business. Now, ventured out into industries like Mineral water plant, Soap Industry and Super markets. After joining INC, was Special Invitee, PCC. Served Deputy Speaker for 3½ years initially Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended “Child Rights Conference” at Bengaluru as Deputy Speaker - Attended “Presiding Officers’ Conference” at Dehradun - Attended many Tamil Literary Conferences across the world

130 Interests/Recreations - Tamil Literary interest, travelling in and out of country Travels Abroad - America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Switzerland, France and many European Countries

131 PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri M.N.R. Balan

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 5 September, 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Indian National Congress Date of Birth - 6 February 1965 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - B. Sc.(Maths) Career - Political and Social Worker Positions Held 2016 to till date - Member, Puducherry Legislative Assembly July 2016 - - Chairman, Puducherry Transport 3 September 2019 Development Corporation Limited, Puducherry

132 PUDUCHERRY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri R. Mounissamy

Office held and date of - Secretary, 20 May 2020 assumption of office Date of Birth - 12 December 1966 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Daughters Educational Qualifications - M.A. Career - Administrative Officer (Puducherry Civil Services) Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - First time since from the assumption of charge as “Secretary” of Legislative Assembly Interests/Recreations - Watching Cricket, Movies and Listening songs Travels Abroad - Visited France and England when was served as Director of Fisheries

133 PUNJAB LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Rana K.P. Singh

Office held and date of - Speaker, 27 March 2017 assumption of office Political Party - Indian National Congress Date of Birth - 10 October 1957 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Educational Qualifications - Bachelor of Law Career - Political and Social Worker Positions Held - Started political career as Sarpanch; Chairman, Sri Anandpur Sahib Land Development Bank - President (i) District Bar Association, and (ii) District Youth Congress - Secretary, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee - Vice President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee - Spokesman, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee

134 - Member, All India Congress Committee 2002, 2007, 2017 - Member, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Member of various Committees of Punjab Vidhan Sabha 2003-2004 - Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board 2004-2007 - Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Government of Punjab 2017 - Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Conferences/Seminars - Attended numerous Seminars and attended and Visits made Conferences on varied subjects Interests/Recreations - Reading, Agriculture and Farming Travels Abroad - Bhutan & Brussels, Germany, Netherlands, Pakistan, Switzerland, UK

135 PUNJAB LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri S. Ajaib Singh Bhatti

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 16 June, 2017 assumption of office Political Party - Indian National Congress Date of Birth - 28 March 1951 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Educational Qualifications - M.A., B.Ed. Career - Civil Service, Political & Social Worker Positions Held 2007, 2012, 2017 - Member, Punjab Vidhan Sabha 2017 - General Secretary, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee - Chairman & Member of various Committees of Punjab Vidhan Sabha - Dy. Speaker, Punjab Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made 2018, Patna - 6th India Region Common- wealth Parliamentary Association Conference 136 - Attended several seminars and Conferences on varied subjects Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Welfare of poor and down trodden people, providing education and health services to the needy, making efforts for providing potable water for the villagers, providing housing facilities for homeless, Reading, Travelling & Sports Activities Travels Abroad - Canada, Dubai, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, UK and USA Additional Information - Retired as Punjab Civil Services (PCS) Officer from the Govt. of Punjab

137 PUNJAB LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Smt. Shashi Lakhanpal Mishra

Office held and date of - Secretary, 5 August 2014 assumption of office Date of Birth - 16 November 1960 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Educational Qualifications - M.A. (English) M.A. (Political Science) Bachelor of General Law Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made 2014, Chandigarh - CPA Workshop for Chairpersons of Parliamentary Agriculture Committees for the India, Asia and South East Asia Regions 2015, Lucknow - 77th Conference of the Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India 2016, Gujarat - 78th Conference of the Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India Interests/Recreations - Reading and Debating Travels abroad - U.S.A.

138 RAJASTHAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. C.P. Joshi

Office held and date of - Speaker, 16 January 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Indian National Congress Date of Birth - 29 July 1950 Marital Status - Married Children - One Educational Qualifications - M.Sc. (Physics), M.A. (Psychology), LL.B., Ph.D. in Psychology Career - Educationist, Political and Social Worker Positions Held - 1980-1985: Member, 7th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly - 1985-1990: Member, 8th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly - 1998-2003: Member, 11th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly - 2003-2008: Member, 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly - 1980-1983: Member, Committee on Estimates “B” - 1982-1985: Member, consultative Committee of Finance Taxation, 139 Excise Duty, Education, Language and Waqf Department - 1983-1988: Member, Committee on Public Accounts - 1985-1990: Chairman, Committee on Privileges - 05.12.1998-04.12.2003: Minister, Government of Rajasthan - 7.12.1998 to 14.05.2002 Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Specific Planning Organization, Integrated Rural Development, Government of Rajasthan - 01.03.2000 to 14.05.2002 Minister of Higher Education Department, Technical Education Department, Primary and Secondary Education, Department of Language, Government of Rajasthan - 14.05.2002 to 25.01.2003 Minister of Planning (Manpower) Department, Policy Making, Science and Technology Department, Information Technology and Communication Department, Government of Rajasthan - 14.05.2002 to 04.12.2003 Minister of Public Health, Engineering, Ground Water Department, Government of Rajasthan - 17.02.2004 to 24.04.2006 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings - 24. 04. 2006 to 10.12.2008 Chairman, Committee on Public Accounts - 2009-2014 Member, 15th Lok Sabha - 22.05.2009-18.01.2011: Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Government of India 140 - 19.01.2011-15.06.2013: Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India - 22.09.2012-28.10.2012: Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Railways, Government of India (Additional Charge) - 11.05.2013—15.06.2013: Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Railways, Government of India (Additional Charge) - 12.12.2018: Elected as Member of 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly - 16 January, 2019—Ex officio Chairman, Rules Committee - 16 January, 2019—Ex officio President, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Rajasthan Branch - 16 January, 2019—Ex officio Chairman, Business Advisory Committee - 9 July 2019: Member, Indian Region Executive, Commonwealth Parliamentary Union, India Region Career - Professor of Psychology (Retd.), Mohanlal Sukhadiya University, Udaipur - 10.04.1985: Member, Syndicate, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - Member, Board of Management, Mohan Lal Sukhadiya University, Udaipur - 1985: Member, Tendupatta Advisory Committee - 1985: Member of Committee for Substantial availability and use of drinking water in Udaipur District

141 - President, Rajsamand Urban Cooperative Bank Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Economic Editors’ Conference 2012, in New Delhi on October 08, 2012 - India Infrastructure Summit, 2012 - Investors’ Conference, 14-16 February 2012—Mumbai Interests/Recreations - Spreading Education and Youthful consciousness Travels Abroad - Bangladesh, Canada, China, Norway, Britain, Spain, Portugal, Additional Information - Ex-President, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee - Ex-General Secretary, All India Congress Committee - Ex-President, Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA)

142 RAJASTHAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Pramil Kumar Mathur

Office held and date of - Secretary, 25 May 2019 assumption of Office Date of Birth - 3 February 1966 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - B.Sc., LL.B, D.LL. Career - Joined Rajasthan Judicial Services in 1992 and held Various Posts as follow: - Civil Judge & Judicial Magistrate - Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate - Deputy Registrar Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench - Judge, Motor Accident Claim Tribunal - Member, Board of Revenue, Ajmer - District Judge, Merta City - Special Secretary (Law) Secretariat - Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

143 Conferences /Seminars attended and Visits made - CPA (CSDS) Conferences in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in Month of July and August 2019, 64th CPA Conference (Kampala), 79th All India Presiding & 57th Secretary Conference (Dehradun), 7th CPA India Regional Conference (Lucknow) Interests/Recreations - Travelling and Sports Travels Abroad - Uganda (Kampala), Paris, London, Switzerland and New York Office Address - Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha, Janpath, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan) Pin Code - 302005

144 SIKKIM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri L.B. Das

Office held and date of - Speaker, 3 June 2019 assumption of office Political Party - (SKM) Date of Birth - 25 September 1971 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualification - B.A. Career - Social Worker Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made 2019, New Delhi - The meeting of the Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India 2019, New Delhi - The PRS Legislative Research at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Interests/Recreations - Sports and Reading Additional Information - Served as State Civil Servant

145 SIKKIM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Sangay Lepcha

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 3 June 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) Date of Birth - 1 January 1963 Marital Status - Married Children - One Educational Qualifications - Post-Matriculation Career - Social Worker Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made 2019, New Delhi - The meeting of the Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India - The PRS Legislative Research at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Interests/Recreations - Sports and Social Activities Travels Abroad - Bhutan and Nepal

146 SIKKIM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. Gopal Prasad Dahal

Office held and date of - Secretary, 1 September 2019 assumption of office Date of Birth - 3 May 1962 Marital Status - Married Children - One Educational Qualifications - M.A., Ph. D. Career - Government Service Positions Held - Served in Sikkim Legislative Assembly in various capacities for more than 30 years Interests/Recreations - Reading and Writing Travels Abroad - Bhutan & Nepal

147 TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

P. Dhanapal

Office held and date of - Speaker, from 10 October 2012 assumption of office to 22 May 2016 and from 3 June 2016 to till date Political Party - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Date of Birth - 16 May 1951 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - M.A. Career - 1977-1980, 1980-1984, 1985-1988, 2001-2006, 2011-2016 and 2016 to till date - Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (6 terms) 2001-2002 - Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare, Minister for Co-operation and Minister for Food and Co- operation - 2011-2012 - Deputy Speaker, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly - 2012-2016 - Speaker, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

148 - 2016 to till date - Speaker, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended 59th CPA Conference at Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2013 - 63rd CPA Conference at Dhaka, Bangladesh during November 2018; and - 64th CPA Conference at Kampala, Uganda during September 2019 Interests/Recreations - Cricket and Ball Badminton Travels Abroad - Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Japan, London, Malaysia, Paris, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and Uganda Additional Information - Serving the poor, downtrodden and Adi-dravidar people for bringing upliftment in their lives

149 TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Dr. Pollachi V. Jayaraman

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 29 October 2012 assumption of Office and 3 June 2016 (Two terms) Political Party - All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (A.I.A.D.M.K.)

Date of Birth - 2 July 1952 Marital Status - Married Children - Six Educational Qualifications - M.A. (Eco.), M.Phil. (Eco.), Ph.D. Career - Agriculture and Aluminium Utensils Manufacturing Industries Additional Information - Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 2001-2006 and 2006-2011 (Pollachi Constituency) 2011-2016 (Udumalaipettai Constituency) From 2016 till date (Political Constituency - Fromer Member, Khadi and Village Industries Board - Former Chairman, Tamil Nadu Textile Corporation

150 - Former Minister for Industries and Mines Department - Former Minister for Food and Co-operation Department - Ex-Coimbatore District A.I.A.D.M.K. Students Wing Secretary - Ex-Coimbatore District A.I.A.D.M.K. Party District Secretary - Now A.I.A.D.M.K. Party Election Wing Secretary - Ex. Tiruppur (Rural) District A.I.A.D.M.K. Secretary - Now Tiruppur (City) District A.I.A.D.M.K. Party District Secretary Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Football and Hockey

151 TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri K. Srinivasan

Office held and date of - Secretary, 5 March 2018 assumption of office Date of Birth - 28 November 1963 Marital Status - Married Children - One Educational Qualifications - M.A., B.G.L. Career - Conferences/Seminars attended and visits made - 64th CPC held in Kampala, Uganda September, 2019 - Attended 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference held in Kampala, Uganda from 22nd to 29th September, 2019 Interests/Recreations - Reading Books Travels Abroad - Uganda, France, Switzerland and Qatar

152 TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Gutha Sukender Reddy

Office held and date of - Chairman, 11 September 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Date of Birth - 2 February 1954 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - B.Sc. Career - Elected as Member of Parliament in 13th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha - Elected as Member of Telangana Legislative Council on 19-08-2009 - Elected as Chairman, Telangana Legislative Council on 11-09-2019 Conferences/Seminars - Attended various Conferences and attended and Visits made Seminars Interests/Recreations - Agriculture Travels Abroad - USA, Australia and Europe

153 TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Nethi Vidyasagar

Office held and date of - Deputy Chairman, 1 June 2015 to till assumption of office date

Political Party - Telangana Rashtra Samithi

Date of Birth - 29 June 1956

Marital Status - Married

Spouse Name - Smt. Nethi Kamala

Children - One Daughter

Educational Qualification - Graduate

Career - Elected as Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council during 2007-2009

- Elected as Member of Legislative Council during 2009-2015

- Elected as Deputy Chairman (w.e.f. from 04-06-2011 to 1-05-2015)

- Appointed as Acting Chairman from 02-06-2014 to 01-07-2014 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended the Conference of 154 Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India at Jaipur, Rajasthan State Interests/Recreations - Agriculture Member, Hyderabad Golf Club

155 TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Sh. V. Narasimha Charyulu

Office held and date of - Secretary (also Secretary of assumption of office Telangana Legislative Assembly)

156 TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Pocharam Srinivas Reddy (Parige)

Office held and date of - Speaker, 18 January 2019 assumption of office Political Party - Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Date of Birth - 10 February 1949 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Sons and One Daughter Educational Qualifications - M.E. (Mech.) Discontinued Career - Political Career Started with election as President PACS, Desaipet from 1977 to 1981 (Unanimously) - 1987 - Elected as Chairman, DCCB Nizamabad District from Budimi PACS (Unanimously) - 1994 - 1st time Elected as MLA from Banswada Assembly Constituency - 1998 - Served as Hon’ble Minister for Housing - 1999 - 2nd time Elected as MLA from Banswada Assembly Constituency and Served as Hon’ble Minister for Mines & Geology - 2000 - Served as Hon’ble Minister for Panchayati Raj 157 - 2009 - 3rd time Elected as MLA from Banswada Assembly Constituency - 2011 - Joined TRS Party and Resigned as MLA - 2011 - 4th time Re-elected as MLA from Banswada Assembly Constituency in bye-elections - 2011 - Actively participated in in the Leadership of Shri K. Chandrashekar Rao, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana - 2015 - 5th time elected as MLA from Banswada Assembly Constituency and served as Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture - 2015 - 6th time elected as MLA from Banswada Assembly Constituency - 2019 - Serving as Speaker, Telangana Legislative Assembly from 18.01.2019 till date

158 TELANGANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Theegulla Padma Rao

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, Telangana assumption of Office Legislative Assembly, 25 February 2019 Political Party - Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)

Date of Birth - 7 May 1954 Marital Status - Married Children - Four Sons and Two Daughters Educational Qualification - Intermediate Career - Deputy Speaker Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - National Games—Kerala - Commonwealth Games—Australia - Olympic Games—Brazil - Attended 79th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference at Dehradun, Uttarakhand from 17th to 19th December, 2019 Interests/Recreations - To look after downtrodden Travels Abroad - Australia, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Macau, UAE, Thailand

159 TELANGANA STATE LEGISLATURE

Shri V. Narasimha Charyulu

Office held and date of - Secretary, 1 September 2017 assumption of Office Date of Birth - 5 October 1961 Marital Status - Married Children - One Daughter Educational Qualifications - M.A., LL.B., B.L.I.Sc., B.P.R. PGDJMC, Ph.D., Hindi Visharadha Career - Prior to joining the Government Service, worked as a Journalist for a period of two years and gained vast experience in various fields - Appointed as Research Officer in the then united A.P. Legislature in the year 1990 by direct recruitment and subsequently promoted and served as Assistant Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary and elevated to the post of Secretary, Legislature on 1st September 2017 - In the year 2004, the focus shifted from Legislature to Executive. Functioned as Additional Private Secretary, continuously to three Chief Ministers of the United Andhra

160 Pradesh State till 2011. Thereafter, joined Legislature services as Private Secretary in the cadre of Deputy Secretary to the Hon’ble Speaker, A.P. Legislative Assembly - Put-in more than three decades of Legislative, Executive, Administrative and the related field experience and got exposure to multifaceted functions on all the wings. Acted as PIO and now Appellate Authority under the Right to Information Act and familiar with all the Provisions under the Act - At the threshold of the career in Legislature, was instrumental in introducing digitization and computerization in the Legislature which facilitated the Presiding Officers to have updated statistical data of each and every aspects of Legislature. Imparted training to the Legislators to acquaint themselves with the Computer systems and discharging duties with total dedication and commitment to the utmost satisfaction of all the concerned. - Organized seminars/conferences/ symposia on Legislative and administrative matters and conducted the workshops both at State and National level which was appreciated by the participants. Responsibilities - Ever since formation of Telangana State, Associated with the Upper House (Legislative Council) activities, and assisted the Chair in smooth conduct of proceedings and also associated with functioning of financial and other Legislature Committees. 161 - Conducted the elections to the Office of the Hon’ble President of India as Assistant Returning Officer and Biennial Elections to the Rajya Sabha and also to the Legislative Council as Returning Officer. - Attended several National and international conferences of Parliamentary, Administrative, Legal and Legislative matters. - Attended the Commonwealth Parliamentary Speakers’ Conferences and also All India Speakers’ Conferences. - Attended training courses on Parliamentary Practices and Procedures and other Legislature & Election matters conducted by Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training (BPST) and the Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Articles Published - Written and published several Articles on current topics covering socio-economic and political issues in the Regional and National Magazines such as ‘Udyoga Samacharam’ (the official magazine of the then A.P. Public Service Commission) and ‘Yojana’ (a Government of India Publication) besides Articles and Letters to the Editors in the daily newspapers. Also gave talks on All India Radio, Hyderabad on different current topics. Social Activities - Associated with the charitable works for upliftment of the needy and downtrodden of the Society. Membership - Life Member & Patron Indian Red Cross Society and ISKCON Temples Travels Abroad - USA, Canada, U.K., France, UAE, Qatar, Uganda and Kenya 162 TRIPURA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Rebati Mohan Das

Office held and date of - Speaker, Since 23 March 2018 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party Date of Birth - 19 August 1950 Marital Status - Married Children - Four Educational Qualification - Matriculation (Secondary School Certificate) Career - Social Worker since Adulthood Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended NERCPA India Region, Zone-III & SRI Conference, Guwahati from 7th to 9th October, 2018. - Attended 79th Presiding Officers’ Conference at Dehradun (Uttarakhand) from 17th to 21st December, 2019. Interests/Recreations - Fisheries, Agriculture and Social work specially for poor Travels Abroad - Bangladesh

163 Additional Informations - Attended 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference held in Kampala, Uganda and also undertook pre and post study tours in UAE, Egypt and Sri Lanka from 22nd September 2019 to 5th October 2019

164 TRIPURA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Biswa Bandhu Sen

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 21 June 2018 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party Date of Birth - 23 May 1953 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son and One Daughter Educational Qualifications - B.A. Career - 1988: Vice Chairman, Dharmanagar - 2008 to 2013: Member, Tripura Legislative Assembly - 2013 to 20-06-2018: Member, Tripura Legislative Assembly - 21-06-2018 to till date: Deputy Speaker, Tripura Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended Northeast Conference of BJP Party held in the year 2017 at Guwahati. - Attended National Council Meeting

165 of BJP Party held on 11th & 12th January, 2019 at New Delhi. Interests/Recreations - Writing short stories, poems & dramas, listening of Music specially Rabindra Sangeet (Songs). A strong admirer to singers of Rabindranath Tagore’s songs. Travels Abroad - Additional Information - Besides politician and help the weaker section of the society, also singing songs, writing poems and stories, doing film director and self- acting an actor in theater and a Jatra Silpi. Passion of acting was a matter of attraction in school days. Some of famous Jatra are Biplab Mare Gechhe, Ekhani Hok, Jaddhya Kal Juddya Aaj and Poem books are Ushnna Prasabane golaper Nirjas and Hriday Utsarita sabde. Selected as a best actor for 3rd consecutive time for acting in drama and Jatra Awarded Tripuresh Majumder. Award by the Government of Tripura in the year 2018 for cultural activities. A Telefilm was released in the year 2005 namely ‘Debi Danuja Dalani’ under his direction. Also performed as an actor in the said film. More than 100 Nos. of Dramas and Jatras performed so far. Acted in several drama namely - Bisarjan, Mukut, Jadio Shandhya Chakra, Tipu Sultan, Andhya Karai, Bireswar Vivekananda, Dui Hujurer Gappo, Hukuner Chao, Bhumikamper Age, etc. Acted in several Jatra namely - Devi sultana, Kurakshetra Sri Krishna, Mina Bazar, Sutanutra Karna Chanadangar, Bou Maiur Singhasan etc.

166 TRIPURA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Bishnu Pada Karmakar

Office held and date of - Secretary, 08th August 2018 assumption of office Date of Birth - 08 May 1954 Marital Status - Married Children - One Son Educational Qualifications - B.A., LL.B. Career - Retd. Judge (Gr.-1, Tripura Judicial Services) Conferences/Seminars - attended and Visits made

167 UTTARAKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Prem Chand Aggrawal

Office held and date of - Speaker, 23 March 2017 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party Date of Birth - 12 April 1960 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Educational Qualifications - M.Com., LL.B. Career - Political and Social Worker Positions Held 2007,2012 and 2017 - Member, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly 23 March 2017 onwards - Speaker, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made 2017, Bangladesh - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 2018, London - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee Meeting

168 2018, Bihar - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Conference 2019, Uganda - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 2019, Canada - Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee Meeting Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Sports, Preservation of Indian Cultural Heritage, Service of Ganga Additional Information - A grassroot worker with excellent organizational skills who rose through the ranks through sheer dedication and hard work

169 UTTARAKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Raghunath Singh Chauhan

Office held and date of - Deputy Speaker, 28 March 2017 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party Date of Birth - 22 October 1949 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Educational Qualifications - Graduation Career - Political and Social Worker Positions Held 1996 - Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2017 - Member, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly 2017 onwards - Deputy Speaker, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made 2019, Pune - 9th Indian Student Parliament Interests/Recreations - Social Service, Reading, Travelling

170 UTTARAKHAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Shri Mukesh Singhal

Office held and date of - Secretary-In-Charge, 1 July 2020 assumption of office Date of Birth - 01 November 1969 Educational Qualifications - M.Sc., M.A., PGDCA Marital Status - Married Career - Joined Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Secretariat in 2004 and worked in various capacities Conferences/Seminars - All India Presiding Officers attended and Visits made Conference, Dehradun, 2019 Interests/Recreations - Reading, Music, International Developments and History

171 UTTAR PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Shri Ramesh Yadav

Office held and date of - Chairman, 11 March 2016 assumption of Office Political Party - Date of Birth - 1 June 1950 Marital Status - Married Children - Three Educational Qualifications - B.A., LL.B. Career - Political and Social Worker Positions Held 1985 - Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1990-1996 - Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative 2003-2009 Council (Four times) 2009-2015 2015 - continuing Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended various Committees’ tours Interests/Recreations - Agriculture, Social Service Travels Abroad - Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand

172 UTTAR PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Dr. Rajesh Singh

Office held and date of - Principal Secretary, 31 July 2018 assumption of office Date of Birth - 15 July 1958 Marital Status - Married Children - One Educational Qualifications - M.A., Ph.D. Career - Judicial Service Positions Held Special Secretary (Nyay), Government of Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary, U.P. Legislative Council Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made 2019, Uganda - 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Interests/Recreations - Reading books and Travelling Travels Abroad - Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Switzerland, Uganda and U.K.

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Shri Hriday Narayan Dikshit

Office held and date of - Speaker, 30 March 2017 assumption of office Political Party - Bharatiya Janata Party Date of Birth - 25 December 1947 Marital Status - Married Children - Five Educational Qualifications - Post Graduate Career - Political and Social Worker Positions held - Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993 - Member , Uttar Pradesh Legislative and 2017 Assembly (five terms) 2010-2016 - Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council 2010-2011 - Leader of BJP in Legislative Council 1991-1992 - Mukhya Sachetak 1987-1988 - Member, Joint Committee on Public Undertakings and Corporations 1973-1977 - Member of Zila Parishad, Unnao 1989-1990 - Member, Ethics Committee

174 1990-1991 - Member, Questions and Reference Committee and Committee on Estimates 1993-1994 - Chairman, Committee on Estimates 1994-1995 - Chairman, Joint Committee on Public Undertakings and Corporations 2010-2011 - Member, Awasiya Parivad Sambandhi Jaanch Samiti - Member, Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Mandal ke Mantriyon ko Paramarsh Dene Vali Kshetriya Vikas Sthai Samiti - Member, Uttar Pradesh Me Shiksha ke Vyavsaikaran Sambandhi Samiti - Member, Committee of Government Assurance - Member, Parliamentary Research, Reference and Studies Committee - Member, Committee on Public Accounts - Member, Joint Committee on Public Undertakings and Corporations Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - 63rd C.P. Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh - 64th C.P. Conference, Kampala, Uganda Interests/Recreations - Writing, Research and Study, Discussion on interesting subjects like Philosophy, Literature and Culture and Watching films Travels Abroad - Bangladesh, Singapore, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Uganda Additional Information - 1991: Chairman of Bhutpoorva Sainik Kalyan Nigam - 1991-1992: Mukhya Sachetak

175 - 1993: Member Panel of Presiding Officers - 2010-2011: Leader of BJP in Legislative Council - Manager of Bharatiya Adarsh Anglo Sanskriti Inter College (1980 to till date) - Founder and Manager of Pandit Deen Dayal Inter College - Founder and Manager of Samta Vichar Sansthan, U.P. (1990 to till date) - Swyam Sevak, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, 1964 - Zila Mantri, Bharatiya Jan Sangh - Founder of Samta Andolan (1968-1980) - Member of Zila Parishad, Unnao (1973-1977) - Jail visitor Uttar Pradesh Shashan (1977-1978) - Zila Adhyaksh, BJP (1980-1981) - Member, BJP Karya Samiti - Vice President, BJP - President, BJP Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Prakosth - Founder and Chief Editor ‘Kaal Chintan’ weekly Magazine (1978- 2000) - About 5000 articles published in different newspapers and magazines - About 28 books written specially on Indian Culture and Vedic Literature - Imprisonment of 18 months during emergency under D.I.R. and MISA - Member – the Executive Committee of CPA India Region 176 - Member- Standing Committee of the All India Presiding Officers’ Conference - Chairperson, Committee of Presiding Officers to look into the matter of smooth functioning of the House.

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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 - Married Children - One Educational Qualifications - M.A. Allahabad University LL.B. Delhi University Career - Joined U.P. Judicial Service in the month of August 1987 - Worked as Judicial Magistrate and Munsif Magistrate/Civil Judge from 1987 to 1991 at Lucknow, Civil Courts - Posted as Judicial Magistrate from 1991 to 1994 at Allahabad - Legal Advisor/Additional Legal Advisor to the Governor of U.P. from September 1994 to November 2006 - Additional District Judge from February 2007 to July 2007 - Principal Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs from January 2009 to 06 March 2012

178 - Additional Charge of Principal Secretary of the Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh, India from July 2008 to March 2012 Present Assignment - Principal Secretary, Legislative Assembly since 30th July, 2008 Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made - Attended Presiding Officers’ and Secretaries’ Conferences of the Legislative Bodies in India held in Chandigarh (Haryana) in 2008, Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) in 2010, Jaipur (Rajasthan) in 2011 and Gandhinagar (Gujarat) in 2016 - Organised Presiding Officers and Secretaries Conference, 2015 under the aegis of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Uttar Pradesh, India Principal Secretary (Principal Clerk of the House) - Attended 59th Westminster Seminar on Parlimentary Practice & Procedures held in London, U.K. 2010, 57th CPA Conference as SOCATT member held in London, 2011, 58th CPA Conference as Delegation Secretary held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2012 and 59th CPA Conference as SOCATT member held in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2013, 62nd CPC Conference, London, U.K., 2016, 63rd CPC Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2017, 54th General Meeting of Society of Clerks-at-the-Table, Toronto, Canada-2018, 55th General Meeting, Kampala, Uganda-2019 Interests/Recreations - Reading & Travelling

179 Travels Abroad - Visited Abroad as Member of CPA Delegations from the State of Uttar Pradesh, India and Study Tours with Hon’ble Speaker - Turkey, Greece, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Participated in International Bhojpuri (a branch of hindi language) Conference in Mauritius between 30th October to 04th November 2014, Belgium, Bangladesh, Singapore, Canada, Uganda

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Shri Biman Banerjee

Office held and date of - Speaker, 30 May 2011 assumption of office Political Party - All India Trinamool Congress Date of Birth - 28 December 1948 Marital Status - Married Children - Two Educational Qualifications - M.Com. and LL.B. Career - Political and Social Worker Positions held - Advocate and formerly part time Lecturer in a College Conferences/Seminars attended and Visits made 2011, New Delhi - 5th Conference of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians 2011, London - 57th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) 2011, Jaipur - 76th Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India 2013, Johannesburg - 59th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)

181 2015, Lucknow - 77th Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India 2016, Gandhinagar - 78th Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India 2017, Dhaka - 63rd Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Interests/Recreations - Reading law books and journals, Watching movies Travels Abroad - Bangladesh, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom and U.S.A. Additional Information - Practiced in Law Courts in criminal side for a long period - Initially employed in Bank of India and Income Tax Department of Government of India - Worked for a short period and subsequently joined in legal profession - Received ‘Ideal Legislative Assembly Speaker/Ideal Legislative Council Chairman Award-2018’ from Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad Foundation & MIT School of Govt. Pune

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Shri Abhijit Som

Office held and date of - Secretary, 10 December 2018 assumption of office Date of Birth - 1st January 1971 Marital Status - Married Children - One Educational Qualifications - M.A. and LL.B. Career - Government Service Positions held 2010 - Joined as District Judge - Additional District & Sessions Judge, Paschim Medinipore - Member Secretary, West Bengal State Legal Services Authority - Judge, City Civil Court, Calcutta - Additional District & Sessions Judge, Rampurhat, Birbhum - Secretary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly Conferences/Seminars - Attended several seminars as attended and Visits made Judicial Officer and Member Secretary, West Bengal State Legal Services Authority Interests/Recreations - Reading, Travelling, Listening music

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