B BABAR, DR. (KUMARI) SAROJINI KRISHNARAO : M.A., Ph.D.; Congress (Maharashtra); d. of Shri Krishnarao Bhaurao Babar; b. January 7, 1920; Unmarried; Member, (i) Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, 1952-57, (ii) Maharashtra Legislative Council, 1963-66 and (iii) Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1968 to 2- 4-1974; Author of a number of books consisting of novels, essays, short stories, folklore, etc. Per. Add. : “Jawahar” 43, Vijaynagar Colony, Pune (Maharashtra). BABY, SHRI M. A. : C.P.I. (M) (Kerala); s. of Shri P.M. Alexandar; b. April, 1954; m. Shrimati Betty Louis, 1 s.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1986 to 2-4-1992 and 3-4-1992 to 2-4-1998; Vice-Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 1990-93; Chairman, (i) Committee on Papers Laid on the Table, 1994-96 and (ii) Committee on Subordinate Legislation, 1996-98. Per. Add. : C.P.I. (M) Quilon District Committee Office, Pofayalhodu, Quilon (Kerala). BABBAR, SHRI RAJ : Graduate in Drama; S.P. (Uttar Pradesh); s. of Shri Kushal Kumar; b. June 23, 1952; m. Shrimati Nadira Zaheer Babbar, 2 s. and 1 d.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1994 to 6-10-1999. Per. Add. : 12A, Sector 15A, Noida (Uttar Pradesh). BACHANI, SHRI LEKHRAJ : B.A. Hons. (in Economics and Politics), LL.B.; BJP (Gujarat); s. of Shri Hemraj; b. July 3, 1929; m. Shrimati Nirmala, 2 s. and 4 d.; Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly, 1972-75, 1975-80, 1980-85 and 1990- 95; Deputy Minister/ Minister of State, Government of Gujarat, 1977-80 and 1990; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3 - 4 - 2 0 0 0 till date ; Chairman , Public Accounts Committee, Gujarat Legislative Assembly, 1993-95 and Gujarat State Water Supply and Sewerage Board, 1996-97. Per. Add. : ‘Nirmal’, Maharshi Arvind Marg, Palanpur-385001 (Gujarat). BACHCHAN, DR. HARIVANSH RAI : M.A.(Alld.), Ph.D. (Cantab); (Nominated); s. of Shri Pratap Narain; b. November 27, 1907; m. Shrimati Teji Bachchan 2 s.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1966 to 2-4-1972; Recipient of Soviet Land Nehru Award, 1966 and Sahitya Akademi Award, 1969; Author of a number of books consisting of translations, poems, essays, etc.; Died. Obit. on 17-2-2003. BAGAITKAR, SHRI SADASHIV: Janata Party (Maharashtra); s. of Shri Shankar; b. November 13, 1923; Bachelor; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1978 to 5-12-1983; Chairman and Secretary, Socialist Party, Maharashtra, 1957-60; Author of a few books; Died. Obit. on 6-12-1983. BAGCHI, SHRI CHANDAN K. : Congress (I) (Bihar); Member, Rajya Sabha, 12-4-1983 to 9-4-1984 [Other details not available]. Per. Add. : Post Office Saraikila, District Singhbhum (Bihar). BAGHEL, DR. K. C. : L.M.P.; Independent (Madhya Pradesh); s . of Shri Judawan Singh Baghel ; b . July 16, 1900 ; m. Shrimati Rajkunwar, 1 s. and 3 d.; Member, Central Provinces Legislative Assembly, 1946, 1951 and 1957; Parliamentary Secretary, Central Provinces, 1 9 47; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4- 1964 to 22-2-1969; Author of a number of plays; Died. Obit. on 24-2-1969. BAGRODIA, SHRI SANTOSH : Graduate in Commerce; I.N.C. (Rajasthan); s. of Shri Mahabir Prasadji Bagrodia; b. December 11, 1940; m. Shrimati Pushpa Bagrodia, 1 s. and 2 d.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 5-7-1986 to 4-7-1992 and 5-7- 1998 till date; Vice-Chairman, Rajya Sabha, May, 2000 onwards. Per. Add. : Bhilwara House, D-60B, Sawai Jai Singh Road, Madho Singh Circle, Bani Park, Jaipur (Rajasthan). BAHARUL ISLAM, SHRI : M.A., LL.B.; Congress (I) (Assam); s. of Shri Tamgir Ali; b. March 1, 1918; m. Begum Saleha Islam, 2 s. and 3 d.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1962 to 2-4-1968, 3-4-1968 to 20-1-1972 and 15-6-1983 to 14-6- 1989; Judge, High Court of Assam and Nagaland, 1972; Chief Justice, Guwahati High Court, 1978-80; Judge, Supreme Court of India, 1980-83; Died. Obit. on 22-2-1993. BAIRAGI, SHRI BALKAVI : M.A. (Hindi); I.N.C. (Madhya Pradesh); s. of Shri Dwarkadasji Bairagi; b. February 10, 1931; m. Shrimati Sushil Chandrika Bairagi, 2 s.; Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1967-72 and 1980-84; Minister of State, Government of Madhya Pradesh, 1969-72; Member, (i) Lok Sabha, 1984-89 and (ii) Rajya Sabha, 30-6-1998 till date; Recipient of a number of awards in the field of literature; Author of more than a dozen of books. Per. Add. : (i) 153/A, Shikshak Nagar, Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh), (ii) P.O. Manasa, District Neemuch-458110 (Madhya Pradesh). BAJWA, SHRI T. S. : Intermediate; P.D.P. (Jammu & Kashmir); s. of Shri Phalla Singh; b. December 15, 1956; m. Shrimati Manjeet Kaur, 2 s. and 2 d.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 26-11-2002 till date. Per. Add. : R /o Kangdhar, Tehsil R .S . Pura , District Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir). BAKHT, SHRI SIKANDER : B.Sc.; B.J.P., (Madhya Pradesh); s. of Shri H.M. Yusuf; b. August 24, 1918; m. Shrimati Raj S. Bakht, 2 s.; Member, (i) Metropolitan Council, Delhi and (ii) Lok Sabha, 1977-79; Union Minister of Works and Housing, Urban Affairs and Employment and External Affairs , Industry, 1 9 7 7 - 7 9 , 1 9 9 6 , 1998- 9 9 ; Member, Rajya Sabha , 1 0 - 4 - 1 9 9 0 to 9 - 4 - 1 9 9 6 and 10- 4 - 1 9 9 6 to 9 - 4 - 2 0 0 2 ; Leader of the House , Rajya Sabha , 1998-99, Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha, 1992-98; Chairman, (i) Committee on Commerce, 1999-2002 and (ii) Joint Parliamentary Committeee on Functioning of Wakf Board, 2000-02; Vice-President/ General Secretary, All India Bhartiya Janata Party. Per. Add. : B-34/1, East of Kailash, New Delhi. BALAN, SHRI M. C. : B.A., B.L.; A.D.M.K. (Tamil Nadu); s. of Shri B. Chithambaranathan; b. July 6, 1933; m. Shrimati Vasantha Balan, 3 s. and 2 d.; Member, (i) Madras Legislative Assembly, 1967-71 and (ii) Rajya Sabha, 3-4- 1972 to 2-4-1978. Per. Add. : Water Tank Road, Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu). BALANANDAN, SHRI E. : Studied upto Matriculation; C.P.I. (M) (Kerala); s. of Shri Raman; b. June 16, 1924; m. Shrimati Sarojiny, 1 s. and 3 d.; Member, (i) Kerala Legislative Assembly, 1967-77, (ii) Lok Sabha, 1980-84 and (iii) Rajya Sabha, 2-7-1988 to 1-7-1994 and 2-7-1994 to 1-7-2000; President, Secretary and Treasurer of CITU, 1979-1991; Author of a book on Silent Valley. Per. Add. : Ponnambulath, Kalamassery Post Office, Cochin (Kerala). BALARAM, SHRI N. E. : Studied upto Middle; C.P.I. (Kerala); s. of Shri Narayanan; b. November, 1920; m. Shrimati Pankajakshy, 2 s. and 2 d.; Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly, 1957-59 and 1970-78; Minister, Government of Kerala, 1971; Member, Rajya Sabha, 22-4-1985 to 21-4-1991 and 22-4-1991 to 16-7-1994; Died. Obit. on 25-7-1994. BALDEV PRAKASH, DR. : M.B.B.S.; B.J.P. (Uttar Pradesh); s. of Dr. Ram Dass; b. October 26, 1922; m. Shrimati Kamla Shaliwan, 2 s. and 1 d.; Member, Punjab Legislative Assembly, 1957-69 and 1974-77; Minister of Finance, Government of Punjab, 1967; Member, (i ) Lok Sabha , 1 9 7 7 - 7 9 and (ii ) Rajya Sabha , 5 - 7 - 1 9 9 2 to 17-11-1992; President, Punjab State Jan Sangh, 1964-74; Died. Obit. on 24-11-1992. BALESHWAR DAYAL, SHRI : Janata Party (Madhya Pradesh); s. of Shri Shiv Shanker Lal; m. Shrimati Savitri; Member, Rajya Sabha, 14-7-1977 to 9-4- 1978 and 10-4-1978 to 9-4-1984; President, All India Samyukta Socialist Party, 1973; Died. Obit. On 22-2-1999. BALI, SHRIMATI VYJAYANTIMALA : Matric; (Nominated); I .N .C . ; d . of Shri M .D . Raman ; b . August 13, 1933 ; m. Dr. C.L. Bali (since deceased), 1 s.; Member, (i) Lok Sabha, 1984-89 and 1989-91 and (ii) Rajya Sabha, 27-8-1993 to 26-8-1999; Recipient of Padma Shri Award in 1968, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1982 and several other awards; Author of ‘Nava Sandhi’ on Temple Ritual Dance. Per. Add. : 80, C.P. Ramasamy Road, Alwarpet, Chennai-18 (Tamil Nadu). BALMIK, SHRI ACHCHHEY LAL : Junior High School; Congress (I) (Uttar Pradesh); s. of Shri Angnoo Ram Balmik; b. 1938; m. Shrimati Chhaya Devi Balmik, 2 s. and 7 d.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 31-1-1985 to 4-7-1986. Per. Add. : 22, Balmiki Puri, Iradat Nagar, Daliganj, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh). BALMIKI, SHRI SHIV LAL : Congress (I) (Uttar Pradesh); Member, Rajya Sabha, 16-9-1981 to 2-4-1982. [Other details not available.] Per. Add. : 107/3, Mohalla Jawaharnagar. Kanpur, (Uttar Pradesh). BALRAM DAS, SHRI : M.A., LL.B.; Congress (I) (Madhya Pradesh); s. of Shri Durga Das; b. March 7, 1931; m. Shrimati Ram Kumari, 1 s. and 1 d.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1970 to 2-4-1976 and 3-4-1976 to 2-4-1982. Per. Add. : A-79, Ashok Vihar, Phase-l, Delhi. BALU, SHRI T. R. : B.Sc., L.C.E.; D.M.K. (Tamil Nadu); s. of Shri Rajuthevar; b. June 15, 1941; m. Shrimati T.R.B. Porkodi, 3 s. and 2 d.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 30-6-1986 to 29-6-1992. Per. Add. : 28, United India Colony, 1st Cross Street, Madras (Tamil Nadu). BANAMALI BABU, SHRI : B.A., B.L.; Congress (I) (Orissa); s. of Shri Gokul Chandra Babu; b. March 9, 1918; m. Shrimati Saroj Kumari, 4 s. and 2 d.; Member, Orissa Legislative Assembly, 1961-71; Minister, Government of Orissa, till 1967; Member, (i) Lok Sabha, 1971-76 and (ii) Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1982 to 2-4- 1988; Died.