Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha






CHAVAN, SHRI PRITHVIRAJ D.
CONGRESS(I) - KARAD (MAHARASHTRA)


Father's Name :Late Shri D.R. Chavan Date of Birth :17 March 1946 Place of Birth : Indore (Madhya Pradesh) Marital Status : Married on 16 December 1976 Spouse's Name :Smt. Satvasheela Children :One son and one daughter Educational Qualifications :
B.E. (Hons.), M.S. (M.E.) Educated at B.I.T.S., Pilani (Rajasthan) and University of California, Berkeley (U.S.A.) Profession :
Engineer, Industrialist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address :
Patan Colony, Karad, Distt. Satara-415001 (Maharashtra) Tel. (02164) 44222 Fax. (02164) 44550 Positions Held :
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology, Electronics,Atomic Energy 1992-93Member, Standing Committee on Science and Technology 1994-96Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Planning Member, Standing Committee on Rural and Urban Development 1995-96Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 1995-96Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Secretary, Congress Party in Parliament 1996-97Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Standing Committee on Energy Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance June 1997 onwardsSpecial Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation and Science and Technology Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Articles on computer science; engineering design; contribution to research in computerisation of Indian languages Special Interests :
Technical education, rural industrialisation, computerisation in Indian languages and youth welfare and popularisation of science
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, chess and photography Sports and Clubs :
Cricket, tennis, table tennis, badminton and swimming Countries Visited :
Widely travelled (10 countries) Other Information :
Member, Council of Indian Institute of Technology; Joint Secretary, Constitution Club, New Delhi
Election result of :
Karad Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate10,15,322 Total votes polled6,27,156 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Prithviraj D. Chavan (I.N.C.)3,07,840 (2) Shri Jaywantrao Krishna Bhosale (Ind.)1,58,244 (3) Shri Nagnath Ramachandra Naikwadi (S.P.)97,044 (4) Shri Manohar Laxman Kulkarni (Ind.)34,065