Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
VAJPAYEE, SHRI ATAL BIHARI
B.J.P. - LUCKNOW (UTTAR PRADESH)
Father's Name :Shri Krishna Bihari Vajpayee
Date of Birth :25 December 1924
Place of Birth :Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)
Marital Status :Unmarried
Educational Qualifications :
M.A. (Pol. Sc.)
Educated at Victoria (now Laxmibai) College,
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) and D.A.V. College, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Profession :
Journalist and Social Worker
Permanent Address :
A-302, Laplaz, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
Tel. (0522) 220909
Positions Held :
1951Founder-Member, Jana Sangh
1957Elected to Lok Sabha (Second)
1957-77Leader, Jana Sangh Parliamentary Party
1962 and 1986Elected to Rajya Sabha
1966-67Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances
1967Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Fourth)
1967-70Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
1968-73President, Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1971Elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth) for the third time
1977Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth) for the fourth time
1977-79Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs
1977-80Founder- Member, Janata Party
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) for fifth time
1980-86President, Bharatiya Janata Party
1980-84, 1986 and 1993-96Leader, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party
1986Member, General Purposes Committee
1988-90Member, House Committee, Rajya Sabha
Member, Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha
1990-91Chairman, Committee on Petitions, Rajya Sabha
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the sixth time
1991-93Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Lok Sabha
1993-96Chairman, Standing Committee on External Affairs
July 1993-May 1996Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the seventh time
16 May 1996-31 May 1996Prime Minister of India
1 June 1996 onwardsLeader of Opposition, Lok Sabha
Books Published :
"Lok Sabha Mein Atalji" (a collection of speeches); "Mrityu Ya Hatya", "Amar Balidan", "Kaidi Kavirai Ki Kundalian" (a collection of poems written in jail during Emergency); "New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy" (a collection of speeches delivered as an External Affairs Minister during 1977-79); "Jan Sangh Aur Musalmans"; "Three Decades in Parliament" (Speeches in three volumes), "Amar Aag Hai"(a collection of poems) 1994; "Meri Ekyavan Kavitayen; "Four Decades in Parliament" (English)-4 Volumes of Speeches in Parliament, 1957-95
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Editor, "Rashtra-Dharma" monthly "Panchajanya" weekly; "Swadesh" and
"Veer Arjun", both dailies
Social and Cultural Activities :
Member, National Integration Council since 1961; President (i) All India Station Masters and Assistant Station Masters Association, 1965-70; (ii) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Samarak Samiti, 1968-84; (iii) Deendayal Dham, Farah, Mathura, U.P.; and (iv) Janmabhoomi Smarak Samiti, 1969 onwards
Special Interests :
International affairs; upliftment of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes,
women and child welfare
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, writing, travelling and cooking
Countries Visited :
Widely travelled; Member, Parliamentary Goodwill Mission to East Africa, 1965; Parliamentary Delegation to Australia, 1967; European Parliament, 1983; Canada, 1987; Indian Delegation to Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meetings held in Canada, 1966 and 1994, Zambia 1980, Isle of Man 1984; Indian Delegation to Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Japan, 1974; Sri Lanka, 1975; Switzerland, 1984; Indian Delegation to the UN. General Assembly, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994; Leader, Indian Delegation to Human Rights Commission Meeting, Geneva, 1993
Other Information :
Participated in Freedom Struggle and went to jail in 1942; detained during Emergency in 1975-77; was awarded Padma Vibhushan by President of India in recognition of his services to the Nation; Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy by Kanpur University in 1993; Conferred Lok Manya Tilak Puruskar in 1994; Conferred Bharat Ratna Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant Award for Best Parliamentarian, 1994
Election result of :
Lucknow Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate14,88,169
Total votes polled 7,69,886
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (B.J.P.)3,94,865
(2) Shri Raj Babbar (S.P.)2,76,194
(3) Shri Ved Prakash Grover (B.S.P.) 42,993