Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
GEHLOT, SHRI ASHOK
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - JODHPUR (RAJASTHAN)]
Father's Name
Late Babu Laxman Singh Gehlot
Date of Birth 3 May 1951
Place of Birth Mahamandir, Distt. Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Marital Status Married on 27 November 1977
Spouse's Name Smt. Sunita Gehlot
Children One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
B.Sc.,M.A.(Economics),LL.B.
Educated at Jodhpur University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Profession
Advocate, Agriculturist, Farmer and Artist
Permanent Address
Mahamandir, Jodhpur-342001
(Rajasthan)
Tel. (0291) 545770
Fax. (0291) 544022
Present Address
3, Thyagraj Marg,
New Delhi- 110011
Tel. (011) 3014550
Fax (011) 3793781
Positions Held
1980 Elected to 7th lok Sabha
1980-82 Member, Committee on Public Accounts
1982 General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira)
[P.C.C.(I)], Rajasthan
1982-83 Union Deputy Minister, Tourism
1983-84 Union Deputy Minister, Tourism and Civil
Aviation
1984 Union Deputy Minister, Sports
1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1984-85 Union Minister of State, Tourism and Civil
Aviation
1985-89 President, P.C.C. (I), Rajasthan
June-Nov. 1989 Minister, Home Affairs and P.H.E.D, Rajasthan
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1991-93 Union Minister of State, Textiles (Independent
charge)
1994 President, P.C.C. (I), Rajasthan
onwards
1994-96 Member, Committee on Railways
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Railways
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)*
1998-99 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
and its Sub-committee on Preservation of Monuments
Member, Committee on Provision of computers to Members
of Parliament
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
1 December, Chief Minister,Rajasthan
1998 onwards
Social and Cultural Activities
Associated with (i) Gandhi Peace Foundation, Jodhpur; (ii) Kumar
Sahitya Parishad, Jodhpur; (iii) Bharat Seva Sansthan, Heera Bagh,
Jaipur; (iv) Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Books Bank, Pawta Chauraha,
Jodhpur; and (v) Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Health Services, Jodhpur;
participated in camps held at Seva Gram, Aurangabad, Indore etc.
under the patronage of Tarun Shanti Seva (Gandhi Peace Foundation)
1968-72; Worked for (i) Bangladesh refugees in the camp at
Bongaon, West Bengal, 1971 under the patronage of Tarun Shanti Seva
and Gandhi Peace Foundation; (ii) Public Libraries through Kumar
Sahitya Parishad, Jodhpur; (iii) Adult Education through Nehru
Yuvak Kendra; and (iv) Slums and jhuggi areas development
Special Interests
Upliftment of the poor, the backward and the downtrodden; and scouting
and rover scouting
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Magic and travelling
Countries Visited
Bulgaria, Canada, China, Dubai, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy,
Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and West Germany; Leader,
(i) Indian delegation to Commonwealth Youth Affairs Council in
Cyprus; and (ii) Indian delegation to Bulgaria; Member, (i) Indian
delegation to U.N.O., U.S.A.; and (ii) A.I.C.C. Delegation to China
Other Information
President, National Students Union of India (I), Rajasthan for
five years
Election Result of
Jodhpur Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 13,13,063
Total votes polled 7,72,855
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Ashok Gehlot (I.N.C.) 3,69,780
(2) Shri Jaswant Singh Bisnoi (B.J.P.) 3,64,336
(3) Shri Tulsi Dass (B.S.P.) 7,483
(4) Dr. Rajendra Meghawal (J.D.) 5,063
* Resigned on 4 March 1999