Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
SINGH, SHRI K. NATWAR
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - BHARATPUR (RAJASTHAN)]
Father's Name Shri Govind Singhji Date of Birth 16 May 1931 Place of Birth Bharatpur (Rajasthan) Marital Status Married on 21 August 1967 Spouse's Name Smt. Heminder Kaur Children One son and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.A.(Hons.) History Educated at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, Delhi; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, U.K. and Peking University, Peking, China Profession Diplomat, Writer and Political Worker Permanent Address "Govind Niwas", Bharatpur - 321001 (Rajasthan) Tel. (05644) 28351 Present Address D-1/37, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110057 Tels. (011) 6145525, 6147151 Fax (011) 6141322 Positions Held 1971-73 India's Ambassador to Poland 1973-77 India's Deputy High Commissioner to U.K. 1977 India's High Commissioner to Zambia 1980-82 India's Ambassador to Pakistan 1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha 1985-86 Union Minister of State, Steel, Mines and Coal (Department of Steel) Union Minister of State, Agriculture (Department of Fertilizers) 1986-89 Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-99 andMember, Committee on Public Accounts 1999-2000 1998-99 Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-I Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs Books Published (i) E.M. Forster: A Tribute - New York, 1964; (ii) The Legacy of Nehru - New York, 1965; (iii) Maharaja Suraj Mal- 1707-63 - London, 1981; (iv) Curtain Raisers-New Delhi, 1984; and (v) Profiles & Letters - New Delhi, 1997 Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Reviews books for national and international newspapers and magazines; conferred, (i) E.M. Forster Literary Award, 1989; and (ii) Padma Bhushan, 1984 Special Interests Good conversation followed by prolonged periods of reflective silence Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, writing, book collection, conversation, tennis and watching cricket Sports and Clubs Hockey, cricket, football and atheletics in college days; Champion, (i) Delhi State Junior Tennis, 1949; and (ii) Delhi University Tennis, 1950-51 Countries Visited Widely travelled (100 countries); Member, Indian Delegation, Heads of Commonwealth Meeting, Kingston, Jamaica, 1975; Indian Delegate to (i) 30th Session of the United Nations, General Assembly, New York; (ii) Heads of Commonwealth Meeting, Lusaka, Zambia, 1979; and (iii) 35th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York; and State visit of the Prime Minister (Smt. Indira Gandhi) to U.S.A., 1982 Other Information Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; Rapporteur, (i) United Nations Committee of 24, 1963-66; and (ii) Fourth Committee of the U.N. General Assembly, 1965; India's representative to Executive Board of UNICEF, 1962-66; Member, Prime Minister's (Smt. Indira Gandhi) Secretariat, 1966-71; Executive Trustee, U.N.I.T.A.R. appointed by the Secretary General, United Nations, for six years, 1981; served on Expert Group appointed by the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, London, 1982; Secretary-General, Seventh Non-aligned Summit, New Delhi, 1983; Chief Coordinator, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, (CHOGM) New Delhi, 1983
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com IndianAge.com RajPurohit.comTotal electorate 10,34,598 Total votes polled 6,62,892 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri K. Natwar Singh (I.N.C.) 2,52,617 (2) Dr. Digamber Singh (B.J.P.) 1,84,164 (3) Shri Ved Prakash (B.S.P.) 1,09,817 (4) Shri Krishendra Kaur (S.P.) 54,503
Election Result of Bharatpur Lok Sabha Constituency