GAVAI, SHRI RAMKRISHNA SURYABHAN
[REPUBLICAN PARTY OF INDIA - AMRAVATI (MAHARASHTRA)]
Father's Name Shri Suryabhanji Gavai Date of Birth 30 October 1929 Place of Birth Darapur, Distt. Amravati (Maharashtra) Marital Status Married on 29 November 1959 Spouse's Name Smt. Kamaltai Gavai Children Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.A. Educated at Vidarbha Mahavidyalay, Nagpur University, Amravati (Maharashtra) Profession Agriculturist Permanent Address 44, `Kamalpushpa' Congress Nagar, Amravati-444601 (Maharashtra) Tels. (0721) 662179, 662183 Present Address 21, Canning Lane, New Delhi - 110001 Tel. (011) 378262 Positions Held 1964-94 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council 1968-78 Deputy Chairman, Maharashtra Legislative Council 1978-84 Chairman, Maharashtra Legislative Council 1986-88 Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council 1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1998-99 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture Books Published (i) Five year plan in relation to the Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes (ii) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.. Their Service Privileges (iii) The Caste war over Reserva- tion....A case before the Peoples Bar (iv) Facilities to Buddhists converted from Scheduled Castes (v) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar....Deserved the thanks of the country (vi) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Vidyapeeth.....Petition before the Peple of Marathwada; (vii) Report for Eradication of Leprosy; and (viii) Reports on Employment Gurantee Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Conferred national integration awards for peace and harmony Recipient of Kusta Mitra Award Social and Cultural Activities President, (i) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Smarak Samiti, Deeksha Bhoomi, Nagpur; and (ii) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Amravati; Running various colleges (Arts, Commerce, Science, Law & M.B.A.), High Schools and Hospitals Special Interests Reading Sports and Clubs Wrestling, swimming and running; President, Western India Football Association, Mumbai Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member (i) 15th and 20th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference heald at Trinidada and Tobago in 1969 and at Colombo in 1974 and at Lusaka. 1978; (ii) Asian Conference for Family Planning and Women, Child Welfare, Peking (China), 1980; (iii) 13 to 19 General Conferences of World Fellowship of Buddhists, held in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, U.S.A., Korea, Taiwan and Bangkok; and (iv) 20th Conference of World Fellowship of Buddhists - Sydney (Australia), 1998 Other Information Participated in the Freedom Struggle; Vice-President and Member of Executive Committee of World Fellowship of Buddhist; Member, Maharashtra Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Election Result of Amravati Lok Sabha Constituency