Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha







SINHA, SHRI YASHWANT
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - HAZARIBAGH (BIHAR)]



Father's Name       Late Shri Bipin Bihari Sinha            

Date of Birth       6 November 1937

Place of Birth      Patna (Bihar)                                     

Marital Status      Married on 17 February 1961

Spouse's Name       Smt. Nilima Sinha                       

Children            Two sons and  one daughter

Educational Qualifications  

               M.A.

               Educated at Patna College, Patna University (Bihar)

Profession         

           Teacher, Civil Servant and Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

                Vill. Hupad, Post - Morangi,
Thana Muffassil, Hazaribag, Bihar,
Tel. (06546) 24044 (office), 22998 (Res.)

Present Address  

6, Kushak Road,
New Delhi.

Tel. (011) 6149618

Positions Held  

1984Joined Janata Party

1986-88General Secretary, Janata Party

1988        Member, Rajya Sabha

1989        Member, Committee on Petitions

1990        Joined Janata Dal (Samajwadi) after split in
            Janata Dal

1990-91         Union Minister of Finance

1998        Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

19 Mar. 1998- Union Minister, Finance
onwards         

1998-99Member, Parliamentary Pay Committee

Special Interests  

Public administration, external and economic affairs

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Reading and travelling

Sports and Clubs  

Member, Delhi Gymkhana Club, New Delhi; and Bankipur Club,
Patna

Countries Visited  

Widely travelled

Other Information  

Lecturer in Political Science, Patna University, 1958-60;
joined I.A.S. in 1960; Deputy Commissioner, Santhal
Paraganas; Chairman, (i) D.T.C., Delhi and (ii) Drafting
Committee of the UNCTAD Conference on Shipping in Geneva;
Consul-General of India, Frankfurt, West Germany;
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Bihar; Joint
Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of
Shipping and Transport; and sought voluntary retirement
from I.A.S. in 1984 to join politics

Election Result of
Hazaribagh Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 12,13,035
Total votes polled  7,04,172

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri Yashwant Sinha (B.J.P.) 3,23,283
(2) Shri Bhuwaneshwar Mehta (C.P.I.) 1,59,777
(3) Shri Teklal Mahto [J.M.M.(M)] 1,40,053
(4) Shri Deoki Nandan Vedia [C.P.I.(ML)(L)]  30,083
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