Narsingrao Hullaji Suryawanshi (born January 20, 1952) is an Indian senior statesman who served as Member of Parliament in the

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from Bidar four times. He belongs to the

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party.

Early life

Narsingrao Suryawanshi was born in Dongaon village of Aurad Taluk in

Bidar District Bidar district is the northernmost part of the Karnataka state in India. The administrative headquarters of district is Bidar city. Geographically, it resembles the "Crown of the State", occupying its northeastern end. It is bounded by Kamared ...

. Suryawanshi and his siblings are children of farmers. He completed and earned a

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degree at

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, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) in 1974.

Career

After graduating, he became a social worker. He traveled to villages, educating people about the 'No Dowry' system, and about the removal of

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, which was a major concern that year. He started Jawahar Lal Nehru Polytechnic College at Kushnoor and opened a hostel for poor students. He started Lal Bahadur Shastri Primary School, Mudhol. He served as president of Rastriya Rachnatmak Samitee and Arunodaya Education Society.

Politics

Suryawanshi applied for the Congress ticket in 1980 by post. He won the election in 1980 with a huge margin of 1.05 lakh votes (total votes 158,817) against Shankar Dev of JNP party who was the runner up (53,409 votes). He became its youngest member. In 1984 Suryawanshi defeated Rajendra Verma of BJP with 59,615 votes (total votes 1,79,836). He won the 1989 elections with a margin of 38,947 votes (total votes being 1,77,828) against Prabhudev Kalmath IND. Suryawanshi contested as a Congress candidate in the 2004 general elections, but was defeated by Ramachandra Veerappa by a margin of 23,539 votes. Suryawanshi received 289,217 votes. In that same year, Ramachandra Veerappa died and a by-election was held. Veerappa's son Basawraj Veerappa stood against Suryawanshi and lost by 13,470 votes, giving him a 4th term. Suryawanshi appealed to Prime Minister

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to release additional funds for the completion of work on the Bidar-Gulbarga railway line. Suryawanshi and the District Congress Committee president Basavaraj Bulla noted that Bidar was not connected to Bangalore and other districts of the State because of lack of railway links. Trains from Bangalore have to pass through Andhra to reach Bidar.

Positions held

* 1980: Elected as a

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to the 7th Lok Sabha Congress (1st term) * 1984: Re-elected as a Member of Parliament to 8th Lok Sabha Congress (2nd term) * 1982-84: Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes * 1985-87: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministries of Industry, Commerce and Petroleum * 1988-89: Member, Business Advisory Committee * 1989: Re-elected as a Member of Parliament to 9th Lok Sabha Congress (3rd term) * 1990: Member of Parliament along with member, Committee on Official Language and Consultative Committee,

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* 2004: Re-elected as a Member of Parliament to 14th Lok Sabha Congress (4th term). Also a Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance * 2007 5 Aug. Member, Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers * 2007 7 Aug. Member, Committee on MPLADS

Personal life

He married Sushila Suryawanshi. The couple has three sons (Sanjay, Vijay, Ajay), one daughter (Indira), a daughter-in-law (Priyanka), and a grandson (Ayush).

References

External links

Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suryawanshi, Narsing Hulla 1952 births Living people India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 2004–2009 Indian National Congress politicians Lok Sabha members from Karnataka People from Bidar People from Bidar district