BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF

DEPUTY CHAIRMEN

RAJYA SABHA

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES ** RAO, SHRI S. V. KRISHNAMOORTHY: B.Sc., LL.B.; Congress (Mysore, now Karnataka); s. of Shri S. Vadiraja Char; b. November 15, 1902; m. Shrimati Syamala Bai, 1 s. and 3 d.; Member, (i) Mysore Representative Assembly, 1945-49 and (ii) Constituent Assembly, 1947-50; Member on the Panel of Chairmen in Provisional Parliament, 1950-52; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1952 to 2-4-1956 and 3-4-1956 to 1-3-1962; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 31-5-1952 to 1-3-1962; Died. Obit. on 18-11-1968. ** ALVA, SHRIMATI VIOLET: M.A., LL.B.; Congress (Mysore now Karnataka); b April 24, 1908; m. Shri Joachim Alva, 2 s. and 1 d.; Member, (i) erstwhile Bombay Legislative Council, 1947-52 and (ii) Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1952 to 2-4-1960, 3-4-1960 to 2-4-1966 and 3-4-1966 to 20-11-1969; Vice-Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 1953-54; Union Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, 1957-62; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 1962-66 and 1966-69; Died. Obit. on 20-11-1969. ** KHOBRAGADE, SHRI BHAURAO DEWAJI: B.A., Barristerat-Law; R.P.I. (Khobragade) (Maharashtra); s. of Shri Dewaji Khobragade; b. September 25, 1925; m. Shrimati Indumati; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1958 to 2-4-1964, 3-4-1966 to 2-4-1972 and 3-4-1978 to 2-4-1984; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, December 17, 1969 to April 1, 1972; Died. Obit. on. 23-4-1984. ** MURAHARI, SHRI GODEY: Independent (Uttar Pradesh); s. of Shri G. Gangaraju; b. May 20, 1926; Bachelor; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1962 to 2-4-1968, 3-4-1968 to 2-4-1974 and 3-4-1974 to 20-3-1977; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 13-4-1972 to 2-4-1974 and 26-4-1974 to 20-3-1977; Died. Obit. on 6-8-1982. ** See also in Biographical Sketches of Members.11

RAJYA SABHA ** MIRDHA, SHRI RAM NIWAS: M.A. (Political Science), LL.B.; Congress (I) (Rajasthan); s. of Shri Baldeo Ram Mirdha; b. August 24, 1924; m. Shrimati Indira Mirdha, 2 s. and 1 d.; Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, 1954-57; Minister, Government of Rajasthan, 1954-57; Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, 1957-67; Member, Rajya Sabha, 4-5-1967 to 2-4-1968, 3-4-1968 to 2-4-1974, 3-4-1974 to 2-4-1980 and 5-7-1980 to 29-12-1984; Union Minister of State holding portfolios of Home Affairs , Defence , Supply and Rehabilitation, Irrigation and External Affairs, 1970-77 and 198384; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, March, 1977 to April, 1980. Per. Add.: Kuchara Village, Nagaur District (Rajasthan). ** YADAV, SHRI SHYAM LAL: M.A., LL.B.; Congress (I) (Uttar Pradesh); s of Shri Balkrishna; b. September 12, 1927; m. Shrimati Janki Devi, 5 s. and 3 d.; Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1957-62 and 1967-68; Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh, April, 1967 to February, 1968; Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1970 to 2-4-1976, 3-4-1976 to 2-4-1982 and 3-4-1982 to 29-12-1984; Vice-Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 1977-79; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, July, 1980 to December, 1984. Per. Add.: C-27/137-6, Rampuri, Jagatganj, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). ** JACOB, SHRI M. M.: M.A., LL.B., Diploma in Income-Tax Law and Certificate in Social Science; Congress (I) (Kerala); s. of Shri Mathew; b. August 9, 1928; m. Shrimati Achamma, 4 d.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 2-7-1982 to 1-7-1988 and 2-7-1988 to 1-7-1994; Union Minister of State of the Ministry of Water Resources and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, October, 1986 to November, 1989; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 22-2-1986 to 21-10-1986. Per. Add. : I-1, Jawahar Nagar, Trivandrum (Kerala). ** PATIL, SHRIMATI PRATIBHA DEVISINGH: M.A., LL.B.; Congress (I) (Maharashtra); d. of Shri Narayanrao; b. December 19, 1934; m. Shri Devisingh Ramsingh Sekhawat, 1 s. and 1 d.; Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, 1962-85; Deputy Minister/ Minister, Government of Maharashtra, 1967-78 and 1982-85; Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, July, 1979 to February, 1980; Member, Rajya Sabha, 5-7-1985 to 2-4-1990; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 18-11-1986 to 5-11-1988. Per. Add .: 84, Rajul-B Apartment, 9, Harknees Road, Malabar Hill, Mumbai (Maharashtra). 12** See also in Biographical Sketches of Members.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES ** HEPTULLA, DR. (SHRIMATI) NAJMA: M.Sc.(Zoology), Ph.D.(Cardiac Anatomy); I.N.C. (Maharashtra); d. of Shri Syed Yousuf Ali; b. April 13, 1940; m. Shri Akbarali A. Heptulla, 3 d.; Member, Rajya Sabha, 5-7-1980 to 4-7-1986, 5-7-1986 to 4-7-1992, 5-7-1992 to 4-7-1998 and 5-7-1998 till date; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 25-1-1985 to 20-1-1986, 18-11-1988 to 4-7-1992, 10-7-1992 to 4-7-1998 and 9-7-1998 till date; Chairperson, Committee on Privileges, 1988 onwards; Nominated to Panel of ViceChairmen, Rajya Sabha, 1982-84; General Secretary, All India Congress Committee (I), 1986-87; President, Inter Parliamentary Union, 12-10-1999 to 27-9-2002, Nominated Honorary President for life of Inter Parliamentary Union; Recipient of the ‘Grand Cordon of Al Alaoui Wissam’, the highest civilian honour of Morocco; Author of a few books. Per. Add.: Heptulla Park, 29, 2nd Hasanabad Lane, Santacruz (West), Mumbai (Maharashtra). ** See also in Biographical Sketches of Members.13