Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 










GAIKWAD, SHRI UDAYSINGRAO
CONGRESS (I) - KOLHAPUR (MAHARASHTRA)



Father's Name:   Shri Nanasaheb Gaikwad

Date of Birth:   28 August 1930

Place of Birth:   Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

Marital Status:   Married on 7 May 1956

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Shrimantani Devi

Educational Qualifications :
Dip. in Agriculture 
Educated at IFYE (U.S.A.)

Profession :
   Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   32/16, Shabdhgandha, Tarabai Park, Kolhapur-416003 (Maharashtra)
Tel. (0231) 657872

Positions Held :
   
1959-61President, D.C.C., Kolhapur
1962-67 and 1972-80Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1962 onwardsMember, P.C.C. [later P.C.C. (I)], Maharashtra
1968 onwardsMember, A.I.C.C. [later A.I.C.C. (I)]
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1980-82Member, Committee on Petitions
1984Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1985-90Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Law and Justice
1986-89Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time
1990-91Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Energy
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time
1991 onwardsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fifth time

Books Published:   'Trophies' (A book on 'Shikar') and 'Memoirs in Legislature' (Under Publishing)

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Welfare of Harijans and the hill area people; cooperative movement; development of small scale industries


Special Interests :
   Keeping pet animals like crocodiles, leopard, and dogs


Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Music, travelling and games


Sports and Clubs :
   Cricket, table tennis; wrestling and shooting; Member, B.C.A., Mumbai Parliament Club. Has Diploma in Shooting


Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled; Led Maharashtra State Electricity Board delegation as Chairman to Germany, Poland and Switzerland; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegations to Cuba, Dubai, Egypt, Kuwait, Nicaragua, Spain and U.K.; represented India at the U.N.; Member, Delegation to Global Conference on Environment and Forests held in Brazil; Member, Delegation at the Meeting regarding 'Introduction of first direct Air India flight from Bombay to Singapore'


Election Result :
    
Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 10,38,333
Total votes polled 5,48,946
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Udaysingrao Gaikwad (I.N.C.) 2,36,739
(2) Shri Ramesh Deo (S.S.) 1,68,414
(3) Shri N.D. Patil (P.W.P.I.) 1,17,163
(4) Shri Balasaheb Jadhav (Ind.) 3,291