Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








GHATOWAR, SHRI PABAN SINGH  
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - DIBRUGARH (ASSAM)]


Father's Name Late Shri Kanai Ghatowar Date of Birth 6 December 1948 Place of Birth Domor Dollong T.E., Distt. Sibsagar (Assam) Marital Status Married on 28 February 1979 Spouse's Name Smt. Jibontara Ghatowar Children One son and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.A. Educated at Gauhati University, Guwahati (Assam); attended Industrial Relations Training organised by British Council (U.K.), 1975 Profession Trade Unionist and Agriculturist Permanent Address Ushapur, Moran Town, P.O. Moranhat, Distt. Sibsagar-785640 (Assam) Tel. (03754) 26230 Present Address 22, Willingdon Crescent, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3794673 Positions Held 1985-91General-Secretary, Indian National Trade Union Congress (I.N.T.U.C.), Assam 1986 Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira) onwards[A.I.C.C. (I)] 1989-91General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [(P.C.C.(I)], Assam 1991Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 1991-93Union Deputy Minister, Labour 1993-95Union Deputy Minister, Health and Family Welfare 1995-96Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1996Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary onwardsParty (C.P.P.) 1996-97Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Member, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation 1997Vice-President, I.N.T.U.C. onwards 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Secretary, C.P.P. 1998-99Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; and Convenor of its Sub-Committee on Monitoring and Implementation of reservation orders in respect of SCs and STs Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament Member, Select Committee on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 1996 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation Social and Cultural Activities Organised and participated in educational, cultural and social welfare activities of tribes/communities engaged in tea plantation and rural population

Special Interests  

Welfare of tea garden workers, rural development and removal of 
illiteracy

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Reading, travelling and music

Sports and Clubs  

Cricket and football; associated with activities of Sports 
Association

Countries Visited  

Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian Delegation, I.L.O. Committee 
on Plantation, Geneva, 1982; (ii) Youth Delegation, U.S.S.R., 
1983; and (iii) Trade Union Delegation, China, 1990; Advisor,
Indian Delegation, I.L.O. Conference, Geneva, 1984; and Leader, 
Indian  Delegation,  79th and 81st Sessions of I.L.O.,
Geneva, 1992 and 1994

Other Information  

General-Secretary, (i) Assam Tea Tribe's Students Association,
1968-71; and (ii) Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangh, 1978-91; and
President, Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangh, 1996 onwards

Election Result of Dibrugarh Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 9,45,206 Total votes polled 3,81,056 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar (I.N.C.) 2,34,195 (2) Shri Ajit Chaliha (B.J.P.) 93,073 (3) Shri Onkarmal Agarwal (A.G.P.) 29,985 (4) Shri Anil Kumar Barooah [C.P.I.(ML)(L)] 3,307
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