Father's Name
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Marital Status
Spouse's Name
Children |
Late Major Duleepsinh C. Gaekwad
3 March 1962
Vadodara (Gujarat)
Married on 2 May 1991
Smt. Ojaswitharaje S. Gaekwad
Two daughters |
 |
| Educational Qualifications |
M. Com.
Educated at M.S. University, Baroda (Gujarat) |
| Profession |
Political and Social Worker, Sportsman, Trader and Industrialist, Trade-Unionist, Farmer and Diplomat |
| Permanent Address : |
'Chitrakoot Bungalow', Kaptan Marg,
Opp. Polo Ground, Vadodara-390001.
Tels. (0265) 433129, 429060 (R) 431548 (O)
Fax. (0265) 431674 |
| Positions Held |
1992-96 Organisational Secretary, Youth Congress, Gujarat
1995-96 Councillor, Vadodara Municipal Corporation
Chief Whip, Congress Party, Vadodara Municipal Corporation
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
President, Indian Youth Congress |
Social and Cultural Activities |
President, Setu Seva Bharti Trust (Educational Trust); actively participated/organised social and cultural programmes of local Clubs; making efforts for sports stadium at Vadodara. |
| Special Interests |
Welfare of youth and promotion of sports/sportspersons |
Favourite Pastime
and Recreation |
Reading, singing, socialising and games |
| Sports and Clubs |
Cricket, Kho-Kho; Member, Lions Club, Vadodara; played cricket and kho-kho for six time at national level representing Gujarat State; organised several sports events on various occasions; President, Gujarat Kabaddi Association; successfully organised a National Marathon at Vadodara on 23 February 1997 in which over 50,000 youth workers and sportsmen participated |
| Other Information |
Vice-President, Rickshaw Chalak (I.N.T.U.C.) Congress Union, 1992-96; successfully organised 'Aao Bharat Banayen' padyatra all over the country during December 1996-April 1997 to create awareness among the youth of their role in nation building and to promote national integration |
| Election Result |
Baroda Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 13,96,257
Total votes polled 4,37,236
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Satyajit Sinh D. Gaekwad (I.N.C.) 1,31,248
(2) Shri Jitendra Ratilal Sukhadia (B.J.P.) 1,31,231
(3) Smt. Subhangini Raje Ranjitsinh Gaekwad (Ind.) 1,00,678
(4) Shri Madhubhai Shrivastav (Ind.) 50,941 |
