Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
GANDHI, SMT. MANEKA
JANATA DAL - PILIBHIT (UTTAR PRADESH)
Father's Name: Lt. Col. T.S. Anand
Date of Birth: 26 August 1956
Place of Birth: New Delhi
Marital Status: Widow (Married on 29 September 1974)
Spouse's Name: Late Shri Sanjay Gandhi
Children: One son
Educational Qualifications :
I.S.C.
Educated at Lawrence School, Sanawar
(Himachal Pradesh)
Profession :
Writer, Animal Activist and Environmentalist
Permanent Address :
A-4, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi-110065.
Tel. 6840402
Fax. 6823144
Positions Held :
1988-89 General Secretary, J.D.
1989 Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1989-91 Union Minister, Environment and Forests
1996 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Books Published:
(i) 'Sanjay Gandhi', (ii) 'Stories for Children' (iii) '1001 Animal Quiz', (iv) 'Penguin Book of Hindu Names', (v) `Complete Book of Parsi and Muslim Names' (vi) `Brahma's Hair', (vii) `Heads and Tails', (viii) `Animal Laws of India' and (ix) `First Aid for Animals'
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Publisher/author of Definitive Etymological Works; Plant Mythology; Animal activism and laws; Editor of political monthly magazine, 'Surya', 1976-80; Widely read columnist writing on animal welfare and environment; creator and presenter of weekly T.V. shows on animals and environment in English and Hindi
Social and Cultural Activities :
Founder Member of People for Animals; Patron, Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF); Chairperson, RUGMARK and Delhi Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA); Managing-Trustee, Ruth Cowell Foundation (animal care shelter and hospital)
Special Interests :
Writing, animal welfare, environmental protection and the study of law
Favourite Pastime and Recreation: Reading and gardening
Countries Visited :
Widely travelled
Other Information :
Recipient of the prestigious (i) Lord Erskine Award from the RSPCA; (ii) 'Prani Mitra Award', 1996; and (iii) "Maharana Mewar, Foundation Award" 1996 for Environmental work; Environmentalist and Vegetarian of the year 1994; Delivered the Schumacher Address in U.K., 1995; Key-note Speaker at the National Alliance for Animals in Washington, 1996
Election Result :
Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 11,06,846
Total votes polled 6,73,796
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Smt. Maneka Gandhi (J.D.) 3,95,827
(2) Shri Parashu Ram (B.J.P.) 1,12,517
(3) Shri Riaz Ahmad (B.S.P.) 88,750
(4) Shri Babu Tej Bahadur (I.N.C.) 11,815
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