Background
He was born on 11 December 1936 at Silmo, Kargil.
He was born on 11 December 1936 at Silmo, Kargil.
University of Kashmir.
1999, was elected to 13th Lok Sabha. 1999-2000, served as a Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. 2000-2004, served as a Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence.
2009, was re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) on 31 August
2009, was a Member, Committee on Labour.
Though later he announced his decision to return to the National Conference at a news conference, termed by JKNC chief Doctor Farooq Abdullah as his "Homecoming" however due to political circumstances he had to clarify later on that he would be only lending unconditional support to the Universal Postal Union and won"t be rejoining the JKNC. Even today(2013) he is recorded as an Independent Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha records.
He is a member of the Indian Parliament representing Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency). lieutenant was his case that brought to the front the peculiarity in the LAHDC Acting 1995 as he holds the seat of a councilor and is yet to resign as the Member of Parliament, Ladakh.