Subhash Maharia

Background

He was born on 29 September 1957 in village Kudan in the Sikar District, Rajasthan in the family of Brijmohan Maharia.

Education

He graduated from South.K. College in Sikar.

Career

He was minister from 1999 to 2004. He is an athlete and represented his state and university in many National competitions. 1998: Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998 - 1999: Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee-II on Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment.

Member, Joint Committee on the Functioning of Wakf Boards, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism

1999: Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1999–2004: Union Minister of State, Rural Development

2004: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

2010: Member Bharatiya Janata Party National Executive

2011: National Vice President Bharatiya Janata Party- Kisan Morcha

Patron: All India Budokan Karate Federation.

Member, Bharatiya Janata Party Election Committee, Rajasthan, since 1998. President - District Sahakari Sangh, Sikar.

Secretary, Industries Association, Rajasthan;

Profession: Agriculturist, Political - Social Worker and Industrialist. He has widely visited countries like Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia as a representative of Eicher Tractors Limited. in August 1986.He also led Indian Delegation to ASIAN COUNTRIES SUMMIT to Cambodia, Sri Lanka, et cetera during his tenure as Union minister of GOVT OF INDIA (1999–2004).

Achievements

• Table tennis; President, Zila Olympic Sangh, Sikar. Vice-President, Rajasthan Olympic Association. Represented Rajasthan in National Athletics. Won, (i) Silver Medal in 800 metre race. And (ii) Gold Medal in Rural National Games. Best Athlete in school games, 1975-1976. First position holder in 400 and 800 metre race in University of Rajasthan, 1977, 1978 and 1979. Represented Rajasthan at Inter University-Athletic Meets, 1977, 1978 and 1979.

Membership

He is a leader of Bharatiya Janta Party and was a member of 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha from Sikar in Rajasthan. Mr.Maharia also addressed United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.A. in October 2007 as a member of Indian delegation to United Nations.