GEHLOT, SHRI ASHOK
CONGRESS (I) - JODHPUR (RAJASTHAN)

Father's Name:   Late Babu Lachhman Singh Gehlot

Date of Birth:   3 May 1951

Place of Birth:   Mahamandir Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

Marital Status:   Married on 27 November 1977

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Sunita Gehlot

Children:   One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc., M.A. (Eco.), LL.B.
Educated at Jodhpur University (Rajasthan)

Profession :
   Advocate, Agriculturist/Farmer and Artist

Permanent Address :
   Mahamandir, Jodhpur-342001 (Rajasthan)
Tel. (0291) 45770
Fax. (0291) 44022

Positions Held :
   
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1980-82Member, Public Accounts Committee
1982General Secretary, P.C.C.(I), Rajasthan
Sept.1982-Union Deputy Minister, Tourism
Feb. 1983
Feb.1983-Union Deputy Minister, Tourism and Civil Aviation
Feb.1984
Feb.1984-Union Deputy Minister, Sports
Oct.1984 and
Nov.1984-Dec.84

1984Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
Dec.1984-Union Minister of State, Tourism and Civil Aviation
Sept.1985
Sept.1985-President, P.C.C. (I), Rajasthan
June 1989
June 1989-Minister, IndiaPress Affairs and Public Health Campaign, 
Nov. 1989Rajasthan
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the third time
June,1991-Union Minister of State, Textiles (Independent charge)
Jan. 1992
Dec.1994onwardsPresident, P.C.C. (I), Rajasthan
1994-96Member, Standing Committee on Railways
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fourth time

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Associated with Gandhi Peace Foundation, Jodhpur; Kumar Sahitya 
Parishad, Jodhpur; Bharat Seva Sansthan, Heera Bagh, Jaipur; Rajiv 
Gandhi  Memorial Books Bank, Pawta Chauraha, Jodhpur; Rajiv Gandhi 
Memorial  Health  Services, Jodhpur; participated in camps held at 
Seva Gram,  Aurangabad,  Indore etc. under  the patronage of Tarun 
Shanti  Seva (Gandhi Peace Foundation) 1968 to the middle of 1972; 
worked for Bangladesh  refugees  in  the  camp  at  Bongaon,  West 
Bengal in 1971 (under the patronage of Tarun Shanti Seva)  (Gandhi 
Peace Foundation); Public Library  through Kumar Sahitya Parishad, 
Jodhpur; Adult Education  through Nehru Yuvak Kendra and slums and 
jhuggi areas development

Special Interests :
   To work for the upliftment of the poor, backward and downtrodden, 
scouting and rover scouting

Favourite Pastime and Recreation:
 Magic and travelling

Countries Visited :
   Bulgaria,  China,   Cyprus,   Dubai,  Hong Kong,  Ireland,  Italy, 
Switzerland,  Thailand,  U.K.,  West Germany;  led a delegation to 
attend the meeting of Commonwealth Youth Affairs Council in Cyprus

Other Information :
   President, N.S.U.I. (I), Rajasthan for five years

Election Result :
   
Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate13,91,408
Total votes polled 6,02,985
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Ashok Gehlot (I.N.C.)2,96,543
(2) Shri Jaswant Singh (B.J.P.)2,42,176
(3) Shri Narendra Singh Bhati (Ind.)   9,268
(4) Begum Mahmuda (Ind.)   6,983