Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha








GANDHI, SMT. MANEKA
[INDEPENDENT - 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. (011) 6840402
		Fax. (011) 6823144

Positions Held     

1988-89		General-Secretary, Janata Dal (J.D.)

1989		Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 

1989-91		Union Minister of State, Environment 
		and Forests

Jan.-April	Union Minister of State, Programme Implementation
1990

1996		Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1996-97		Member, Committee on Science and Technology,
		Environment and Forests

1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 

19 March 1998	Union Minister of State, Social Justice and
onwards		Empowerment

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) Brahmas Hair, (vii) Heads and Tails; 
(viii) Animal Laws of India;  and (ix) First Aid for 
Animals

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments  

Publisher/author of etymological directories; 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, 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;  (iii)
Maharana Mewar Foundation Award 1996 for Environmental 
work; Environmentalist and Vegetarian of the year 1994; 
Delivered the Schumacher Address in U.K., 1995; and Key-note
Speaker at the National Alliance for Animals in Washington, 
1996

Election Result of
Pilibhit Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 	11,31,278
Total votes polled 	 7,04,849

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Smt. Maneka Gandhi 	(Ind.)   3,90,381
(2) Shri Anis Khan 	(B.S.P.) 1,78,505
(3) Shri Parshuram 	(S.P.)     91,177
(4) Shri Roop Kishor 	(I.N.C.)   10,922
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