MEENA, SHRI BHERU LAL
CONGRESS (I) - SALUMBER(ST) (RAJASTHAN)

Father's Name:   Shri Dhulji

Date of Birth:   1 January 1934

Place of Birth:   Teedi in Distt. Udaipur (Rajasthan)

Marital Status:   Married in 1956

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Hakari Devi

Children:   Three sons and three daughters

Educational Qualifications :
Matriculation
Educated at Udaipur (Rajasthan Education Board, Ajmer)

Profession :
   Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker, Industrial Worker and 
Trade Unionist

Permanent Address :
   Vill. & P.O. Teedi, Teh. Girwa, Distt. Udaipur-342001 (Rajasthan)
Tel. (0294) 74233

Positions Held :
   
1960 onwardsMember, Congress Party
1976 onwardsVice-President, I.N.T.U.C., Rajasthan
1980-90Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1985-86Member, Business Advisory Committee, Rajasthan Legislative 
Assembly
1987-88Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and 
Scheduled Tribes, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1989-90Minister, Panchayati Raj and Janjati, Rajasthan
1990Minister, Forests, Rajasthan
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991 onwardsMember, D.C.C. (I), Udaipur 
1991-92 and Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Mines and Steel
1994-96
1992-95Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and 
Scheduled Tribes
1993-96Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare
1995-96Member, Consultative Committee, Railways (Western Division)
Member, Advisory Committee, Ministry of Communications
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
1996 onwardsGeneral Secretary, I.N.T.U.C., Rajasthan
1997 onwardsOrganisation Secretary, All India I.N.T.U.C.

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Recipient of 'Maharana Puja Award' for tribal welfare, 1989

Special Interests :
   Welfare of industrial workers and development of agriculture, 
education and upliftment of the downtrodden

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
 Trade Union and social work

Sports and Clubs :
   Football

Countries Visited :
   U.S.S.R., Member (i) Trade Union Delegation to U.S.S.R., 1985; and 
(ii) Parliamentary Delegation to Finland and U.K., 1997

Other Information :
   Chairman (i) Nayaya Panchayat, Teedi 1960-73; and (ii) Bhumi Vikas 
Bank, 1980-82; Vice President, All India Adiwasi Vikas Parishad 
(Rajasthan Wing), 1995 onwards; Member, I.C.A.R., 1991-93

Election Result :
   
Salumber-ST Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,86,277
Total votes polled 4,47,955
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Bheru Lal Meena (I.N.C.)2,09,263
(2) Shri Gambheer Lal Meena (B.J.P.)1,74,496
(3) Shri Meghraj Tawad (C.P.I.)  24,450
(4) Shri Jagdish Chandra Meena (Ind.)   6,832