Biographical Sketch
SHIV SHANKER, SHRI P. [INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - TENALI (ANDHRA PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri P. Bashiah Date of Birth 10 August 1929 Place of Birth Mamidipalli, Distt. Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 2 June 1955 Spouse's Name Dr.(Smt.) P. Lakshmibai Children Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications B.A.(Hons.), LL.B. Educated at Hindu College, Amritsar and Law College, Osmania University, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) Profession Political and Social Worker Permanent Address 3-6-105, Sree Sadan, Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad-500029 Tels. (040) 3226100, 3222101 Present Address 6, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi-110011 Tel. (011) 3017752 Positions Held 1974-75Judge, Andhra Pradesh High Court 1979 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha 1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Union Cabinet Minister, Law, Justice and Company Affairs 1982 Union Cabinet Minister, Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers 1982-84 Union Cabinet Minister, Energy, in-Charge of Petroleum, Coal, Power and Non-Conventional Sources of Energy 1985-87 and Member, Rajya Sabha (two terms) 1987-93 1986 Union Cabinet Minister, Commerce; and Food and Civil Supplies (Additional Charge) Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs; and Commerce (Additional Charge) 1987-88 Union Cabinet Minister, Planning, Programme Implementation; and Law and Justice (Additional Charge) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 1988-89 Union Cabinet Minister, Human Resource Development Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha 1989-91 Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha 1991 Leader, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.), Rajya Sabha 1994-95 Governor, Sikkim 1995-96 Governor, Kerala 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Deputy Leader, C.P.P., Lok Sabha 1998-99 Chairman, Committee of Privileges Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-II Member, Business Advisory Committee Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Contributed a large number of articles and research papers to different magazines and books Social and Cultural Activities Associated with a large number of social and educational organisations Special Interests Social and educational activities Countries Visited Widely travelled; Leader, Indian Delegation to (i) the Annual Session of the Asian African Legal Consultative Committee,Jakarta, 1980; (ii) the Commonwealth Law Ministers' Conference, Barbados, 1980; (iii) the UN Conference on the Law of the Sea, Geneva, 1980; (iv) the Inter-Parliamentary Union meetings, Manila, 1981; and Leader, (i) Delegation of Lawyers and Members of Parliament to former U.S.S.R., 1981; Delegation of Lawyers to Vietnam, 1981; and (ii) as Prime Minister's Special Emissary, visited Bangladesh and Nepal in 1985; Member, 44th CPC, Wellington, Newzealand, October, 1998 Other Information Participated in Freedom Struggle; Vice-Chairman, Bar Council, Andhra Pradesh, 1965; Government Pleader, Andhra Pradesh High Court, 1969; Chairman, Disciplinary Committee, Bar Council, Andhra Pradesh, 1970; Principal Government Pleader, Andhra Pradesh, 1972; Counsel for Smt. Indira Gandhi, 1977; as Union Law Minister, introduced Legal Aid Scheme and Policy of transfer of judgesOur Other Sites IndianPost.com ReminderWeb.com JainJagat.comTotal electorate 9,60,445 Total votes polled 6,32,545 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri P. Shiv Shanker (I.N.C.) 2,90,014 (2) Shri Sarada Tadiparthi (T.D.P.) 2,75,478 (3) Shri Raghunadha Babu Yadlapati (B.J.P.) 59,547 (4) Shri Kamineni Koteswararao (Ind.) 752
Election Result of Tenali Lok Sabha Constituency