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Gurudas Kamat




Gurudas Kamat (born October 5 , 1954 ) is an India n politician.

He has an MBA degree and is a commerce graduate. He is an advocate by profession.

He got married on May 11 , 1981 and has a son.

He is from the Indian National Congress . He has represented Mumbai Northeast Constituency in the Lok Sabha five times. ( 1984 , 1991 , 1998 1999 and 2004 )


POSITIONS HELD

  • 1976 - 1980 - President, National Student's Union Of India

  • 1984 - Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

  • 1984- 1987 - President, Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress

  • 1987-1988 - President, Indian Youth Congress

  • 1991 - Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

  • 1997 - Vice President, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee

  • 1998 - Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

  • 1998-99 - Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

  • 2003 - Elected as Mumbai Regional Congress Committee President. Heads the Mumbai City Congress

  • 2004 - Elected to 14th Lok Sabha

  • 2004-2005 Chairman, Standing Committee on Energy

  • 2005 - Re-Elected as Mumbai Regional Congress Committee President



LITERARY, ARTISTIC AND SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Awarded Principal Wellingkar Trophy for the outstanding
Student Award at the R.A. Podar College , 1976; and Fellow
of Government Law College , Mumbai, 1979


SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Actively engaged in combating corruption, social evils and
communal elements


SPECIAL INTERESTS

Social work


FAVOURITE PASTIME AND RECREATION

Reading and sports


SPORTS AND CLUBS

Badminton, table-tennis and cricket; Member (i) Maharashtra
State Sports Council; (ii) Khar Gymkhana; (iii) Chembur
Gymkhana; and (iv) CCI


COUNTRIES VISITED

Widely travelled; represented India at the International
Youth Convention, Moscow, 1985 and at the United Nations,
New York 1994


OTHER INFORMATION

Member (i) Film Advisory Board of Film Censors, Government
of India, 1980-84; (ii) Central Purchases Advisory Council,
Government of India, 1980-83; (iii) Bombay Police Liaison
Committee; (iv) Bombay Telephones Advisory Committee; and
(v) National Shipping Board, 1985-89