Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha







TIWARI, SHRI NARAYAN DATT
A.I.I.C.(T) - NAINITAL (UTTAR PRADESH)
Father's Name :Late Shri Poornanand Tiwari Date of Birth :18 October 1925 Place of Birth :Vill. Baluti in Distt. Nainital (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status :Married on 10 May 1954 Spouse's Name :Late Dr. (Smt.) Sushila Tiwari Educational Qualifications :
M.A., LL.B. Educated at M.B. School, Haldwani, E.M. High School, Bareilly; C.R.S.T. High School, Nainital and Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Profession :
Political and Social Worker, Journalist Permanent Address :
(i) Mohalla Ganj, Kashipur, Distt. Udham Singh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) (ii) B-315, Dr. Sushila Tiwari Marg, Mahanagar, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) Tels. (0522) 211521, 384854 Positions Held :
1952-62, 1969-79Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1984-Sept. 1985, 1988-Dec. 1989 and 1991-93 1952-54Member, Finance Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1954-60Member, Estimates Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Member, Privileges Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1960-61, 1977-79,Leader of Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative 1988-Dec. 1989 andAssembly 1990-May 1991 1960-62Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Member, Uttar Pradesh Police Commission Member, Panchayati Raj Commission 1965-69President, Indian Youth Congress 1969Minister, Labour, Planning and Panchayati Raj, Uttar Pradesh 1970Minister, Finance and Parliamentary Affairs, Uttar Pradesh 1971Minister, Finance, Power, Heavy Industries, Irrigation, Labour, Sugarcane, Excise, Panchayati Raj and Parliamentary Affairs, Uttar Pradesh 1973Minister, Finance, Industry, Irrigation, Labour, Sugarcane, Excise and Parliamentary Affairs, Uttar Pradesh 1974-75Minister, Finance, Heavy Industries, Hill Development and Planning 1976-77, 1984-Sep. 1985,Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh Jan. 1986, 1988-Dec. 1989 1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) June 1980-July 1981Union Minister, Planning, Oct. 1980-Aug. 1981(Additional Charge of Labour Ministry) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission July 1981-Aug. 1984Union Minister, Industry (Also held additional charge Jan. 1982-Feb. 1983of the Ministry of Steel and Mines) Sept. 1985-Oct. 1986Union Minister for Industry June 1986-Oct. 1986Also held additional charge of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) Dec. 1985-Oct. 1988Member, Rajya Sabha Oct. 1986-July 1987Union Minister, External Affairs May-June, 1987Leader, Congress (I) Party in Rajya Sabha July 1987-June 1988Union Minister, Finance and Commerce Member, Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs 1993Nominated to C.W.C. Aug.-Dec. 1994President, P.C.C., Uttar Pradesh 1995-Dec. 1996President, All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) 1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) May 1996-Dec. 1996Leader of Parliamentary Party, A.I.I.C.(T) Books Published :
"European Miscellany"-A collection of articles published in 1964 Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Editor, 'Prabhat' (Monthly); contributed numerous articles in 'Amrit Bazar Patrika'; 'Leader', 'Deshdoot', 'National Herald', 'Pioneer', 'Blitz' etc., Special Correspondent, National Herald
Social and Cultural Activities :
Established Jana Vidyapeeth (People's College) in Haldwani in 1962; also established Jawahar Lal Nehru National Youth Centre in 1967
Special Interests :
Reading books on modern topics, economics, planning, international relations and socio-economic reforms in the Indian/World perspective, Technological/ Industrial/ Integrated Development
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading and music Sports and Clubs :
Life Member, India International Centre, New Delhi and World Youth Hostel Countries Visited :
Widely travelled Other Information :
Participated in the Freedom Movement during 1942-44 and jailed along with father for 15 months; Secretary, All India Students' Congress, 1945-49; President, Allahabad University StudentsŐ Union, 1947; Vice-President, Cooperative Dairy Federation, 1962; Director, Uttar Pradesh Land Development Bank, 1962; Deputy Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Evaluation Advisory Council, 1965-69
Election result of :
Nainital Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate13,37,954 Total votes polled7,91,948 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates: (1) Shri Narayan Datt Tiwari [A.I.I.C.(T)]3,07,449 (2) Shri Balraj Pasi (B.J.P.)1,51,604 (3) Shri Bhag Singh (B.S.P.)1,29,457