Gireesh Kumar Sanghi
Shri Gireesh Kumar Sanghi, a politician from Indian National Congress party, was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament.
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Father's Name : Shri Ram Sharan Sanghi Mother's Name : Shrimati Kamala Rani Sanghi Date of Birth : 8 March 1955 Place of Birth : Hyderabad, Telangana Marital Status : Married on 24 May 1982 Spouse's Name : Shrimati Alka Sanghi Children : Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications : B.A., M.A (Political Science) Educated at Osmania University, Hyderabad Profession : Industrialist,Agriculturist/Farmer,Journalist,Writer.
Positions Held :
June 2004 Elected to Rajya Sabha Aug. 2004 onwards Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Oct. 2004 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Information Technology May 2008 onwards Member, Committee on Industry Co-Chairman, Vigilance and Monitoring Committee for the Ministry of Rural Development
Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
Interested in promotional activities of the party at the State level; launched intensive campaigns against HIV/AIDS; engaged in other development programmes in rural areas Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation : Member, (i) India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (ii) Rotary Club, Hyderabad, (iii) Secunderabad Club, Hyderabad, (iv) Nizam Club, Hyderabad, and (v) Cosmopolitan Club, Chennai
Other Information :
Chairman and Managing Director, A.G.A. Publications Private Limited; Managing Director, Sanghi Textiles Private Limited; Chief Editor, (i) Vaarttha, a Telugu Daily and (ii) Swatantra Vaarttha, a Hindi Daily, published from Andhra Pradesh; was village Sarpanch, Omar Khan Diara (Sanghi Nagar), Hayatnagar Mandal; National President, All India Vaish Federation; Working President, Akhil Bharatiya Vajra Maha Sabha; Publishing, Jaatiya Dina Patrika Vaarttha, a Telugu Newspaper (with 20 Editions) from Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad, Khammam, Nalgonda, Mahabubanagar, Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, Tirupathi, Nellore, Ongole, Guntur, Vijayawada, Tadepalligudem, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam and Chennai, Publishing, Swatantra Vaarttha, a Hindi Newspaper (with 3 Editions) from Hyderabad, Nizamabad and Visakhapatnam