Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

THORAT, SHRI SANDIPAN

CONGRESS (I) - PANDHARPUR (SC)( MAHARASHTRA)



Father's Name  :Shri Bhagwan Laxman Thorat

Date of Birth  :6 December 1932

Place of Birth :Nimgaon(M) in Tal. Madha, Distt. Solapur (Maharashtra)

Marital Status :Married on 22 May 1954

Spouse's Name  :Smt. Prabhawati

Children       :Four sons and three daughters

Educational Qualifications :
B.A., LL.B.
Educated at Sangameshwar College, Dayanand Law College Solapur, 
Shivaji University, Kolhapur (Maharashtra)

Profession :
Lawyer, Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
6/1, Yashwant Cooperative Housing Society, 
Kumathanaka, Solapur-413001
Tel. (0217) 601025

Positions Held :

1977Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)
1977-78 and 1980-81Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
1978-84Vice-President, D.C.C., Solapur
1980Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1981-83Member, Executive Committee, P.C.C.(I), Maharashtra
1984Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the third time 
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the fourth time
March 1990Member, Committee on Official Language
1990Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fifth time
Member, Public Accounts Committee
Member, Public Undertakings Committee;
Member, Committee on Offices of Profit; 
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Member, Standing Committee on Labour 
Member, Rajbhasha Samiti 
Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of IndiaPress Affairs, Agriculture, 
Defence and Non-Conventional Energy Sources
    1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the sixth time

Special Interests :
Reading religious and spiritual books

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Watching TV and radio

Other Information :
Interested in organising people in cooperative movement for the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes - such as Cooperative Spinning Mill, Cooperative Sugar Factory, Cooperative Urban Bank, Cooperative Weaving Societies, Cooperative Housing Societies, etc.; Founder Chairman, Madeshwari Urban Development Cooperative Bank at Madha 
Election result of :

Pandharpur-SC Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,58,285
Total votes polled5,20,828
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Sandipan Thorat (I.N.C.)2,30,214
(2) Shri Changdeo Sukhdeo Kamble (B.J.P.)1,55,126
(3) Shri Trimbak Mukundrao Kamble (R.P.I.)93,642