AMBEDKAR, SHRI PRAKASH YASHWANT
[BHARIPA BAHUJAN MAHASANGHA - AKOLA (MAHARASHTRA) ]

Father's Name                 Shri Yashwant Bhimrao Ambedkar

Mother's Name                Smt. Meera Yashwant Ambedkar

Date of Birth                   10 May 1954

Place of Birth                  Bombay (Maharashtra)

Marital Status                 Married

Date of Marriage            27 November 1993

Spouse's Name                Smt. Anjali Maydeo

Educational                    B.A., LL.B.
Qualifications                 Educated at St. Stanislains High School and Siddharth College,
                                          Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Profession                       Advocate

Permanent Address        B-17, Bhonsle Nagar,
                                        Pune-411 007
                                        Tels. (0212) 5539917, (022) 4144419

Present Address             136, South Avenue,
                                        New Delhi-110 011
                                        Tel. (011) 3792773

Positions Held

1990-96                 Nominated Member, Rajya Sabha

1992-96                 Member, Committee on Rules

1993-96                 Member, Committee on Communications

1998                      Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99                 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution;
                              Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development

1999                     Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term);
                             Leader, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

1999-2000           Member, Committee on Energy

2000 onwards      Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

Special Interests

Upliftment of nomadic and criminal tribes

Countries Visited

Japan, Switzerland, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.

Other Information

Leading a movement of landless farmers in Maharashtra since 1982; associated with Bharatiya
Republican Paksh; and Leader, Bahujan Maha Sangh

Total electorate         11,45,140
Total votes polled       6,98,216
Poll percentage             60.97%
Valid votes                 6,71,649

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates:

(1) Shri Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar         (B.B.M.)     2,72,243     40.53%
(2) Shri Fundkar Pandurang Pundlik             (B.J.P.)      2,63,527     39.24%
(3) Dr. Santosh Kumar Wamanrao Korpe    (N.C.P.)    1,23,640     18.41%
(4) Maulana Warisuallakhan                          (Ind.)              9,016      1.34%