Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
DRONA, CAPT. (RETD.) JAGATVIR SINGH [BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - KANPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Shri Malikhan Singh Drona Date of Birth 23 July 1939 Place of Birth Rajugela, Distt. Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 22 January 1969 Spouse's Name Smt. Renu Drona Children One son and three daughters Educational Qualifications Bachelor of Physical Education Educated at Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) Profession Military Service, Political and Social Worker, Trader, Sportsman, Teacher, Educationist and Engineer Permanent Address 113/140, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur-208002 (Uttar Pradesh) Tels. (0512) 290333, 214673, 214013 Present Address 204, North Avenue, New Delhi-110001 Tels. (011) 3792800, 3010167 Positions Held 1990-92 President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Distt. Kanpur 1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel 1993 Deputy Chief Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha onwards 1993-95 Member, Committee on Public Accounts 1993-96 Member, Rules Committee 1994-96 Member, Committee on Defence Member, Committee on Steel 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1996-97 Member, Committee on Estimates Member, Committee on IndiaPress Affairs Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence 1997 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee, Wakf Board 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party 1998-99 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women and its Sub-Committee on Appraisal of Laws relating to Women - Criminal Laws Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways Social and Cultural Activities Service to the handicapped and the downtrodden Special Interests Organising tournaments, Kavi sammelans, free eye operation camps and cultural shows Favourite Pastime and Recreation Sports, reading and cultural activities Countries Visited Widely travelled (11 Countries); Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to 99th Inter-Parliamentary conference, Windhock, Namibia, 1998 Other Information President, Loha Vyapar Mandal, Kanpur, since 1984; Vice-President, (i) Federation of Iron and Steel Trade Association of India, Bombay, since 1984; and (ii) Council for Child Welfare, Kanpur; Manager, (i) Adarsh Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Kanpur; and (ii) Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Tilak Nagar, Kanpur; Patron (i) Kutumbkam Institution for Handicapped; (ii) `Ex-servicemen League', Kanpur; (iii) Bhutpurva Sainik Suraksha Manch, Kanpur; Sanghchalak, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, Deen Dayal Nagar, Kanpur till 1989; Member, (i) Council of Indian Institute of Technology, 1995 onwards; and (ii) National Advisory Committee, National Cadet Corps, 1998-99

Election Result of Kanpur Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 14,01,922 Total votes polled 6,88,492 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Capt. (Retd.) Jagatvir Singh Drona (B.J.P.) 3,35,996 (2) Shri Surendra Mohan Agarwal (S.P.) 1,99,987 (3) Shri Sri Prakash Jaiswal (I.N.C.) 90,274 (4) Shri Pawan Gupta (B.S.P.) 49,474
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