Biographical Sketch
KUSMARIA (DR.) RAMKRISHNA B.J.P - DAMOH( MADHYA PRADESH)
Father's Name: Shri Kanhaiyalal Kusmaria Date of Birth: 30 July 1945 Place of Birth: Sakor in Distt. Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) Marital Status: Married in May 1965 Spouse's Name: Smt. Geeta Devi Kusmaria Children: Three sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications :
M.Sc. (Agri.), Ph.D. Educated at Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur and Rani Durgawati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) Profession :
Agriculturist Permanent Address :
Vill. Sakor, P.O. Hinotakalan Teh. Hatta, Distt. Damoh-470661 (Madhya Pradesh) Tel. (072882) 63626 (Kanhaiya Kunj) Positions Held :
1972-75General Secretary, B.J.S., Distt. Damoh, Madhya Pradesh 1977-80, 1985-90 & 1990-91Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1985-86Member, Public Undertaking Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 1991-93President, Kisan Morcha, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh 1993-95National Secretary, Kisan Morcha, B.J.P. 1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources 1993-96Member, Standing Committee on Food 1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Social and Cultural Activities :
Organising community marriage; social upliftment and abolition of child marriage and dowry system Special Interests :
Gardening and poetry Sports and Clubs :
Kabaddi and swimming Other Information :
Secretary, Music Association, J.N. Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, 1963-64; imprisoned for eighteen months under MISA during the Emergency, 1975; Chief, Sambhagiya Kisan Morcha, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh, 1980-85 Election Result :
Damoh Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate11,74,609 Total votes polled6,13,528 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates: (1) Dr. Ramkrishna Kusmaria (B.J.P.)3,03,476 (2) Shri Mukesh Nayak (I.N.C.)1,35,219 (3) Shri Sukhnandan Patel (B.S.P)74,344 (4) Shri Raj Bahadur Singh [A.I.I.C.(T)]25,211