PHUNDKAR, SHRI. PANDURANG PUNDALIK

ALIAS BHAUSAHEB PHUNDKAR

Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council

Date of Birth                          : 21^st August, 1950 .

Place of Birth                         : Narkhed, Tal Nandura, Dist Buldhana

Education                               : M.A. (Part I)

Languages Known                : Marathi, Hindi and English.

Marital Status                        : Married, Wife Smt. Suneeta

Children                                  : Total 3 (Two sons and One daughter)

Occupation                             : Agriculturist.

Political Party                        : Bharatiya Janata Party.

Constituency                          : Elected by the Members of the Maharashtra

  Legislative Assembly.

Other Information     : Chairman, Deendayal Seva Samiti, Khamgaon; Director, Khamgaon Education Society; Director, Vanvasi Seva Samiti, Jamod; President, Tanaji Gymnasium and Sports Mandal; Organised mass marriages; Chairman, Sanjay Gandhi Co-Operative Spinning Mill, Jalgaon, Jamod; 1990-95 Director, Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank Ltd; Director, Buldhana District Central Co-Operative Bank Ltd. for 10 years; Director, The Urban Co-Operative Bank Ltd., Khamgaon for 15 years; 1999-2000 Chief Administrator, Maharashtra State Cotton Producers Marketing Federation; 2000 Director, Apex Bank of Maharashtra and Goa Ltd, Mumbai; Director, Pandurang Nagari Co-Operative Credit Society Ltd., Khamgaon; Since 2001 Director, Cotton Corporation of India; Long March of 350 km between Khamgaon to Nagpur organised in the year 1983 to get reasonable price for cotton; Constant efforts for solving the problems of Farmers; 1977-78 General Secretary, Khamgaon Taluka Janata Party; 1980-82 Secretary, and 1982-84 President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Maharashtra Pradesh; 1984-88 Secretary; 1988-92 General Secretary, 1992-99 Vice-President and 2000-2004 President, Maharashtra Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party; Elected to Lok Sabha in 1989, 1991 and 1996; Worked as a Member on the Parliamentary Committees such as the Estimates Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee,Forests-Environment Committee; Defence Committee and Agricultural Committee; 1978-80 and 1980-85 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly; Worked as a Member on Legislature Committees such as the Estimates Committee; Panchayat Raj Committee, Employment Guarantee Scheme Committee; Senate Member, Punjabrao Agricultural University; Elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council in April 2002; Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council since 11^th April 2005, Director State Co-operative Bank.

Foreign Journey       : Study tours of Moscow , Tashkent ( Russia ), Hong Kong ,   Bangkok ,     Jakarta , Bali , Singapore , Malaysia and Nepal , Germany , Italy , Switzerland , England , Netherlands , France and rest of europian countries etc.

Hobbies                      : Reading and listening music.

Address                      : (1) "Vasundhara", Madhav Nagar,

Jalamb Road , Civil Lines,

Khamgaon, District Buldhana

(2) Bharatiya Janata Party Office,

C.D.O. Barrack No.1,

Vasantrao Bhagwat Chowk,

Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400 020.

(3) Room No.132, 133 First Floor,

Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai-400 032.

Phone (022) 22028816. Fax (022) 22023553.

(4) 1-Rocky Hill,

Narayan Dabhokar Marg, Malabar Hill,

Mumbai-400 006.

Tel.(022) 23632213, 23632819