Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
SAHAI SH. HARIVANSH
SAMAJVADI PARTY - SALEMPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)
Father's Name: Late Shri Jagdev Prasad
Date of Birth: 11 December 1939
Place of Birth: Vishwambharpur (Kukurghanti) in Distt. Deoria
(Uttar Pradesh)
Marital Status: Married on 11 May 1953
Spouse's Name: Late Smt. Kalavati Devi
Children: Two sons and two daughters
Educational Qualifications :
M. Sc.
Educated at Allahabad University, Allahabad
(Uttar Pradesh)
Profession :
Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker, Teacher and
Educationist
Permanent Address :
Vill. Vishwambharpur, P.O. Kukurghanti,
Distt. Deoria-224137 (Uttar Pradesh)
Tel. (05568) 7253
Positions Held :
1969-74, 1980-85,Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1989-90 and 1991-92
1969-74Member, Discipline Committee, All India Socialist Party
Member, Privileges Committee, Library Committee, Jail Committee,
Agriculture Committee, IndiaPress Deptt. Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1980-85Member, Estimates Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1989-90Member, Representative Legislation Committee,
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1991-92Member, Public Accounts Committee, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1993-95Vice-President, Janata Dal, Uttar Pradesh
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Social and Cultural Activities :
Interested in social and cultural activities; played a special role in serving the handicapped, downtrodden, ailing and the injured persons, and providing them treatment; setting up schools to remove illiteracy; providing support and help to victims of natural calamitiesÑlike fire and flood; and organising cultural functions
Special Interests :
Always eager to take immediate steps for solving the problems of the poor, backward and the depressed communities, particularly those living in rural areas; special interest in getting poor family girls married in good families without dowry and providing help to destitutes through social and government organisations
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Kavi Sammelan, wrestling, folk dance; organising debate competitions and dramas
Sports and Clubs :
Participated in traditional sports such as football, volleyball and kabaddi; encouraged talented sportsmen by organising competitions and awarding prizes and imbibing sportsman spirit in them
Other Information :
Lecturer in Chemistry for 31 years; detained under MISA for 19 months during Emergency; jailed for more than two dozen times for non-violent agitations for the sake of highlighting public problems; Secretary, Farmers and Workers Conference; and founded a dozen of educational institutions
Election Result :
Salempur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate7,01,226
Total votes polled5,17,179
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Harivansh Sahai (S.P.)1,56,427
(2) Shri Harikeval Prasad (S.A.P.)1,20,731
(3) Shri Ram Naresh Kushwah (B.S.P.)1,02,732
(4) Shri Kameshwar Uppadhya (I.N.C.)57,009