Vilas Bhaurao Muttemwar (born 22 March 1949) is an Indian politician from

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belonging to the

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who served as a member of the

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, 10th,

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, 14th and

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representing the

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. He served as the Minister of State in the Department of Rural Areas and Employment, Ministry of Rural Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs under Prime Minister

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between 1995 and 1996 and as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources under Prime Minister

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from 23 May 2004 till 22 May 2009.

Political career

Vilas Muttemwar was elected as a member of the

7th Lok Sabha The 7th Lok Sabha, (18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984) was elected in 1980 Indian general election. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India nine sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 7th Lo ...

from the

ticket in 1980. He served as a Secretary of the

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between 1980 and 1981. In the 1984 general election, he was re-elected to office. During this period, he also served as Joint Secretary of the

from 1985 till 1988. In the 1991 general election to the

10th Lok Sabha The 10th Lok Sabha, (20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996) elected during 1991 Indian general election held during May–June 1991. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India, four sitting members from Rajya Sabha, ...

, he was re-elected from Nagpur constituency. He served as the Secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Party from 1991 till 1995. He also served as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings between 1993 and 1995. He was appointed as a minister of state in the

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in 1995 and was assigned the portfolios as Minister of State in the Department of Rural Areas and Employment of the Ministry of Rural Development and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and served till 1996. He was elected to the

12th Lok Sabha The 12th Lok Sabha (23 March 1998 – 26 April 1999), was constituted after the 1998 Indian general election held during February–March 1998. This was the second consecutive Lok Sabha, like the 11th Lok Sabha elections that did not provide the ...

in 1998 and subsequently to the

13th Lok Sabha The 13th Lok Sabha (20 October 1999 – 6 February 2004) is the thirteenth session of the Lok Sabha (House of the People, or lower house in the Parliament of India). It was convened after 1999 Indian general election held during September–Oct ...

in 1999, the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (2 June 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian National ...

in 2004 and the

in 2009. During the 12th Lok Sabha, he served as a member of the Committee on Energy, Committee on Public Undertakings and the Committee on Private Members' Bill and Resolutions. In the 13th Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Transport and Tourism, Consultative Committees of the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Finance. He also served as the Secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Party for a second term between 2003 and 2005. Upon his re-election in 2004 and the victory of the Congress-led

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to government, he was inducted to the

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of Prime Minister

as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Non-Conventional Energy Sources on 22 May 2004. In the 15th Lok Sabha, he was the Chairman of the Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution; and Member of the General Purposes Committee, India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Committee and the House Committee. He contested the 2014 election to the

16th Lok Sabha Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India. The results of the election were declared on 16 May ...

from Nagpur constituency against Bharatiya Janata Party-candidate

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and was defeated by 2,84,848 votes.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muttemwar, Vilas Living people India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 1999–2004 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1980–1984 Marathi politicians Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra 1949 births People from Chandrapur district Politicians from Nagpur Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra