Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

BAITHA, SHRI MAHENDRA
SAMATA PARTY - BAGAHA(SC)( BIHAR)



Father's Name : Late Shri Manu Baitha

Date of Birth:   22 January 1928

Place of Birth:   Vill. Sawnaha in Distt. East Champaran (Bihar)

Marital Status:   Married in 1946

Spouse's Name : Late Smt. Radhika Devi

Children:   Three sons and two daughters

Educational Qualifications :
B.A., B.L. 
Educated at L.S. College, Muzaffarpur and Commerce College, Magadh 
University, Patna (Bihar)

Profession :
   Civil Service, Lawyer, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   Vill. Sawnaha, P.S. Palanwa, 
Distt. East Champaran-845509 (Bihar)
 
Positions Held :
   
1989    Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1990-91   Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum
          and Chemicals
1991      Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
    Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment
          and Forests
1993-94   Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and
          Scheduled Tribes
1993-95   Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare
1996    Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time

Social and Cultural Activities :
Set up various committees at the Block and District levels for
the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward
Classes; Upliftment of the downtrodden, weaker sections and
assistance to needy poor

Special Interests :
   Reading books on religion and law

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, writing and walking

Sports and Clubs :
   Football and volleyball

Other Information :
   Participated in the Quit India Movement, 1942

Election Result :
   
Bagaha-SC Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,10,335
Total votes polled 4,63,015
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1)Shri Mahendra Baitha (S.A.P.)2,00,469
(2)Shri Bhola Ram Toofani (J.D.)1,44,397
(3)Shri Gorakh Ram (I.N.C.)  31,828
(4)Shri Mishri Ram (B.S.P.)  17,237