Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 






DAMOR, SHRI SOMJIBHAI
CONGRESS (I)- DAHOD (ST)(GUJARAT)



Father's Name:Shri Punjabhai Damor

Date of Birth:   20 June 1938

Place of Birth:   Vill. Dantia, Taluka Jhalod in Distt. Panchmahals (Gujarat)

Marital Status:   Married in March 1959

Spouse's Name:Smt. Kusumben Damor

Children:   Two sons and four daughters

Educational Qualifications :
B.Com., LL.B.
Educated at H.A. College of Commerce and City 
        Law College, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Profession :
   Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker, Lawyer and Educationist

Permanent Address :
   Adivasi Society, Chakaliya Road, Dahod  
Distt. Panchmahals-389151 (Gujarat)
Tels. (02673) 20000, 21000

Positions Held :
   
1972-74Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Deputy Minister, Civil Supplies, Housing and Forests, Gujarat
1977Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)
1977-78Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
1977-80Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Works and Housing
1977-82 and 1990-91Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes 
and Scheduled Tribes
1980Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
1980-81Member, Committee on Government Assurances
1984Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the third time
1984-85Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation
1985-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
1985-87, 1991-92 and 1993-94Member, Estimates Committee
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the fourth time
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fifth time
1993-96Member, Standing Committee on Communications
1994-96Chairman, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Salaries and Allowances of MPs
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the sixth time

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
   Publisher of two monthlies viz "Adivasi Tapal" and "Adivasi Samachar"

Social and Cultural Activities :
Tribal upliftment; setting up schools, colleges and cooperative societies in Gujarat; President, Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad, New Delhi; Gujarat Adivasi Vikas Parishad and Chairman of four cooperative societies in Gujarat 
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, travelling and establishing mass contact

Countries Visited :
   Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A.

Other Information :
President (i) Adivasi Students' Mandal, Dahod & Jhalod, 1951-59; (ii) Students' Union, Narsinh Bhagat Chhatralaya, Paldi, Ahmedabad, 1962-63; and (iii) Gujarat Adivasi Students' Union, 1962-63; Secretary, Gujarat Adivasi Yuvak Mandal, 1967-70; Presently President, Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad; Gujarat Adivasi Vikas Parishad; Delhi Adivasi Vikas Parishad; Chairman, Panchmahals Zila Jungal Khanij Utpadan Ane Rupantar Cooperative Society, Dahod; Panchmahals Adivasi Small Scale Cooperative Society, Dahod; Antarrashtriya Mahila Varsh Milk Producers' Cooperative Society, Dahod; Dahod Vibhag Fruits and Vegetable Producers' Society, Dahod; served as a Clerk, Asstt. and Sales Tax Inspector in Government of Gujarat 
Election Result :
   
Dahod -ST Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,06,608
Total votes polled3,08,477
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Somjibhai Damor (I.N.C.)1,72,045
(2) Shri Sumanbhai Rangjibhai Bhabhor (B.J.P.)1,04,463
(3) Shri Dilipbhai Mavsing Nayka (Ind.)   5,038
(4) Shri Ramabhai Dulabhai Rathod (Ind.)   3,546