Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

JINDAL, SHRI OM PRAKASH
H.V.P. - KURUKSHETRA (HARYANA)


Father's Name:       Late Shri Net Ram Jindal

Date of Birth:   7 August 1930

Place of Birth:   Nalwa in Distt. Hissar (Haryana)

Marital Status:   Married on 22 June 1965

Spouse's Name:       Smt. Savitri Devi Jindal

Children:   Four sons and five daughters

Educational Qualifications :
Matriculation

Profession :
   Industrialist and Agriculturist

Permanent Address :
   Jindal House, Mohan Nagar, Near Maharani Laxmibai School, 
Pipli Road, Kurukshetra-136118 (Haryana) 
Tels. (01744) 22223, 22426
 

Positions Held :
   
    1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
   Set up steel pipe manufacturing plant built 
installation of indigenously made secondary refining process for making 
stainless steel; indigenously developed coal based sponge iron making technology 
to suit Indian raw materials and environment

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Chairman, N.C. Jindal Charitable Trust; 
Patron and trustee, Agroha Vikas Trust and Agroha Medical College

Special Interests :
   Welfare of labour and downtrodden people; significant role in 
unifying various communities; development of agriculture

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
   Horse riding and walking

Sports and Clubs :
   Wrestling

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled

Other Information :
   Special interest in developing indigenous technology for iron 
and steel and ferro alloys; adaptation of technology in India to suit Indian 
environment and providing technology to other people, visited various countries 
and to acquaint about the latest equipment and technology available in other 
countries and developed such technology and equipment in India; Chairman and 
Managing Director, Jindal Strips Ltd. for 25 years


Election Result :
   
Kurukshetra Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate11,00,534
Total votes polled 8,29,029
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Om Parkash Jindal (H.V.P.)2,92,172
(2) Ms. Kalasho Devi (S.A.P.)2,40,395
(3) Shri Tara Singh (I.N.C.)1,42,302
(4) Shri Singh Ram (B.S.P.)  52,670