Husain Dalwai, (born 15 February 1943) is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress party.
Dalwai is a trade unionist, journalist and writer by profession.[1] He represented Congress Party in Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1998 to 2003. During this term, he was also a minister from Oct 1999 to March 2001. In June 2010 he was again elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Indian National Congress; his term lasted until August 2011.[2] He was elected from Maharashtra to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament from 2011 to 2014.[1] He was elected to Rajya Sabha for second term from Maharashtra, from April 2014 to April 2020.[3][4]
His brother was Hamid Dalwai.
Positions held
In Parliament, Mr. Dalwai served on the following committees:
- Member, Committee on Rural Development (Aug. 2011- Aug. 2012)
- Member, Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps (Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2013)
- Member, Committee on Railways (Aug. 2012 - May 2014)
- Member, Committee on Petitions April 2014 (May 2013 - Sept. 2014)
- Member, Committee on Urban Development (Sept. 2014 – present)
- Member, Committee on Government Assurances (Sept. 2014 – present)
External links
References
- ^ a b "Husain Dalwai". Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Congress-NCP wins 7 of 10 Maharashtra Council seats". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "ALPHABETICAL RETIREMENT LIST OF THE MEMBERS". Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Majeed Memon, Hussain Dalwai among 37 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". Ummid.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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