Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
VYAS, DR. (KUM) GIRIJA
CONGRESS (I)- UDAIPUR (RAJASTHAN)
Father's Name: Late Shri Krishna Sharma
Date of Birth: 8 July 1946
Place of Birth: Nathdwara in Distt. Udaipur (Rajasthan)
Marital Status: Unmarried
Educational Qualifications :
M.A., Ph.D.
Educated at University of Udaipur (Rajasthan) and in U.S.A.
Profession :
Teacher and Educationist, Writer, Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address :
21-H, Daitya Magri, Udaipur-313001 (Rajasthan)
Tels. (0294) 525356, 524699
Positions Held :
1977-84President, D.C.C. (I), Udaipur
1985-90Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1986-90Minister of State, Tourism, Child & Nutrition, PWD,
Public Relations, Education, Parliamentary Affairs, Finance
and Taxation, Science & Technology, Technical Education,
Dairy and Animal Husbandry etc.
Member, Estimates Committee, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
1989Executive Member, P.C.C. (I), Rajasthan
1990 onwardsMember, A.I.C.C.
June 1990-93President, Pradesh Mahila Congress, Rajasthan
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
June 1991-Union Deputy Minister, Information and Broadcasting
Jan. 1993
1993 onwardsPresident, All India Mahila Congress
1993-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum
and Natural Gas
Member, Standing Committee on House and External Affairs
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
1996 onwardsMember, Committee on Raj Bhasha
Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of IndiaPress Affairs
Books Published:
'Ethical Teachings of Bhagwat Gita and Bible'; 'Philosophy of
Shuddadvaita'; 'Seep, Samunder, Moti (In Hindi and Urdu);
'Nostalgia'-English poems,'Grace and Salvation in major religions'
and 'Ahsas'-Urdu poetry
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Prolific writer of Urdu poems and Hindi articles on social issues;
contributed 50 articles in national and international journals
Special Interests :
Amelioration of women folk and education to girl child
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Music, reading and writing
Countries Visited :
Widely travelled; led delegation to Festival of India in U.S.S.R.,
1988; Member, Women Parliamentarians delegation to Mexico and
Australia; Leader of the delegation to Austria, Australia,
Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A. to promote
tourism in India; Member, Indian Delegation to World Urdu
Conference, Mauritius, December, 1991
Other Information :
Professor, Udaipur University, 1971 onwards and taught in
Spain and U.S.A.
Election Result :
Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate11,96,874
Total votes polled 4,99,849
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Dr. (Kum.) Girija Vyas (I.N.C.)2,50,601
(2) Shri Murali Manohar (B.J.P.)2,10,136
(3) Shri Mohammed Mushtaq (J.D.) 3,836
(4) Shri Gehari Lal Barber (Ind.) 3,249