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Nathwani Parimal
Nathwani Parimal is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Jharkhand.
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- 19561 February 1956
early life - 2008April 2008
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2008May 2008 - May 2009
public service Member, Committee on Commerce
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2009Aug. 2009 - April 2014 and Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2016
public service Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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Read the source ↗ - 2009Aug. 2009 - April 2014
public service Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2009Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2012
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Read the source ↗ - 2014April 2014
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2014Dec. 2014 - Feb. 2015
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014
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Read the source ↗ - 2014Dec. 2014 - Aug. 2015
public service Member, Committee on Railways
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Read the source ↗ - 2015March 2015
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015
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Read the source ↗ - 2015Sept. 2015 - May 2019
public service Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2016March 2016 - May 2016
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2018July 2018 - Feb. 2019
public service Member, Select Committee on the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2019Sept. 2019 - April 2020, Sept. 2020 - June 2024 and Sept. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2019Oct. 2019 - June 2024 and Oct. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
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Read the source ↗ - 2019Nov. 2019 - Feb. 2020
public service Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019
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Read the source ↗ - 2020June 2020
elections Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
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Read the source ↗ - 2020July - Sept. 2020
public service Member, Committee on Information Technology
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Read the source ↗ - 2021February 2021 onwards
public service Member, District Level Committee of Andhra Pradesh for the District of Chittoor for the implementation of Prime Minister's 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2021May 2021 onwards
public service Member, Joint Hindi Salahakar Samiti (Advisory Committee) for the Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy
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Read the source ↗ - 2022Nov. 2022 - Dec. 2024
public service Member, Committee on Rules
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Read the source ↗ - 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
public service Member, India - South Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-13
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
Parliamentary question: Violation of environmental norms by industries This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.
Read the source ↗ - 2026Sept. 2026 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports
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Read the source ↗ - UndatedPeriod not supplied
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Nathwani Parimal’s date of birth as 1 February 1956. The birthplace is recorded as Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: Professional Doctorate in Management Educated at National Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The professional background is listed as Industrialist, Senior Corporate Leader/ Executive.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is April 2008: Elected to Rajya Sabha. A later recorded entry is Sept. 2026 onwards: Member, Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
The person behind the office
- Education details in PRS
- Professional doctorate in management Educated at National Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Source ↗
- Education in the official biography
- Professional Doctorate in Management Educated at National Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Source ↗
- Profession / professional background in biography
- Industrialist, Senior Corporate Leader/ Executive Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Books & publications
- In Hindi, Jharkhand: Meri Karmabhoom; In English, (i) Gir Lion: Pride of Gujarat and (ii) Adorable and Admirable Parimal Nathwani (both in association with Times of India), (iii) ‘Call of the Gir’ and (iv) The One and Only… Dhirubhai Ambani (published in Gujarati, Hindi and English). Source ↗
- Social & cultural work as reported
- Founder Chairman and Trustee, Reliance Rural Development Trust (an NGO), which has carried out approximately 6246 works in 5558 villages across 25 districts of Gujarat for rural development; Chairman, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhi Nagar;Trustee, Board of Governor's Social Welfare Fund, Gujarat;Chancellor, Shree Bruhad Gujarat Sanskrut Parishad; Member, (i) Nathdwara Temple Board, (ii) Gujarat Ayurved University Development Board and (iii) Board of Governors of Pandit Deendayal Energy University; Founder Director, GEET Foundation, an NGO for promoting environmental and ecological tourism in Gir Source ↗
- Hobbies & recreation
- President, Gujarat State Football Association; formerVice-President, Gujarat Cricket Association; Executive Member, Lions Club of Jamnagar; Member, Rotary Club of Jamnagar; Lifetime Member, Constitution Club of India; over the last 35 years gathered extensive insights and knowledge about Gir lions, Gir fauna and flora as well as the Maldharis residing in and around Gir in Gujarat Source ↗
- Travel reported in biography
- Russia, Switzerland, South Korea, Japan, Uganda, Kenya, as a Member of the delegation of the Government of Gujarat led by the Hon'ble Chief Minister; Austria, France, U.S.A., U.A.E., Thailand, China and Europe Source ↗
- Other information in biography
- As Vice-President of Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA), successfully planned, monitored, supervised and executed construction of the world’s largest cricket stadium at Ahmedabad, the ‘Narendra Modi Stadium’; very passionate about wildlife, especially GirLions; had been working for conservation and protection of the Gir Lions, the last remaining Asiatic Lions in the world; made a documentary titled ‘Parimal Nathwani : Gir Aur Lion Ko Samarpit Ek Shakhsiyat’; also, published a 12-episode video documentary on Asiatic Lion of Gir called ‘The Pride Kingdom’; Member, Advisory Committee, Gir Sanctuary and National Park, Government of Gujarat Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- April 2008
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - May 2008 - May 2009
Member, Committee on Commerce
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Aug. 2009 - April 2014 and Sept. 2014 - Aug. 2016
Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
Source ↗ - Aug. 2009 - April 2014
Permanent Special Invitee, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
Source ↗ - Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2012
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Source ↗ - April 2014
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Source ↗ - Dec. 2014 - Feb. 2015
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014
Source ↗ - Dec. 2014 - Aug. 2015
Member, Committee on Railways
Source ↗ - March 2015
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015
Source ↗ - Sept. 2015 - May 2019
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
Source ↗ - March 2016 - May 2016
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016
Source ↗ - July 2018 - Feb. 2019
Member, Select Committee on the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Source ↗ - Sept. 2019 - April 2020, Sept. 2020 - June 2024 and Sept. 2024 onwards
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Source ↗ - Oct. 2019 - June 2024 and Oct. 2024 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
Source ↗ - Nov. 2019 - Feb. 2020
Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019
Source ↗ - June 2020
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
Source ↗ - July - Sept. 2020
Member, Committee on Information Technology
Source ↗ - May 2021 onwards
Member, Joint Hindi Salahakar Samiti (Advisory Committee) for the Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy
Source ↗ - February 2021 onwards
Member, District Level Committee of Andhra Pradesh for the District of Chittoor for the implementation of Prime Minister's 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities
Source ↗ - Nov. 2022 - Dec. 2024
Member, Committee on Rules
Source ↗ - Feb. 2026 onwards
Member, India - South Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group
Source ↗ - Sept. 2026 onwards
Member, Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2008 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | 79 | 0 |
| 2010 | 163 | 0 |
| 2011 | 116 | 0 |
| 2012 | 137 | 0 |
| 2013 | 106 | 0 |
| 2014 | 114 | 0 |
| 2015 | 138 | 0 |
| 2016 | 154 | 0 |
| 2017 | 122 | 0 |
| 2018 | 140 | 0 |
| 2019 | 105 | 0 |
| 2020 | 80 | 0 |
| 2021 | 121 | 0 |
| 2022 | 101 | 0 |
| 2023 | 92 | 0 |
| 2024 | 66 | 0 |
| 2025 | 92 | 0 |
| 2026 | 67 | 0 |
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Violation of environmental norms by industries
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Restoration of corridors in Jharkhand and Gujarat
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Cultural identity, language and traditional rights of Scheduled Tribes
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Allocation of Wheat and Rice to States under NFSA
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Diesel blended with isobutanol
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Effectiveness of air-filled rubber dams in mitigating floods
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Who is Parimal Nathwani, the four-time Rajya Sabha MP who rattled INDIA bloc in Jharkhand?
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Elected Jharkhand MP after cross-voting by Congress allies: Who is Parimal Nathwani?
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In blow to Congress, Jharkhand cross-voting hands NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani Rajya Sabha seat
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BJP leaders congratulate NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani after Rajya Sabha victory from Jharkhand; hail result as boost to alliance morale
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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha Polls: NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani secures victory, Congress cries 'betrayal'
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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha polls: Cross-voting helps NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani win; JMM bags other seat
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- Vraj, Near Vishwa Umiyadham Umiya Dham Road, Jaspur Village, Ahmedabad - 382721 Source ↗
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When was Nathwani Parimal born?
The cited biography records 1 February 1956.
Read the supporting source ↗What education is recorded for Nathwani Parimal?
Professional Doctorate in Management Educated at National Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Read the supporting source ↗What professional background is recorded for Nathwani Parimal?
Industrialist, Senior Corporate Leader/ Executive.
Read the supporting source ↗What is the earliest dated public role listed for Nathwani Parimal?
April 2008: Elected to Rajya Sabha. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Nathwani Parimal is listed in the Rajya Sabha record for Jharkhand. Read the linked membership source for the office and its scope.
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Who is Nathwani Parimal?
Nathwani Parimal is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Jharkhand.
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