Nirmal Khatri

Dr.
Nirmal Khatri
Dr. Nirmal Khatri
Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha
	In office; 2009–2014
Preceded by	Mitrasen Yadav
Succeeded by	Lallu Singh
Constituency	Faizabad
Member of Parliament, 8th Lok Sabha
	In office; Dec 1984 – Nov 1989
Preceded by	Jai Ram Varma
Succeeded by	Mitrasen Yadav
Constituency	Faizabad
MLA, 8th Vidhan Sabha
	In office; Jun 1980 – Mar 1985
President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
	In office; 29 August 2012 – 12 July 2016
Preceded by	Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Succeeded by	Raj Babbar
Personal details
Born	4 January 1951 (age 73); Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Mrs. Veena Khattri
Children	2 sons.
Parent(s)	Mr. Narayan Das Khattry (Father) &; Mrs. Bimla Khattry (mother)
Residence	Faizabad & New Delhi
Alma mater	K. S. Saket PG College in Ayodhya, Faizabad
Profession	Advocate, farmer & politician
Committees	Member of several committees
Website	http://drnirmalkhatri.com/

Dr. Nirmal Khatri is an Indian Politician and is Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha and also was a member of the 8th Lok Sabha. In both terms, he represented the Faizabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Nirmal Khatri was born in Ayodhya in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attended the K.S. Saket P.G. College in Ayodhya and received LL.B and MA (in political science). Subsequently, he was awarded PhD degree.^[1]^[2] Khatri worked as an advocate and farmer before joining politics.

Nirmal Khatri has been in active politics since early 1970s. During his early days, he joined Youth wing of Indian National Congress before gradually moving to Indian National Congress. During his political career, he held several key party positions. Khatri is also a former member and minister in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.^[1]^[2]^[3]

#	From	To	Position
01	1980	1985	Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
02	1980	1981	Deputy Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh
03	1981	1982	Minister of State, Government of Uttar Pradesh
04	1984	1989	Member, 8th Lok Sabha
05	1985	1987	Member, House Committee, Lok Sabha
06	2009	2014	Member, 15th Lok Sabha
07	2009	2010	Convenor, Second Sub-Committee of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language
08	2009	2014	Member, Standing Committee on Railways
09	2009	2014	Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
10	2009	2014	Member, JPC to examine matters related to allocation and pricing of telecom licenses and spectrum
11	2009	2014	Member, Central Advisory Board of Archaeology
12	2009	2014	Deputy chairman, Rajbhash Committee of Parliament
13	2013	2014	Member, House Committee

^ ^a ^b ^c "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Detailed Profile". Indian Government official website. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^ "Earlier Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.