Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha

POTAI, SHRI SOHAN
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - KANKER-ST (MADHYA PRADESH)]



Father's Name       Late Shri Darbari Ram Potai             

Date of Birth       29 April 1958

Place of Birth      Vill. Babu Dabena, Distt. Bastar (Madhya Pradesh) 

Marital Status      Married on 5 May 1981

Spouse's Name       Smt. Mini Potai                         

Children            One son and  one daughter

Educational Qualifications  

               M.A. (Sociology)

               Educated at Pandit Ravi Shankar University, Raipur
               (Madhya Pradesh)

Profession         

               Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

               Kanker, Distt. Bastar-494334            
               (Madhya Pradesh)                        

               Tel. (07868) 22956                                                    
Present Address   

       172, North Avenue,                 
       New Delhi-110001              
     
       Tel. (011) 3793567            

Positions Held  

1998           Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99        Member, Committee on Railways

       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
       Petroleum and Natural Gas

Other Information  

Worked in a Central Government Organisation for 17 years


Election Result of
Kanker-ST Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 9,99,132
Total votes polled 6,08,280

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri Sohan Potai (B.J.P.) 2,70,121
(2) Shri Mahendra Karma (I.N.C.) 2,15,751
(3) Shri Arvind Netam (B.S.P.)   39,622
(4) Shri Ramnath Sarfe (C.P.I.)   28,536