Accountability Action Awareness

Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev

Father's Name: 
Late Shri Satindra Mohan Dev
Mother's Name : 
Late Smt. Hiron Prova Dev
Gender: 
Male
Date Of Birth: 
04/01/1934
Birth Place: 
Silchar, Distt. Cachar (Assam)
Marital Status: 
Married
E-Mail ID: 
smdev@sansad.nic.in
Profession: 

Businessman

Present Address: 
  • 15, Ashok Road,
  • New Delhi - 110 001
  • Tels. (011) 23381853, 23387021 (R), 23061782, 23063598, 23061339 (O) Fax: (011) 23018705 (R), 23316745 (O)
  • Permanent Address: 
  • S.M. Dev Road, Tarapur-Silchar-3
  • Distt. Cachar, Assam-788 003
  • Tels. (03842)234255,245754,Fax:(03842) 234672
  • Profile: 
    • 1975-85
    • Chairman, Municipal Board, Silchar, Assam
    • 1980
    • Observer, Congress Party, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections
    • 1980
    • Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
    • 1980-83
    • Executive Member, C.P.P. (I)
    • 1983
    • Observer, Congress Party, Nagaland Assembly Elections
    • 1983-84
    • Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances
    • 1985
    • Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
    • Observer, Congress Party, Mizoram Assembly Elections
    • Observer, Congress Party, Gujarat Assembly and Parliamentary elections
    • Oct. 1986 to Feb. 1988
    • Union Minister of State, Tourism and Communications
    • Feb. 1988 to June 1988
    • Union Minister of State, Defence
    • June 1988 to Dec. 1989
    • Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
    • 1988
    • Observer, Congress Party, Tripura Assembly Elections
    • 1989
    • Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
    • 1990
    • Member, Conslitative Committee constituted under Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987
    • May 1990-91
    • Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
    • Member, Conslitative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
    • Member, General Purposes Committee
    • 1991
    • Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
    • June 1991 to May 1996
    • Union Minister of State, Steel (Independent Charge)
    • Observer, Congress Party, Punjab Assembly Elections
    • Observer, Congress Party, Rajya Sabha Elections from Uttar Pradesh
    • 1993
    • Observer, Congress Party, Tripura Assembly Elections
    • Observer, Congress Party, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
    • Nov. 1995
    • Observer, Congress Party, Karnataka Assembly Elections
    • Feb. 1996
    • Observer, Congress Party, Orissa Assembly Elections
    • 1996
    • Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
    • 1999
    • Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)
    • 1999-2004
    • Chairman, Committee on Energy
    • Member, House Committee
    • Member, General Purposes Committee
    • 2004
    • Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 7th term)
    • 23 May 2004 - 17 Nov. 2005
    • Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
    • 18 Nov. 2005 -28 January 2006
    • Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises with Additional charge of Water Resources
    • 29 January 2006-onwards
    • Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises