| Office | Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha
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|---|---|
| Office | Minister of Labour, Waqf and Minor Ports, Government of Maharashtra |
| Office | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
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| Successor | Rajiv Satav
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| Born | 1943-02-15 |
| Born | Mirjoli Village, Chiplun Taluka, Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra
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| Nationality | Template:Flagn
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Shama Dalwai
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| Alma mater | University of Mumbai |
| Occupation | Industrial Worker, Trade Unionist, Journalist, Writer, Political and Social Worker
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Husain Dalwai, (born 15 February 1943)[1] is a politician from Indian National Congress party.
He was born on 15 February 1943 and is a trade unionist, journalist and writer by profession.[2] He represented Congress Party in Maharashtra Legislative Council (as MLC) from 1998 to 2003. During this term, he was also a minister from Oct 1999 to March 2001. In June 2010 he was again elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Indian National Congress; his term lasted until August 2011.[3] He was elected from Maharashtra to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament from 2011 to 2014.[2] He was elected to Rajya Sabha for second term from Maharashtra, from April 2014 to April 2020.[4][5]
Positions held
In Parliament, Mr. Dalwai served on the following committees:
- Member, Committee on Rural Development (Aug. 2011- Aug. 2012)
- Member, Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps (Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2013)
- Member, Committee on Railways (Aug. 2012 - May 2014)
- Member, Committee on Petitions April 2014 (May 2013 - Sept. 2014)
- Member, Committee on Urban Development (Sept. 2014 – present)
- Member, Committee on Government Assurances (Sept. 2014 – present)
His brother was Hamid Dalwai.
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References
Template:Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra for term 2014-2020 Template:Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra for term 2008–2014