| Honorific-Prefix: | Dr. |
| Nirmal Khatri | |
| Constituency: | Faizabad |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha |
| Term Start: | 2009 |
| Term End: | 2014 |
| Predecessor: | Mitrasen Yadav |
| Successor: | Lallu Singh |
| Constituency2: | Faizabad |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament, 8th Lok Sabha |
| Term2: | Dec 1984 – Nov 1989 |
| Predecessor2: | Jai Ram Varma |
| Successor2: | Mitrasen Yadav |
| Office3: | MLA, 8th Vidhan Sabha |
| Term3: | Jun 1980 – Mar 1985 |
| Office4: | President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee |
| Predecessor4: | Rita Bahuguna Joshi |
| Successor4: | Raj Babbar |
| Term Start4: | 29 August 2012 |
| Term End4: | 12 July 2016 |
| Birth Date: | 1951 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Parents: | Mr. Narayan Das Khattry (Father) &<br /> Mrs. Bimla Khattry (mother) |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse: | Mrs. Veena Khattri |
| Children: | 2 sons. |
| 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/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/DrNirmalKhatri |
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]
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. 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.[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 |