Election Date : 23- Apr-2009 Political Party : Indian National Congress (INC)
CK Jaffer Sheriff is a prominent politician from Karnataka state in India and a senior leader of Indian National Congress party. He was Railway Minister in Government of India
Candidate Name : CK Jaffer Sheriff
Educational Qualification : Matriculate, Educated at Government High School, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka).
Previous Field Work : Agriculturist, Member Central Muslim Association of Karnataka, Member Court of Aligarh Muslim University.
Political Background: Union Cabinet Minister, Railways(1991-1995), Member, Committee on Home Affairs, Member, Committee on Public Undertakings.
Achievements (HOT STATS) : Instrumental in Unigauge Policy- Converting different gauges of track to board gauge and thereby saving lots of money for railways . Instrumental in getting wheel and Axle plant in Bangalore.
Non Achievements (Cold STATS) : Known for having a station and a traffic underpass built near his bungalow near Bangalore during his tenure as a railway minister.
Source of Information (SOI) : Wikipedia, http://parliamentofindia.nic.in.
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