Ram Singh Kaswan
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Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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from Churu
Churu
Churu is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner...
in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, India
India
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. He was born on 10 August 1945 at village Kalri in Churu district
Churu district
Churu is a district of Rajasthan state of western India. The town of Churu is the administrative headquarters of the district.Churu lies in the Jangladesh region of northern Rajasthan...
(Rajasthan). He was born in the family of Hindu Jat of Kaswan
Kaswan
Kaswan or Kuswan or Kasuan is a gotra of jats in Rajasthan and Haryana in India. The word Kaswan is 'XWN' of Tocharian language meaning 'King'.-Origin of Kaswan :...
clan. His father’s name is Deep Chand and mother’s Kastoori Devi.
Education
Kaswan was educated at Doonger College, Bikaner and Rajasthan University. His educational qualification is B.A., LL.BCareer
- He was Sarpanch, Kalri, Distt. Churu, Rajasthan for 13 years. And President, Bharatiya Janata Party, District Churu.
- 1991: Elected to 10th Lok SabhaLok SabhaThe Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
by a narrow margin of 168 Votes against Jai Singh Rathore of INC; Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport 1992: Member, National Executive Committee, B.J.P. - 1992 onwards: Member, National Council, B.J.P.
- 1998 - 1999: Member, Rajasthan Legislative AssemblyRajasthan Legislative AssemblyThe Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated in Jaipur — the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. Presently, the legislative assembly...
- 1999: Elected to 13th Lok SabhaLok SabhaThe Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
(2nd term) - 1999 - 2000: Member, Committee on Industry, Member, Committee of Privileges
- 2000 - 2004: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- 2004: Elected to 14th Lok Sabha14th Lok SabhaThe 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...
(3rd term), Ram Singh Kaswan defeated former Lok Sabha speaker and senior Congress leader Balram JakharBalram JakharDr. Balram Jakhar Dr. Balram Jakhar Dr. Balram Jakhar (Devanagari:बलराम जाखड, IAST: Balrām (born 23 August 1923) is a well-known Indian politician and parliamentarian and former Governor of Madhya Pradesh. -Early life and education:...
in the Churu (Lok Sabha constituency)Churu (Lok Sabha Constituency)Churu Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan state in India.-Assembly segments:Presently, Churu Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha segments...
by over 29,000 votes. Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Member, Committee on Industry, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry - 2009: Elected to 15th Lok Sabha15th Lok SabhaMembers of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...
(4th term)
Social and cultural activities
Worked extensively for resolving problems of development in both rural and urban areas. His profession is Agriculturist, Political and Social Worker and Advocate. His favourite pastime is reading. He has visited Malaysia and SingaporeSingapore
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