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{{Infobox Indian politician<br />
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| name = Kunwar Mohan Swarup <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date |df=yes|1918|2|18}}<br />
| birth_place = Village Sahora, [[Bareilly]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1978|06|15|1918|02|18|df=y}}<br />
| residence = [[Pilibhit - Lok Sabha Constituency|Pilibhit]]<br />
| title = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Indian Parliament]] <br />
| 1blankname = [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| 1namedata = [[2nd Lok Sabha|2nd]], [[3rd Lok Sabha|3rd]], [[4th Lok Sabha|4th]], [[5th Lok Sabha|5th]]<br />
| constituency = [[Pilibhit]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Mukund Lal Agrawal]]<br />
| successor = [[Md Shamsul Hasan Khan]]<br />
| term_start = 1957<br />
| term_end = 1977<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| spouse = Shanti Devi<br />
| children = 4 sons and 2 daughters<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kunwar Mohan Swarup''' (18 February 1918 - 15 June 1978<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha|year=2003|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=323}}</ref> ) was [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] in the second (1957), third (1962), and fourth (1967) [[Lok Sabha]] on [[Praja Socialist Party]]'s ticket and again in fifth Lok Sabha (1971–77) as a member of Congress Party from [[Pilibhit - Lok Sabha Constituency|Pilibhit Constituency]]. In 1977, he contested the seat again on [[Indian National Congress]]'s ticket but lost to Janata Party in the anti-Indira wave. Swarup was son of Kunwar Shambhu Sahai, a prominent freedom fighter and social worker from Sahora village.<ref name="164.100.47.132">[http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1266.htm Fifth Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile] Members Biodata.</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Mohan Swarup was educated at Bareilly College, in [[Bareilly]] and married Shanti Devi in May 1940 at the age of 22. The couple had four sons and two daughters.<ref name="164.100.47.132"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Swarup was associated with the [[Praja Socialist Party]] (PSP) until 1970. He held various posts and committee memberships.<ref name="164.100.47.132"/><br />
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===Positions held===<br />
* District Board, Bareilly<br />
* Zila Parishad, Bareilly<br />
* District Bhoodan Samiti, Bareilly<br />
* Managing Committee, Kr. Dhakan Lal Vidya Mandir College, Sahora, Bareilly<br />
* Bharat Sewak Samaj, Bareilly<br />
* National Railway Users' Consultative Committee<br />
* Goodwill Mission to Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria<br />
* Pradhan, Gram Sabha, Sahora, Bareilly<br />
* Sarpanch, Nyaya Panchayat, Sahora, Bareilly<br />
* District Secretary, P.S.P., Bareilly<br />
* President, P. & T. Employees Union, Pilibhit<br />
* Secretary, All India Caterers' Union<br />
* Public Accounts Committee<br />
* Estimates Committee<br />
* Consultative Committee for Works and Housing<br />
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He was elected as the second [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] from [[Pilibhit - Lok Sabha Constituency|Pilibhit Constituency]] with 50.54% votes as a PSP member, defeating a rival from the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) who got 34.86% of the vote in the 1957 general election.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}<br />
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He was elected again from the constituency with 29.62% of the vote, defeated the INC contender's 27.42% in the 1962 general election.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}<br />
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He was re-elected in the 1967 general election with 28.24% vote, still as a PSP representative from Pilibhit, defeated his rival from the INC, who got 24.26% votes.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}<br />
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In the 1972 general election, he contested as an INC candidate in Pilibhit and won the seat with 38.96% votes and defeated his nearest contestant who was from [[Indian National Congress]] and received only 29.37% votes.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}{{clarify|reason=this makes no sense - he swapped party and defeated someone from his own new party?|date=September 2016}}<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Swarup travelled widely around the world to learn new ideas. He was also interested in shooting, swimming, horse-riding, painting, writing and photography.<ref name="164.100.47.132"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:People from Pilibhit]]<br />
[[Category:1978 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:2nd Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:3rd Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:4th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:5th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:Praja Socialist Party politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:People from Bareilly district]]<br />
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