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|predecessor = none
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|successor = [[Raghunath Singh Bahadur]]
| successor   = [[Raghunath Singh Bahadur]]
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|spouse = Vidya Vati Kumari
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'''Bhawani Singh''' (25 May 1911 &ndash; 1956) was an Indian judge and politician from [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=lok/> A former [[jagirdar]] of [[Pokhran]] a feudal estate ([[thikana]]) in [[Jodhpur State]] of Rajasthan in pre-independent India, he became a [[Member of Parliament|member]] of the [[1st Lok Sabha]], the Lower house of [[Indian parliament]] from [[Barmer (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barmer]]-[[Jalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jalore]] constituency, after getting elected  as an Independent candidate in the [[1952 Indian general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report On General Elections, 1951 to The First Lok Sabha: List of Successful Candidates |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF |page=164 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=2014-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008191615/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF |archivedate=8 October 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Members Of Lok Sabha | publisher = [[Parliament of India]] website | url = http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/comb/combalpha.htm | accessdate = 2014-06-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130627204233/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/comb/combalpha.htm | archive-date = 27 June 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha | url = http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/623.htm | publisher = [[Lok Sabha]] | access-date = 23 June 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140624083100/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/623.htm | archive-date = 24 June 2014 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
'''Bhawani Singh''' (25 May 1911 1956) was an Indian judge and politician from [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=lok/> A former [[jagirdar]] of [[Pokhran]] a feudal estate ([[thikana]]) in [[Jodhpur State]] of Rajasthan in pre-independence  India, he became a [[Member of Parliament|member]] of the [[1st Lok Sabha]], the Lower house of [[Indian parliament]] from [[Barmer (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barmer]]-[[Jalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jalore]] constituency, after getting elected  as an Independent candidate in the [[1952 Indian general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report On General Elections, 1951 to The First Lok Sabha: List of Successful Candidates |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF |page=164 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=2014-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008191615/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF |archivedate=8 October 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Members Of Lok Sabha | publisher = [[Parliament of India]] website | url = http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/comb/combalpha.htm | accessdate = 2014-06-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130627204233/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/comb/combalpha.htm | archive-date = 27 June 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha | url = http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/623.htm | publisher = [[Lok Sabha]] | access-date = 23 June 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140624083100/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/623.htm | archive-date = 24 June 2014 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>


Born in [[Pokhran]] to Thakur Chin Singh, [[Thakur (Indian title)|Thakur]] of Pokhran in present [[Jaisalmer district]], who was [[Pradhan]] of the Champawat Rathore clan and also a judge at [[Allahabad High Court]]. Bhawani Singh did his schooling from [[Mayo College]], a boarding school in [[Ajmer]], followed by [[Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute|Deccan College]], Pune (University of Pune), M.A. from  Cambridge University and L.L.B. and F.R.E.S from [[Lincoln's Inn]], London.<ref name=lok>{{cite web | title = Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha | url = http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/623.htm | publisher = Lok Sabha website | accessdate = 2014-06-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140624083100/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/623.htm | archive-date = 24 June 2014 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> He remained District and Sessions Judge from 1941 to 1947. He was a judge at [[Sessions Court]] when he retired to join politics in the first general elections of independent India.<ref name=lok/> He was married to Vidya Vati Kumari of Katesar, and the couple had three sons.<ref name=lok/><ref>{{cite web | title = Pokhran (thikana) Genealogy | url = http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/pokhran.html | accessdate = 2014-06-24 | first = Henry | last = Soszynski | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222170614/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/pokhran.html | archive-date = 22 December 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
Born in [[Pokhran]] to Thakur Chain Singh, [[Thakur (Indian title)|Thakur]] of Pokhran in present [[Jaisalmer district]], who was [[Pradhan]] of the Champawat [[Rathore (Rajput clan)|Rathore]] clan and also a judge at [[Allahabad High Court]]. Bhawani Singh did his schooling from [[Mayo College]], a boarding school in [[Ajmer]], followed by [[Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute|Deccan College]], Pune (University of Pune), M.A. from  Cambridge University and L.L.B. and F.R.E.S from [[Lincoln's Inn]], London.<ref name=lok>{{cite web | title = Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha | url = http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/623.htm | publisher = Lok Sabha website | accessdate = 2014-06-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140624083100/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/biodata_1_12/623.htm | archive-date = 24 June 2014 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> He remained District and Sessions Judge from 1941 to 1947. He was a judge at [[Sessions Court]] when he retired to join politics in the first general elections of independent India.<ref name=lok/> He was married to Vidya Vati Kumari of Katesar, and the couple had three sons.<ref name=lok/><ref>{{cite web | title = Pokhran (thikana) Genealogy | url = http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/pokhran.html | accessdate = 2014-06-24 | first = Henry | last = Soszynski | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222170614/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/p/pokhran.html | archive-date = 22 December 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 03:47, 15 February 2026


Bhawani Singh
Member of Parliament
In office
1952–1956
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byRaghunath Singh Bahadur
Personal details
Born(1911-05-25)25 May 1911
Pokhran, Rajasthan
Died1956 (aged 44–45)[1]
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Vidya Vati Kumari

Bhawani Singh (25 May 1911 – 1956) was an Indian judge and politician from Rajasthan.[2] A former jagirdar of Pokhran a feudal estate (thikana) in Jodhpur State of Rajasthan in pre-independence India, he became a member of the 1st Lok Sabha, the Lower house of Indian parliament from Barmer-Jalore constituency, after getting elected as an Independent candidate in the 1952 Indian general election.[3][4][5]

Born in Pokhran to Thakur Chain Singh, Thakur of Pokhran in present Jaisalmer district, who was Pradhan of the Champawat Rathore clan and also a judge at Allahabad High Court. Bhawani Singh did his schooling from Mayo College, a boarding school in Ajmer, followed by Deccan College, Pune (University of Pune), M.A. from Cambridge University and L.L.B. and F.R.E.S from Lincoln's Inn, London.[2] He remained District and Sessions Judge from 1941 to 1947. He was a judge at Sessions Court when he retired to join politics in the first general elections of independent India.[2] He was married to Vidya Vati Kumari of Katesar, and the couple had three sons.[2][6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Lok Sabha Debates. Vol. 2. New Delhi: Lok Sabha. 1956. p. 3.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. "Statistical Report On General Elections, 1951 to The First Lok Sabha: List of Successful Candidates" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  4. "Members Of Lok Sabha". Parliament of India website. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. "Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  6. Soszynski, Henry. "Pokhran (thikana) Genealogy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2014.