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{{Short description|Indian judge and politician}} | {{Short description|Indian judge and politician (1911–1956)}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}} | {{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|name = Bhawani Singh | | name = Bhawani Singh | ||
|image = | | image = | ||
|birth_date = {{birth date|1911|5|25}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1911|5|25}} | ||
|birth_place = [[Pokhran]], Rajasthan | | birth_place = [[Pokhran]], Rajasthan | ||
|death_date = {{death year and age|1956|1911}}<ref name="Debates">{{cite book|title = Lok Sabha Debates|publisher = [[Lok Sabha]]|volume = 2|year = 1956|location = [[New Delhi]]|page = 3|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=c2HVAAAAMAAJ&q=Bhawani+Singh+Jalore}}</ref> | | death_date = {{death year and age|1956|1911}}<ref name="Debates">{{cite book|title = Lok Sabha Debates|publisher = [[Lok Sabha]]|volume = 2|year = 1956|location = [[New Delhi]]|page = 3|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=c2HVAAAAMAAJ&q=Bhawani+Singh+Jalore}}</ref> | ||
|office = [[Member of Parliament]] | | office = [[Member of Parliament]] | ||
|term = | | term = 1952–1956 | ||
|predecessor = none | | predecessor = none | ||
|successor = [[Raghunath Singh Bahadur]] | | successor = [[Raghunath Singh Bahadur]] | ||
|party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] | | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] | ||
|spouse = Vidya Vati Kumari | | spouse = Vidya Vati Kumari | ||
|nationality = | | nationality = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Bhawani Singh''' (25 May 1911 | '''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 | 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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan]] | [[Category:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan]] | ||
[[Category:People from Jaisalmer district]] | [[Category:People from Jaisalmer district]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:India MPs 1952–1957]] | ||
[[Category:Mayo College alumni]] | [[Category:Mayo College alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni]] | [[Category:Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge]] | [[Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge]] | ||
[[Category:Members of Lincoln's Inn]] | [[Category:Members of Lincoln's Inn]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Pokhran]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian judges]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian judges]] | ||
[[Category:People from Barmer, Rajasthan]] | [[Category:People from Barmer, Rajasthan]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:47, 15 February 2026
Bhawani Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1952–1956 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Raghunath Singh Bahadur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1911 Pokhran, Rajasthan |
| Died | 1956 (aged 44–45)[1] |
| Political party | Independent |
| 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]
- ↑ Lok Sabha Debates. Vol. 2. New Delhi: Lok Sabha. 1956. p. 3.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Members Of Lok Sabha". Parliament of India website. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Soszynski, Henry. "Pokhran (thikana) Genealogy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2014.