Ram Singh Kaswan | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1999–2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Rahul Kaswan |
| Constituency | Churu |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Budania |
| Constituency | Churu |
| Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Succeeded by | Nand Lal Poonia |
| Constituency | Sadulpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1945 Kalri, Churu District, Rajasthan |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kamla Kaswan ( m. 1965) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Residence | Deep Niwas, Sadulpur, Distt. Churu, Rajasthan |
| Education | B.Sc., LL.B. |
| Alma mater | Doonger College, Bikaner and Rajasthan University, Jaipur |
| Profession | Agriculurist, Advocate and Social Worker |
| Source [1] | |
Ram Singh Kaswan (born 10 August 1945) is Indian politician and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was Member of Parliament from Churu district in Rajasthan, India.
Personal life
He was born on 10 August 1945 at village Kalri in Churu district to mother Kastoori Devi and father Deep Chand Kaswan. His father Deep Chand was also a member of parliament. Their ancestors had migrated to Kalri from Matani village in Bhiwani district of Haryana. He married Kamla Kaswan on 8 May 1965 and has three daughters and one son Rahul Kaswan who succeeded his father as MP for Churu.
Kaswan was educated at Doonger College, Bikaner and Rajasthan University. His educational qualification is B.A and LL.B. He is a self-proclaimed agriculturist, political and social worker. His favourite pastime is reading. As a politician, he has visited Malaysia and Singapore.
Career
- He was Sarpanch, Kalri, Distt. Churu, Rajasthan for 13 years. And President, Bharatiya Janata Party, District Churu.
- 1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 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 Assembly
- 1999: Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (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 Sabha (3rd term), Ram Singh Kaswan defeated former Lok Sabha speaker and senior Congress leader Balram Jakhar in the Churu (Lok Sabha constituency) 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 Sabha (4th term)
See also
- Rahul Kaswan, Ram Singh Kaswan's son, political successor and BJP MP
- Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India