Jaswant Singh Bishnoi

Jaswant Singh Bishnoi
Jaswant Singh Bishnoi
Member of parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 1999 to 2009
Preceded by	Ashok Gehlot
Succeeded by	Chandresh Kumari
Constituency	Jodhpur
Member of the Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1993–1998
Preceded by	Ram Singh Bishnoi
Succeeded by	Ram Singh Bishnoi
Constituency	Luni
Minister of Forest and Environment, Govt of Rajasthan
	In office; 1993 to 1998
Chairman, Central Wool Development Board
	In office; 2014 to 2018
Chairman of Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board
	In office; 2018
Personal details
Born	1 August 1958 (age 65); Guda Bishnoiyan, Distt. Jodhpur
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Sita Devi Bishnoi (m. 1977)
Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
Residence	Sector 7 Extension, Jodhpur -342 001
Education	B.A., LL.B
Alma mater	Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur
Occupation	Advocate, Agriculturist, Businessperson
	As of 14 September, 2006; Source: [1]

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Jaswant Singh Bishnoi (born 1 August 1958) was a member of 13th and 14th Lok Sabha from Jodhpur. He is senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan.^[1]^[2]

Early life[edit]

He was born in the village Guda Vishnoiyan in Jodhpur district and was educated at Jai Narain Vyas University at Jodhpur.

Political life[edit]

He is senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan. He lost to Ashok Gehlot in the 1998 by narrow margin in Lok Sabha election but won 1999 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections. In 2009 he lost to Chandresh Kumari in Lok Sabha election. He is a former minister of Government of Rajasthan during Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's government. He defeated Ramsingh Bishnoi in the 1993 MLA election from Luni constituency and held Minister of State, Environment and Forests, Lottery, Small Savings, State Insurance, Public Health and Engineering Department in Government of Rajasthan under Chief Ministership of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Since August 2014 he has been Chairman of the Central Wool Development Board. In May 2018 he became chairman of Khadi Gramodhyog board of Rajasthan and after a few days was declared cabinet minister of Rajasthan government by Governor of Rajasthan Shri Kalyan Singh.

References[edit]

↑ "Members: Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
↑ "Jaswant Singh Bisnoi". India Today. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

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[1] "Members: Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[2] "Jaswant Singh Bisnoi". India Today. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

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