Shankar Prasad Jaiswal
| Shankar Prasad Jaiswal | |
|---|---|
| MP, Lok Sabha | |
|
In office 11th, 12th & 13th Lok Sabha< | |
| Preceded by | Shrish Chandra Dikshit |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra |
| Constituency | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 August 1932 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died |
3 January 2016 (aged 83) Varanasi district, Uttar Pradest |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Spouse(s) | Savitri Devi[1] |
| Children | 1 son & 3 daughters[1] |
| Residence | Varanasi & New Delhi[1] |
| Profession | Social worker |
Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (9 August 1932 – 3 January 2016) was an Indian politician and was Member of Parliament for three consecutive terms in the 11th, 12th & 13th Lok Sabhas. Jaiswal represented the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[1]
Education & background
Shankar Prasad Jaiswal was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in 1932.[1] His highest attained educational qualification is Matriculation degree.
Before joining politics, he was a social worker.[1] He died in 2016.[2]
Politics
Jaiswal, was elected for Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms from Varanasi constituency. Although he was elected for three straight terms, he remained in office for a total of eight years only (from 1996 to 2004). Prior to becoming MP, he was also a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1969-1974) and held charge of whip in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1969-1970). During his political career, Jaiswal also held several party positions in the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1969 | 1974 | Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 02 | 1969 | 1970 | Whip, B.J.S, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 03 | 1977 | 1980 | Member, Finance Committee |
| 04 | 1996 | 1998 | Elected to 11th Lok Sabha |
| 05 | 1996 | 1997 | Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development |
| 06 | 1996 | 1997 | Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution |
| 07 | 1996 | 1997 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| 08 | 1997 | 1998 | Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development |
| 09 | 1998 | 1999 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha |
| 10 | 1998 | 1999 | Whip, BJP Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
| 11 | 1998 | 1999 | Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and its Sub-Committee-I on Value-based Education |
| 12 | 1998 | 1999 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs |
| 13 | 1999 | 2004 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha |
| 14 | 1999 | 2000 | Member, Committee on Human Resource Development |
| 15 | 1999 | 2001 | Member, Committee on Estimates |
See also
- 11th Lok Sabha
- 12th Lok Sabha
- 13th Lok Sabha
- Politics of India
- Parliament of India
- Government of India
- Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Lok Sabha profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved Dec 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Ex-MP and BJP leader Shankar Prasad Jaiswal passes away". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.