Shankar Prasad Jaiswal

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]

Shankar Prasad Jaiswal
MP, Lok Sabha
In office
1996–2004
Preceded byShrish Chandra Dikshit
Succeeded byDr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra
ConstituencyVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
In office
1969–1974
Preceded byVishwanath Prasad
Succeeded byShafiur Rahman Ansari
ConstituencyVaranasi North
Personal details
Born(1932-08-09)9 August 1932
Benares, Benares State, British India
Died3 January 2016(2016-01-03) (aged 83)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Spouse(s)Savitri Devi[1]
Children1 son & 3 daughters[1]
ResidenceVaranasi & New Delhi[1]
ProfessionSocial worker

Education & background

Shankar Prasad Jaiswal was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in 1932.[1] His highest attained educational qualification is Matriculation degree.

Before entering 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

#FromToPosition
0119691974Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
0219691970Whip, B.J.S, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
0319771980Member, Finance Committee
0419961998Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
0519961997Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
0619961997Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
0719961997Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
0819971998Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
0919981999Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1019981999Whip, BJP Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
1119981999Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and its Sub-Committee-I on Value-based Education
1219981999Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs
1319992004Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha
1419992000Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
1519992001Member, Committee on Estimates

See also

References

  1. "Lok Sabha profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved December 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "Ex-MP and BJP leader Shankar Prasad Jaiswal passes away". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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