Jaswant Singh Bishnoi Explained

Jaswant Singh Bishnoi
Birth Date:1 August 1958
Birth Place:Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Residence:Sector 7 Extension, Jodhpur -342 001
Constituency1:Luni
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly
Predecessor1:Ram Singh Bishnoi
Successor1:Ram Singh Bishnoi
Term Start1:1993
Term End1:1998
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term:1999 – 2009
Predecessor:Ashok Gehlot
Successor:Chandresh Kumari Katoch
Constituency:Jodhpur
Office2:Minister of Forest and Environment, Govt of Rajasthan
Term2:1993 to 1998
Office3:Chairman, Central Wool Development Board
Term3:2014 to 2018
Office4:Chairman of Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board
Term4:2018
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Children:2 sons and 2 daughters
Education:B.A., LL.B
Alma Mater:Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur
Occupation:Advocate, Agriculturist, Businessperson
Country:India
Date:14 September
Year:2006
Source:http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=59

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

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

Political life

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members: Lok Sabha. 2021-02-07. loksabhaph.nic.in.
  2. Web site: May 2, 2009. Jaswant Singh Bisnoi. 2021-02-07. India Today.