Shankar Prasad Jaiswal | |
Constituency: | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
Office: | MP, Lok Sabha |
Term Start: | 1996 |
Term End: | 2004 |
Predecessor: | Shrish Chandra Dikshit |
Successor: | Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra |
Constituency2: | Varanasi North |
Office2: | Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh |
Term Start2: | 1969 |
Term End2: | 1974 |
Predecessor2: | Vishwanath Prasad |
Successor2: | Shafiur Rahman Ansari |
Birth Date: | 1932 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Benares, Benares State, British India |
Death Place: | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Nationality: | Indian |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
Spouse: | Savitri Devi |
Children: | 1 son & 3 daughters |
Residence: | Varanasi & New Delhi |
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]
Shankar Prasad Jaiswal was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in 1932. His highest attained educational qualification is Matriculation degree.
Before entering politics, he was a social worker. He died in 2016.[2]
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.
- | From | To | Position | ||||||||||
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01 | 1969 | 1974 | - | 02 | 1969 | 1970 | - | 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 |