Shankar Prasad Jaiswal Explained

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]

Education & background

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]

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.

Posts held

-From To Position
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

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Lok Sabha profile. Lok Sabha website. December 23, 2013.
  2. Web site: Ex-MP and BJP leader Shankar Prasad Jaiswal passes away . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2016-01-05 . 27 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171127114647/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Ex-MP-and-BJP-leader-Shankar-Prasad-Jaiswal-passes-away/articleshow/50440038.cms . live .