Rahul Kaswan (born 20 January 1977; ) is an Indian politician from

Churu, Rajasthan Churu is a city in the Sekhawati region of Rajasthan state of India. It is known as the gateway to the Thar Desert of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarter of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway 52 con ...

. He is a

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha A Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha ( abbreviated: MP) is the representative of a legislative constituency in the Lok Sabha; the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of parliament of Lok Sabha are chosen by direct elections ...

since 2014 from Churu constituency. He is a member of the

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Personal life

Rahul Singh Kaswan is the son of four-time former MP

Ram Singh Kaswan Ram Singh Kaswan (; born 10 August 1945) is an Indian politician and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, I ...

, and grandson of former MP, Deep Chand Kaswan. His mother Kamala Kaswan too has been a MLA from the region. His ancestors had migrated to Kalri village of

Churu district Churu is a district of the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. Churu lies in the Sekhawati region of northern Rajasthan and shares boundaries with the Hanumangarh District to the north, the Haryana state to the east, the Jhunjhunu and Sikar ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

from Matani village of

Bhiwani district Bhiwani district is one of the 22 Districts of Haryana, districts of the northern Indian state of Haryana. Created on 22 December 1972, it was the largest district of the state by area, before the creation of Charkhi Dadri district, Charkhi Dadr ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

Career

He became a first-timer after a big win in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections when became the youngest MP from

. He won with a record margin of 294,739 votes, the highest ever in the Churu constituency, thereby getting the rank of 6th highest margin winner, out of 25 seats in

. He was pitted against Congress' first-timer Pratap Punia in the Churu Lok Sabha constituency. As an MP from Churu, he became the immediate successor of his father who was the MP of Churu for four terms.Rahul Kaswan: know your politicians profile
india.gov.in He won the election as a Member of Lok Sabha again in 2019 from the same constituency. Before

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He joined

(INC) on 11 March. He resigned from

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citing political reasons but as per media reports he joined

because he was denied ticket by the BJP, though he expressed gratitude to

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the member of parliament (MP) for Varanas ...

party leaders for giving him the opportunity to represent Rajasthan's Churu as the MP twice.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaswan, Rahul Living people India MPs 2014–2019 People from Churu district Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan 1977 births India MPs 2019–2024 India MPs 2024–2029 Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan