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, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
. He was
member of parliament from
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 ...
in Rajasthan, India.
Personal life
He was born on 10 August 1945 in a
Jat
The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in l ...
Zamindar family at village Kalri in
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 ...
to his mother Shri Kastoori Devi and Father Chaudhary Deep Chand Kaswan. His father Deep Chand was also a member of parliament. Their ancestors had migrated to Kalri from Matani village in
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 ...
of Haryana. He married Kamla Kaswan on 8 May 1965 and has three daughters and one son
Rahul Kaswan who succeeded his father as MP for
Churu.
Kaswan was educated at Doonger College,
Bikaner
Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the States and territories of India, state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. It is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division.
Fo ...
and
Rajasthan University
The University of Rajasthan, informally known as Rajasthan University (RU, ISO: Rājasthān Viśvavidyālaya), is a public state university located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1947 by an Act of the State Legislative Assembly ...
. His educational qualification is
B.A.
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and
LL.B. He is a self-proclaimed agriculturist, political and social worker. His favourite pastime is reading. As a politician, he has visited Malaysia and Singapore.
See also
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Rahul Kaswan, Ram Singh Kaswan's son, political successor and an Indian National Congress MP
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Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India
References
External links
Ram Singh Kaswan, ChuruLok Sabha member's Home page - Ram Singh Kaswan
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1945 births
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan
Living people
India MPs 2004–2009
University of Rajasthan alumni
India MPs 2009–2014
People from Churu district
India MPs 1991–1996
India MPs 1999–2004
Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan