Kashiram Rana

Kashiram Rana (7 April 1938 – 31 August 2012) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India. In 1989, he was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Surat constituency in Gujarat. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004 from the same constituency. He served as a union cabinet minister in the department of textiles, twice, in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led NDA govt during 1998–2004. He died on 31 August 2012.[3][4]

Kashiram Rana
Kashiram Rana
Union Minister for Textiles
In office
1998 – 25 May 2003
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded bySyed Shahnawaz Hussain[1]
Union Minister for Rural Development
In office
25 May 2003 – 22 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byVenkaiah Naidu
Succeeded byRaghuvansh Prasad Singh
Member of Lok Sabha, Surat
In office
1989–2009
Preceded byC. D. Patel
Succeeded byDarshana Jardosh
Personal details
Born(1938-04-07)7 April 1938
Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died31 August 2012(2012-08-31) (aged 74)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Spouse(s)Late Pushpa Rana
Children2 sons, 4 daughters
Alma materSouth Gujarat University, Surat[2]
ProfessionLawyer, Politician

Rana was being increasingly sidelined within the BJP and recently he had sided with Keshubhai Patel and played a pivotal role in forming the Gujarat Parivartan Party.

Early Life and Education

His Father's Name was Shri Chhabildas and mother's Name was Smt. Kashiben. He was born on 07 Apr 1938 at Surat (Gujarat). his Spouse's Name was Late Smt. Pushpa. He has 2 sons and 4 Daughters. He did B.Com., LL.B. from South-Gujarat University, Surat (Gujarat). By Profession he was an Advocate and Social Worker.

Positions Held

1. 1975-80 Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly 2. 1977-80 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings, Gujarat Legislative Assembly 3. 1983-84 and 1987 Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Surat 4. 1985-87 and 1993-96 President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Gujarat 5. 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 6. 1990-91 Member, Rules Committee 7. Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways 8. 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 9. 1991-92 Member, Public Accounts Committee 10. Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry 11. 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 12. 1996-97 Member, Estimates Committee 13. Member, Committee on Commerce 14. Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Broadcasting Bill 15. 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) 16. 1998-99 Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles 17. 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) 18. 13 Oct. 1999 - 23 May 2003 Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles 19. 24 May 2003- May 2004 Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development 20. 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 6th term)

References
  1. "Rudy gets civil aviation in reshuffle". Times of India. 25 May 2003.
  2. "Bio-sketch of Kashiram Rana, 13th Lok Sabha". Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
  3. "Former Union minister Kashiram Rana passes away".
  4. "Former Union Minister Kashiram Rana Dead". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.


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