Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
JAISWAL, SHRI SHANKAR PRASAD
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - VARANASI (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri Raghunath Prasad Jaiswal
Date of Birth 9 August 1932
Place of Birth Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Marital Status Married on 9 August 1953
Spouse's Name Smt. Savitri Devi
Children One son and three daughters
Educational Qualifications
Matriculate
Profession
Social Worker
Permanent Address
22, Ambalika Puri,
Mahatma Gandhi Vidyapeeth Road,
Varanasi - 221001
(Uttar Pradesh)
Tel. (0542) 362800
Present Address
97, North Avenue,
New Delhi - 110001
Tel. (011) 3794497
Positions Held
1956-58 SLecretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Varanasi
1960-64 Member, Metropolitan Council, Varanasi
Whip, B.J.S. Party in Metropolitan Council, Varanasi
1960-68 Organising-Secretary, B.J.S., Varanasi
1969-74 Member, Utt Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1969-70 Whip, B.J.S., Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1977-80 Member, Finance Committee
1992-94 General-Secretary, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Kashi
Region
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and
Public Distribution
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Parliamentary Affairs
1997-98 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
1998-99 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
and its Sub-Committee-I on Value-based Education
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Food and Consumer Affairs
Other Information
Volunteer, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (R.S.S.), 1948
onwards; Member, (i) B.J.S., 1951 onwards; (ii) Bharatiya
Mazdoor Sangh, 1955-59; and (iii) Court of Banaras Hindu
University, 1998-99; established Maharishi Valmiki Sewa
Sansthan in Naugarh (Hills) area of District Varanasi under
Vishwa Hindu Parishad, 1994
Election Result of
Varanasi Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 13,88,211
Total votes polled 6,55,924
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (B.J.P.) 2,77,232
(2) Shri Deena Nath Singh Yadav [C.P.I.(M)] 1,25,286
(3) Dr. Avdhesh Singh (B.S.P.) 1,01,024
(4) Shri Rajdev Patel (A.D.) 65,529
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