Jaswant Singh Bishnoi

Jaswant Singh Bishnoi (born 1 August 1958) was a member of 13th and 14th Lok Sabha from Jodhpur. He is senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan.[1][2]

Jaswant Singh Bishnoi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1999 – 2009
Preceded byAshok Gehlot
Succeeded byChandresh Kumari Katoch
ConstituencyJodhpur
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1993–1998
Preceded byRam Singh Bishnoi
Succeeded byRam Singh Bishnoi
ConstituencyLuni
Minister of Forest and Environment, Govt of Rajasthan
In office
1993 to 1998
Chairman, Central Wool Development Board
In office
2014 to 2018
Chairman of Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board
In office
2018
Personal details
Born (1958-08-01) 1 August 1958
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Sita Devi Bishnoi
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(m. 1977)​
Children2 sons and 2 daughters
Residence(s)Sector 7 Extension, Jodhpur -342 001
EducationB.A., LL.B
Alma materJai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur
OccupationAdvocate, Agriculturist, Businessperson
As of 14 September, 2006
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Early life

He was born in the village Guda Vishnoiyan in Jodhpur district and was educated at Jai Narain Vyas University at Jodhpur.

Political life

He is senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan. He lost to Ashok Gehlot in the 1998 by narrow margin in Lok Sabha election but won 1999 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections. In 2009 he lost to Chandresh Kumari in Lok Sabha election. He is a former minister of Government of Rajasthan during Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's government. He defeated Ramsingh Bishnoi in the 1993 MLA election from Luni constituency and held Minister of State, Environment and Forests, Lottery, Small Savings, State Insurance, Public Health and Engineering Department in Government of Rajasthan under Chief Ministership of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Since August 2014 he has been Chairman of the Central Wool Development Board. In May 2018 he became chairman of Khadi Gramodhyog board of Rajasthan and after a few days was declared cabinet minister of Rajasthan government by Governor of Rajasthan Shri Kalyan Singh.

References
  1. "Members: Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. "Jaswant Singh Bisnoi". India Today. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2021.


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