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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