Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (9 August 1932 – 3 January 2016) was an Indian politician and was Member of Parliament for three consecutive terms in the 11th, 12th & 13th Lok Sabhas. Jaiswal represented the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.

Early life and education Shankar Prasad Jaiswal was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on 9 August 1932. His highest attained educational qualification is Matriculation degree.

Before entering politics, he was a social worker. He died in 2016.

Politics

Jaiswal, was elected for Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms from Varanasi constituency. Although he was elected for three straight terms, he remained in office for a total of eight years only (from 1996 to 2004). Prior to becoming MP, he was also a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1969–1974) and held charge of whip in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1969–1970). During his political career, Jaiswal also held several party positions in the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Posts held # From To Position 01 1969 1974 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 02 1969 1970 Whip, B.J.S, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 03 1977 1980 Member, Finance Committee 04 1996 1998 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 05 1996 1997 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development 06 1996 1997 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution 07 1996 1997 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 08 1997 1998 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development 09 1998 1999 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha 10 1998 1999 Whip, BJP Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 11 1998 1999 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and its Sub-Committee-I on Value-based Education 12 1998 1999 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs 13 1999 2004 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha 14 1999 2000 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development 15 1999 2001 Member, Committee on Estimates

See also

11th Lok Sabha 12th Lok Sabha 13th Lok Sabha Politics of India Parliament of India Government of India Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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