Jaswant Singh Bishnoi
Jaswant Singh Bishnoi (born 1 August 1958) was a member of 13th Lok Sabha and 14th Lok Sabha from Jodhpur constituency. He is senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan.
Jaswant Singh Bishnoi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1999 to 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| Succeeded by | Chandresh Kumari |
| Constituency | Jodhpur |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1993–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Singh Bishnoi |
| Succeeded by | Ram Singh Bishnoi |
| Constituency | Luni |
| 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 | 1 August 1958 Guda Bishnoiyan, Distt. Jodhpur |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sita Devi Bishnoi ( m. 1977) |
| Children | 2 sons and 2 daughters |
| Residence | Sector 7 Extention, Jodhpur -342 001 |
| Education | B.A., LL.B |
| Alma mater | Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur |
| Occupation | Advocate, Agriculturist, Businessperson |
| As of 14 September, 2006 Source: | |
Early life
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 loksabha 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. He was born in the village Guda Vishnoiyan in Jodhpur District and was educated at Jai Narain Vyas University at Jodhpur. Since August 2014 he has been Chairman of the Central Wool Development Board .now in May 2018 shri jaswant Singh ji Bishnoi becomes chairman of khadi gramodhyog board of Rajasthan and after few day he has been declared as cabinet minister of Rajasthan government by honorable governor of Rajasthan Shri Kalyan Singh.