Kashiram Rana

Kashiram Rana (7 April 1938 – 31 August 2012) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India. In 1989, he was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Surat constituency in Gujarat. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004 from the same constituency. He served as a union cabinet minister in the department of textiles, twice, in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led NDA govt during 1998–2004. He died on 31 August 2012.[3][4]

Kashiram Rana
Kashiram Rana
Union Minister for Textiles
In office
1998 – 25 May 2003
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded bySyed Shahnawaz Hussain[1]
Union Minister for Rural Development
In office
25 May 2003 – 22 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byVenkaiah Naidu
Succeeded byRaghuvansh Prasad Singh
Member of Lok Sabha, Surat
In office
1989–2009
Preceded byC. D. Patel
Succeeded byDarshana Jardosh
Personal details
Born(1938-04-07)7 April 1938
Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died31 August 2012(2012-08-31) (aged 74)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Spouse(s)Late Pushpa Rana
Children2 sons, 4 daughters
Alma materSouth Gujarat University, Surat[2]
ProfessionLawyer, Politician

Rana was being increasingly sidelined within the BJP and recently he had sided with Keshubhai Patel and played a pivotal role in forming the Gujarat Parivartan Party.

References
  1. "Rudy gets civil aviation in reshuffle". Times of India. 25 May 2003.
  2. "Bio-sketch of Kashiram Rana, 13th Lok Sabha". Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
  3. "Former Union minister Kashiram Rana passes away".
  4. "Former Union Minister Kashiram Rana Dead". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.


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