Anantram Jaiswal (1 April 1924 - 17 January 2015) was a freedom fighter and Indian politician was also a Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha and was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Jaiswal represented the Faizabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh now known as Ayodhya, he was also a member of the Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha ,was also the opposition leader of Janata Party.[1][2][3]
Anantram Jaiswal | |
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| Member of Parliament, 6th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Krishna Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Jai Ram Varma |
| Constituency | Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency |
| MLA, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1967–1974 | |
| Constituency | Barabanki |
| MLC, 4th council | |
| Constituency | Barabanki |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1990–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1924 Barabanki, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 17 January 2015 (aged 90) Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Janata Party, Samajwadi Party (Founder) |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party Samyukta Socialist Party Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| Spouse | Savitri Jaiswal |
| Children | Grandson Darsh Jaiswal |
| Residence | Barabanki city & New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Government Inter College, Faizabad |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Cabinet | Education, Health, Forest |
Early life and education
editAnantram Jaiswal was born in village Chandwara, Barabanki in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attended the Government Inter College in the city of Faizabad and subsequently attained BA & LL.B degrees Jaiswal worked as an advocate prior to joining politics.[1]
Political career
editJaiswal joined active politics in the 1950s. Although he was a member of the Janata Party, he was previously associated with three other political parties; viz Socialist Party, Samyukta Socialist Party and Bharatiya Lok Dal. Whilst with Samyukta Socialist Party, he became a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for two terms and was also Leader of Samyukta Socialist Party in the Assembly from 1969 to 1974. Jaiswal joined the Janata Party in the mid-1970s. Jaiswal was a senior leader of Janata Party and also was a Uttar Pradesh State President of Janata Party. He was also a Samajwadi Party Ideologist along with Ram Manohar Lohia and Chandra Shekhar.
Jaiswal held several key posts and was also a Minister & State President in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He had represented many leaders like Mulayam Singh Yadav.[1][3][4]
Imprisonment
editBetween the 1960s–1970s, Jaiswal was imprisoned five times on various counts. Some grounds of imprisonment were participating in campaigns for removal of statues of British rulers, price rise, for grant of fair wages and clearness allowance to the government servants and teachers, for redistribution of land to the landless etc. In 1975, he was also detained for 19 months for Maintenance of Internal Security Act.[1]
Posts held
edit| # | From | To | Position | |
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| 01 | 1967 | 1969 | Member, 04th Assembly of U.P. | |
| 02 | 1967 | 1969 | Education Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 03 | 1969 | 1974 | Member, 05th Assembly of U.P. | |
| 04 | 1969 | 1974 | Minister of Health, Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 06 | 1977 | 1980 | Member, 06th Lok Sabha | |
| 07 | 1977 | 1979 | Member, Committee on Public Undertakings | |
| 08 | 1980 | 1983 | Director of AIIMS Delhi | |
| 09 | 1990 | 1996 | Member of Rajya Sabha |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Election Results 1977" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Members of 6th Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Earlier Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.