Kashiram Rana

Kashiram Rana
Kashiram Rana
	Kashiram Rana
Union Minister for Textiles
	In office; 1998 – 25 May 2003
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded by	Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
Union Minister for Rural Development
	In office; 25 May 2003 – 22 May 2004
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Venkaiah Naidu
Succeeded by	Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
Member of Lok Sabha, Surat
	In office; 1989–2009
Preceded by	C. D. Patel
Succeeded by	Darshana Jardosh
Personal details
Born	7 April 1938; Surat,india, India
Died	31 August 2012 (aged 74); Ahmedabad, India
Spouse	Late Pushpa Rana
Children	2 sons, 4 daughters
Alma mater	South Gujarat University, Surat
Profession	Lawyer, Politician

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]

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

^ "Rudy gets civil aviation in reshuffle". Times of India. 25 May 2003.
^ "Bio-sketch of Kashiram Rana, 13th Lok Sabha". Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
^ "Former Union minister Kashiram Rana passes away".
^ "Former Union Minister Kashiram Rana Dead".

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

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[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".

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