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 cons*uency in Gujarat. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004 from the same cons*uency. 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.

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.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Positions Held
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Early life and education

His Father's Name was Shri Chhabildas and mother's Name was Smt. Kashiben. He was born on 07 Apr 1938 at Surat (Gujarat). his Spouse's Name was Late Smt. Pushpa. He has 2 sons and 4 Daughters. He did B.Com., LL.B. from South-Gujarat University, Surat (Gujarat).By Profession he was an Advocate and Social Worker.

Positions Held

1. 1975-80 Member, Gujarat Legislative *embly2. 1977-80 Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings, Gujarat Legislative *embly3. 1983-84 and 1987 Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Surat4. 1985-87 and 1993-96 President, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Gujarat5. 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha6. 1990-91 Member, Rules Committee7. Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways8. 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)9. 1991-92 Member, Public Accounts Committee10. Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry11. 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)12. 1996-97 Member, Estimates Committee13. Member, Committee on Commerce14. Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Broadcasting Bill15. 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)16. 1998-99 Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles17. 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)18. 13 Oct. 1999 - 23 May 2003 Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles19. 24 May 2003- May 2004 Union Cabinet Minister, Rural Development20. 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 6th term)

References

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

• Biography portal
• India portal