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Suraj Bhan
Suraj Bhan (1 October 1928 – 6 August 2006) was a former Governor, Member of Parliament and an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party.
Suraj Bhan | |
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| सूरज भान | |
Suraj Bhan | |
| Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes | |
| In office 2004 - 2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Buta Singh |
| 14th Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office 23 November 2000 – 7 May 2003 | |
| Chief Minister | Prem Kumar Dhumal Virbhadra Singh |
| Preceded by | Vishnu Kant Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje |
| 23rd Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 20 April 1998 – 23 November 2000 | |
| Chief Minister | Kalyan Singh Ram Prakash Gupta Rajnath Singh |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Vishnu Kant Shastri |
| Governor of Bihar (Additional Charge) | |
| In office 6 October 1999 – 23 November 1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Rabri Devi |
| Preceded by | B.M. Lall (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | V. C. Pande |
| 11th Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha | |
| In office 12 July 1996 – 4 December 1997 | |
| Speaker | P. A. Sangma |
| Preceded by | S. Mallikarjunaiah |
| Succeeded by | P. M. Sayeed |
| 22nd Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Mishra |
| Succeeded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Member of Parliament- Ambala (Haryana) | |
| In office 1967–1970; 1977–1979; 1979–1984; 1996–1997 | |
| Leader of Opposition of Haryana Assembly | |
| In office 1989–1990 | |
| Revenue Minister (Haryana) | |
| In office 1987–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1928 Yamunanagar, British India |
| Died | 6 August 2006 (aged 77) Delhi, India |
| Cause of death | Cardiac Arrest |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Personal life
Suraj Bhan Banswal was born on 1 October 1928 at Mehlanwali, Yamuna Nagar district of Haryana into Chamar community and studied MA and LLB at Panjab University and Kurukshetra University.[1]
He started his public life as a volunteer of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[2] His son Arun Kumar is also associated with BJP and been in-charge in various municipal corp. elections in Hayana.[3]
Political career
- He started his political career with Bharatiya Jana Sangh which eventually became the Bharatiya Janata Party and dropped his last name "Banswal" after joining active politics.
- He represented the Ambala parliamentary constituency of Haryana in the 4th (1967–1970), 6th (1977–1979), 7th (1979–1984) and the 11th Lok Sabhas (1996–1997).[4]
- In 1987, he was elected to Haryana Legislative Assembly and served as Revenue Minister in Devi Lal's govt. (1987-1989). After the BJP broke alliance with Devi Lal's party, he served as Leader of Opposition in the Haryana Assembly (1989–1990).
- He was appointed as Haryana State President of Bharatiya Janata Party in 1984.[5]
- In 1996, he held the portfolio of Agriculture Minister under First Vajpayee Ministry after which he served as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha (1996-1997).
- He lost in 1998 Lok Sabha elections, but was appointed as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh (1998-2000), Himachal Pradesh (2000-2003), and then as Governor of Bihar (1999).[6]
- In 2002 Dr Suraj Bhan also joined the race for the post of Vice-President of India following re-thinking in the BJP over the candidature of former Rajasthan Chief Minister, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.[7]
- In Feb. 2004, he was appointed as the National Chairman of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission.[8]
He died of cardiac arrest following multiple organ failure on 6 August 2006 in New Delhi at the age of 77.
References
- ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2003). India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India. Hurst. ISBN 978-1-85065-670-8.
- ^ Subhash Mishra (3 April 2000). "Family Face-Off". India Today. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jaskaran Singh (2 April 2019). "Ambala: Ex-MP Suraj Bhan's son Arun Kumar among BJP probables - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "List of Ex State Presidents". BJPHaryana.org.
- ^ Surendra Kishore (17 November 1999). "Bihar Governor sacks underage minister". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
- ^ Yoginder Gupta (12 July 2002). "Suraj Bhan joins race for VP's post". The Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "SC/ST Commission Chairman Suraj Bhan dead". DNA India. Retrieved 1 July 2022.