Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha




 

RANA, SHRI KASHI RAM
B.J.P. - SURAT (GUJARAT)

Father's Name: Shri Chhabildas Date of Birth: 7 April 1938 Place of Birth: Distt. Surat (Gujarat) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Smt. Pushpa Children: Two sons and four daughters Educational Qualifications :
B. Com., LL.B. Educated at South-Gujarat University, Surat (Gujarat) Profession :
Diplomat, Advocate, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address :
Vijay Deep, Opp. Kadra Patidar Vadi, Adajan Patia, Surat-395001 (Gujarat) Tels. (0261) 688888, 486688 Fax. 634444 Positions Held :
1975-80Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly 1977-80Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings, Gujarat Legislative Assembly 1983-84 and 1987Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Surat 1985-87 and 1993-96President, B.J.P., Gujarat 1989-91Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) 1990-91Member, Rules Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways 1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) 1991-92Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry 1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time Social and Cultural Activities :
President, All India Rana Samaj; Chief Trustee, Deendayal Smarak Trust Special Interests :
Reading, writing and sight-seeing of natural sites Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Old film songs, mushaira, classical music and dance and ghazals Sports and Clubs :
Wrestling and weight lifting Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Founder, Ex-Editor, 'Rana Jagat' (Monthly) Countries Visited :
Visited Chile as a delegate of IPU; visited Kualalumpur as Parliamentary delegate to Commonwealth Conference
Election Result :
Surat Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate18,90,626 Total votes polled6,33,385 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Kashi Ram Rana (B.J.P.)3,76,933 (2) Shri Manubhai Kotadia (I.N.C.)2,01,672 (3) Shri Rizvan Usmani [A.I.C.C. (T)] 18,227 (4) Shri Gosanbhai Chhibabhai Patel (J.D.) 2,832