Chinmayanand (politician)

Swami Chinmayanand
Member of the Indian Parliament
for 10th Lok Sabha from Badaun in Uttar Pradesh
In office
1991–1996
Member of the Indian Parliament
for 12th Lok Sabha from Machhlishahr in Uttar Pradesh
In office
1998–1999
Member of the Indian Parliament
for 13th Lok Sabha from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
In office
1999–2003

Swami Chinmayanand (born Krishna Pal Singh)[1] is a former union minister from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] He was minister of state for internal affairs in third Vajpayee ministry. He was elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in 1999. He was member of 10th Lok Sabha from Badaun in 1991 and from Machhlishahr in 1998.

He is also credited for amicably resolving the dispute of Armed rebellion for Bodo land in the North Eastern region. After he assumed the charge of Minister of State in Vajpayee Ministry, his efforts to reinstate peace in North Eastern region were widely appreciated in 2003.[3] He also strived for the inclusion of Bodo language in the eighth schedule of Indian Constitution which was added through 92nd Constitutional Amendment in 2003.

  1. ^ Tiwari, Ayush (11 September 2019). "Our beloved Swamiji: Chinmayanand's experiments with power and piety". Outlook India. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Swami Chinmayanand: India ex-minister arrested in sexual abuse case". BBC News. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Bodo Tigers give up guns, peace appeal to Ulfa". Retrieved 5 September 2024.