Kashiram Rana | |
|---|---|
 Kashiram Rana | |
| Union Minister for Textiles | |
| In office 1998 – 25 May 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain[1] |
| 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, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 31 August 2012 (aged 74) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Spouse | Late Pushpa Rana |
| Children | 2 sons, 4 daughters |
| Alma mater | South Gujarat University, Surat[2] |
| 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.
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- ^ "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". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.