Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
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 :

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