Kashiram Rana
Kashiram Rana | |
|---|---|
Kashiram Rana | |
| Union Minister for Textiles | |
| In office 1998 – 25 May 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain |
| 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 |
| 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.
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.