Jagdish Singh Rana

Jagdish Singh Rana
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Saharanpur
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byRasheed Masood
Succeeded byRaghav Lakhanpal
ConstituencySaharanpur
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2002–2007
Preceded bySelf
Succeeded byImran Masood
ConstituencyMuzaffarabad
In office
1996-2002
Preceded byRani Devlata
Succeeded byself
ConstituencyMuzaffarabad
In office
1991-1993
Preceded byMohammad Aslam Khan
Succeeded byRani Devlata
ConstituencyMuzaffarabad
Personal details
Born(1954-08-28)28 August 1954
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died19 April 2021(2021-04-19) (aged 66)
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Santosh Rana
​
(m. 1972)​
Children3
OccupationAgriculturist
Source: [1]

Jagdish Singh Rana (28 August 1954 – 19 April 2021) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Saharanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party.[1] He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in May 2016 ahead of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative elections.[2][3]

Personal life

Rana was born to a Rajput family in Muradnagar of Saharanpur district to Harkesh Singh Rana and Krishna Devi on 28 August 1954.[4]

Rana died on 19 April 2021, from COVID-19.[5][6]

Elections contested

Year Election Type Constituency Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage Ref
1991 MLA Muzaffarabad Won 42.98% Chander Pal Singh BJP 40.91% [7]
1993 MLA Muzaffarabad Lost 27.08% Rani Deolata BJP 34.68% [8]
1996 MLA Muzaffarabad Won 43.54% Iqbal BSP 29.26% [9]
2002 MLA Muzaffarabad Won 39.08% Rao Mohd Naim Khan BSP 32.66% [10]
2007 MLA Muzaffarabad Lost 25.77% Imran Masood IND 28.13% [11]
2009 MP Saharanpur Won 43.21% Rasheed Masood SP 32.87% [12]
2014 MP Saharanpur Lost 19.67% Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma BJP 39.59% [13]

References

  1. ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2013). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 375.
  2. ^ "Ahead of UP polls, ex-BSP MP Jagdish Rana joins BJP". The Pioneer. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Former MP Jagdish Singh Rana joins BJP". India Today. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Rana, Shri Jagdish Singh : Members Profile, Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. ^ "पूर्व सांसद जगदीश राणा का निधन". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. ^ "भाजपा नेता एवं पूर्व सांसद जगदीश राणा की बीमारी से मौत". Hindustan (in Hindi). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Election Result". Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Election Result". Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Election Result". Archived from the original on 3 December 2017.
  13. ^ "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.