JASWANT SINGH, SHRI
B.J.P - CHITTORGARH (RAJASTHAN)

Father's Name:   Late Thakur Sardar Singhji

Date of Birth:   3 January 1938

Place of Birth:   Jasol in Distt. Barmer (Rajasthan)

Marital Status:   Married on 30 June 1963

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Sheetal Kumari

Children:   Two sons

Educational Qualifications :
B.A., B.Sc.
Educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; Joint Services Wing, Clement Town, 
Dehradun;  N.D.A.,  Khadakvasla  and  Indian  Military  College, 
Premnagar Dehradun (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession :
   Agriculture and Writing

Permanent Address :
   Jasol House, Paota Area, Jodhpur-342001 (Rajasthan)

Positions Held :
   
1980Elected to Rajya Sabha
1980-89Member, Committee of Privileges
Member, Committee of Public Undertakings
Member, Public Accounts Committee
1986Re-elected to Rajya Sabha*
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
Dec. 1989-Member, Panel of Chairmen, Lok Sabha
May 1991
May 1990-91Chairman, Estimates Committee
Jan. 1990-92Member, Consultative Committee constituted under the Punjab 
State Legislature (Delegation of Power) Act, 1987
Jan. 1990-96Member, General Purposes Committee
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1991 onwardsDeputy Leader, B.J.P. in Parliament
Dec. 1991-92Chairman, Standing Committee on Environment and Forests
1991-1994Member, Business Advisory Committee
1993-96Chairman, Standing Committee on Energy
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
May 16-Union Minister of Finance, Government of India
June 1996

Books Published:
   "Outline of India's Security concerns" 1995

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
   Contributed articles in Indian and foreign journals current 
political developments; Languages known- Hindi, Gujarati, English 
and French

Special Interests :
   Defence, foreign policy, international relations, ecology, 
environment and energy

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Bibliophile,  antiquarian,  historiography;  music, horses 
and  travel

Sports and Clubs :
   Equestrian sports, chess, golf; Member (i) Indian Golf Union; 
(ii) Indian Polo Association; (iii) Equestrian Federation  of 
India, Delhi; (iv) Polo Club; and  (v)  Sardar Club,  Jodhpur

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled

Other Information :
   Member (i) Defence Services Institute; (ii) Institute of Defence 
and Strategic Studies; (iii) International Institute of Strategic 
Studies, London;  (iv)  India  International  Centre,  New Delhi; 
(v) Inter-Parliamentary   Union,   (I.P.U.)   (vi)  Institute  of 
Commonwealth  Studies  (London);  and  (vii) Executive Committee, 
I.P.U.,   1996   onwards;   Alumni   of   Georgetown   University 
(Leadership programme)

Election Result :
   
Chittorgarh Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate12,36,357
Total votes polled 4,69,227
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Jaswant Singh (B.J.P.)2,40,840
(2) Shri Gulab Singh Shakawat (I.N.C.)1,92,997
(3) Ms. Nirmala Kumari [A.I.I.C. (T)]   6,516
(4) Shri Narayan Lal Kumhar (Ind.)   4,443