Rahul Kaswan (born 20 January 1977) is an Indian politician from Churu, Rajasthan. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha since 2014 from Churu constituency. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2]
Personal life
He is the son of four-time former MP, Ram Singh Kaswan,[3] and grandson of former MP, Deep Chand Kaswan. His mother Kamala Kaswan too has been a MLA from the region.[3] His ancestors had migrated to Kalri village of Churu district in Rajasthan from Matani village of Bhiwani district in Haryana.
Career
He became a first-timer after a big win in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections when became the youngest MP from Rajasthan. He won with a record margin of 294,739 votes, the highest ever in the Churu constituency, thereby getting the rank of 6th highest margin winner, out of 25 seats in Rajasthan. He was pitted against Congress' first-timer Pratap Punia in the Churu Lok Sabha constituency. As an MP from Churu, he became the immediate successor of his father who was the MP of Churu for four terms.[3][4]
He won the election as a Member of Lok Sabha again in 2019 from the same constituency. Before 2024 Indian general elections He joined Indian National Congress (INC) on 11 March. He resigned from Bharatiya Janata Party citing political reasons but as per media reports he joined Indian National Congress because he was denied ticket by the BJP,[1] though he expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi party leaders for giving him the opportunity to represent Rajasthan's Churu as the MP twice.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Churu MP Rahul Kaswan resigns from BJP, joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha elections". The Economic Times. 11 March 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Rahul Kaswan : कौन हैं राहुल कस्वां? क्या चूरू में झाझड़िया को दे पाएंगे शिकस्त, जानें उनका सोशल स्कोर". Zee News (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ Rahul Kaswan: know your politicians profile, india.gov.in
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