Bhawani Singh (politician)

Bhawani Singh (25 May 1911 – 1956) was an Indian judge and politician from Rajasthan.[2] A former jagirdar of Pokhran a feudal estate (thikana) in Jodhpur State of Rajasthan in pre-independent India, he became a member of the 1st Lok Sabha, the Lower house of Indian parliament from Barmer-Jalore constituency, after getting elected as an Independent candidate in the 1952 Indian general election.[3][4][5]

Bhawani Singh
Member of Parliament
In office
1952 - 1956
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byRaghunath Singh Bahadur
Personal details
Born(1911-05-25)May 25, 1911
Pokhran, Rajasthan
Died1956 (aged 44–45)[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndependent
SpouseVidya Vati Kumari

Born in Pokhran to Thakur Chain Singh, Thakur of Pokhran in present Jaisalmer district, who was Pradhan of the Champawat Rathore clan and also a judge at Allahabad High Court. Bhawani Singh did his schooling from Mayo College, a boarding school in Ajmer, followed by Deccan College, Pune (University of Pune), M.A. from Cambridge University and L.L.B. and F.R.E.S from Lincoln's Inn, London.[2] He remained District and Sessions Judge from 1941 to 1947. He was a judge at Sessions Court when he retired to join politics in the first general elections of independent India.[2] He was married to Vidya Vati Kumari of Katesar, and the couple had three sons.[2][6]

References
  1. Lok Sabha Debates. Vol. 2. New Delhi: Lok Sabha. 1956. p. 3.
  2. "Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. "Statistical Report On General Elections, 1951 to The First Lok Sabha: List of Successful Candidates" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  4. "Members Of Lok Sabha". Parliament of India website. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. "Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  6. Soszynski, Henry. "Pokhran (thikana) Genealogy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2014.


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