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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jaswant Singh Bawal
| image = Jaswant Singh, Bawal (Politician).jpg
| caption = Jaswant Singh Bawal in 2014
| office = Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 1996
| term_end = 2000
| constituency = [[Bawal Assembly constituency|Bawal]]
| office1 = Minister for Agriculture, Revenue, P.W.D (B&R), Public Health, Punjab Waqf Board, and Civil Aviation
| term_start1 = 1996
| term_end1 = 1999
| premier1 = [[Bansi Lal]]
| birth_place = [[Rewari district]], [[Haryana]], India
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|25px|link=Indian National Congress]]
| other_party = [[Haryana Vikas Party]] (1996–2000)<br>[[Haryana Janhit Congress]]
| father = [[Ram Prashad]] (Former MLA)
| alma_mater = [[Maharshi Dayanand University]] (B.A.)<br>[[Faculty of Law, University of Delhi|University of Delhi]] (LL.B.)
| occupation = Politician
}}

'''Jaswant Singh Bawal''' is an Indian politician and veteran leader from [[Haryana]]. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and held multiple cabinet portfolios (State Minister) in the Government of Haryana. He belongs to a prominent political family in the [[Rewari district]], representing the [[Bawal Assembly constituency]].<ref name="myneta"/>

== Early life and education ==
Jaswant Singh Bawal was born into a political family. His father, '''Ram Prashad''', was a veteran politician who served as the MLA for the Bawal constituency, winning the [[1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|1972 election]] representing the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="eci1972"/>

He completed his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from [[Maharshi Dayanand University]] (MDU Rohtak) in 1986. He later pursued legal studies, earning an [[LL.B.]] from the [[University of Delhi]] in 1992.<ref name="myneta"/>

Inspired by his father's legacy, he became active in social and political movements in the Ahirwal region.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}

== Political career ==
Bawal's political journey is marked by his long-standing association with the development of the Bawal region and the welfare of the Scheduled Caste (SC) community.

=== 1996 Election and Ministry ===
In the [[1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]], Bawal contested from the Bawal constituency on a [[Haryana Vikas Party]] (HVP) ticket. He won the seat, defeating Shakuntla Bhagwaria of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="eci1996"/> Following the victory, he was appointed as a Cabinet Minister in the government led by Chief Minister [[Bansi Lal]].

During his tenure as a minister, he held several key portfolios:<ref name="db_2024"/>
* Agriculture
* Revenue
* P.W.D (B&R)
* Public Health
* Punjab Waqf Board
* Civil Aviation
* Fishries

=== Party affiliations ===
Over his career, Bawal has been a significant figure across different political platforms:
* '''[[Haryana Janhit Congress]] (HJC):''' He served as a senior leader and state vice-president for several years.<ref name="ie_rejoin"/>
* '''Indian National Congress:''' He rejoined the Congress in 2014 and again in 2024, citing his ideological roots in the party his father once represented.<ref name="ie_rejoin"/><ref name="db_2024"/>
* '''[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP):''' He had a brief tenure with the BJP before returning to the Congress fold in May 2024.<ref name="db_2024"/>

== Electoral performance ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Constituency !! Party !! Result
|-
| 1996 || [[Bawal Assembly constituency|Bawal]] || [[Haryana Vikas Party]] || {{gold|Won}}
|-
| 2005 || Bawal || Independent || Lost
|-
| 2014 || Bawal || [[Indian National Congress]] || Lost
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="myneta">{{cite web |url=http://www.myneta.info/haryana2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=692 |title=Jaswant Singh (INC) Profile |publisher=MyNeta.info |access-date=2026-01-10}}</ref>
<ref name="eci1972">{{cite web |url=https://hindi.eci.gov.in/files/file/3818-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE-1972/ |title=Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1972 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2026-01-10}}</ref>
<ref name="eci1996">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/1996/haryana/bawal/31/19337/125 |title=Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1996 |publisher=IndiaVotes |access-date=2026-01-10}}</ref>
<ref name="ie_rejoin">{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/former-haryana-minister-quits-hjc-to-rejoin-cong/ |title=Former Haryana Minister quits HJC to rejoin Cong |work=The Indian Express |date=2014-08-14}}</ref>
<ref name="db_2024">{{cite news |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/haryana/rewari/news/former-minister-jaswant-bawal-again-joined-congress-left-bjp-133066186.html |title=Former Minister Jaswant Bawal again joined Congress |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=2024-05-25}}</ref>
}}

== See also ==
* [[Bawal Assembly constituency]]
* [[Haryana Vikas Party]]

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Rewari district]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 1996–2000]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana]]
[[Category:Haryana Vikas Party politicians]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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Subhamaykarjee at 16:37, 7 April 2026