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| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
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| Office | Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 24 March 1977 |
| Term end | 14 January 1980 |
| Predecessor | Pratap Singh Kashyap |
| Successor | Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri
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| Constituency | Shimla
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| Born | Template:Start date and age |
| Born | Kashyap Niwas, Kaithu, Annadale, Shimla, Shimla district, Punjab Province, British India (now Himachal Pradesh), India |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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| Political party | Janata Party |
| Spouse | Janki Devi (married: 1946) |
| Children | 4 sons, 5 daughters
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| Occupation | *Army person
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Balak Ram Kashyap[1] (8 March 1918 – 18 February 2003) was an Indian politician, social worker, former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency and former Member of Legislative Assembly from Kasumpti Vidhan Sabha Constituency[2] as a member of Janata Party and an was army official in British Indian Army[3] and retired Civilian Staff Officer (Class I) from Indian Army.[4]
Early life
Balak Ram Kashyap was born in a Agriculturist Koli family to Kesroo Ram Kashyap on 8 March 1918 while India was colony of British Raj. He was born in Kashyap Niwas at Annadale locality in Shimla city. They were four brothers and two sisters, he was eldest of all. At the age of 23 he got recruited in Civilian Staff in Indian Army in 1941 and he served in Army Headquarters in New Delhi for 35 years.[5]
Political career
He got elected in 1977 Lok Sabha Elections. He was one of the first and major leaders in the initial making of Janta Party which has now become the mainstream Indian political party i.e. Bhartiya Janata Party. He has worked for the party with senior leaders like Jayprakash Narayan and L.K. Advani.[6]
- 1977 - 1980: Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
- 1982 - 1985: Member of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kasumpti Assembly Constituency
References
- ↑ Himachal power base set for electrifying show with sitting lawmakers in fray. The Week. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India(14 January 2012).
- ↑ Shimla (SC) election results 2024 live updates: BJP's Suresh Kumar Kashyap wins with 5,19,748 votes. The Times of India(2024-06-04). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ↑ Loksabha members : Balak Ram, Shri - Data is Info: Data is more useful if it is made available in a better format.. Data is Info. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ↑ BJP aims to upset Congress' applecart in HP(2014).
- ↑ BJP aims to upset Congress' applecart in HP. Hindustan Times(2014-03-11). Retrieved 2024-12-20.