Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

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Early life

He was born in 1923 to a Rajput family<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in the village of Khachriyawas, then in Sikar district, Rajputana Agency, British India.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His father Devi Singh was a farmer of the village and his mother, Bane Kanwar was a housewife.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was very good in studies and completed high school but was unable to complete college due to his father's death. He had to support his family. He worked as a farmer and an officer sub-inspector of police.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After working in Police Department for few years he saw his interest in the politics and joined Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1950. In the year 1952, he resigned from the position of Police Inspector to contest Elections in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Legacy

Referred to as "Rajasthan Ka Ek Hi Singh"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (The only lion of Rajasthan) or "Babosa" (Head of the family of Rajasthan) and affectionately as Bhairon Baba, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat entered politics in 1952. In 1952 he was MLA from Ramgarh, in 1957 from Sri Madhopur, 1962 and 1967 he was MLA from Kisan Pol.<ref name=bs>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1972 elections he lost but in 1973 he was elected to Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh.<ref name=bs/> In 1975 during emergency he was arrested and sent to Rohtak jail.<ref name=bs/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He remains the only Non-Congress politician to be the Chief minister of Rajasthan 3 times<ref name=":1" /> and was the first Vice President of India from BJP.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Political career

Janata Party

After emergency in 1977 he became MLA from Chhabra as Janata Party candidate.<ref name=bs/> In that year the Janata Party won 151 of the 200 seats in the state assembly elections of Rajasthan and Shekhawat took over as the first non Congress Chief Minister of Rajasthan in 1977. His government was dismissed by Indira Gandhi in 1980.<ref name=bs/>

Bharatiya Janata Party

In 1980, Shekhawat joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and became MLA again from Chabda and was leader of opposition. In 1985, he was MLA from Nimbahera.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, in 1989 an alliance<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> between the BJP and the Janata Dal won all 25 of the Rajasthan seats in the Lok Sabha and also 138<ref name="rajassembly1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> seats (BJP:84+Janata Dal:54)<ref name="rajassembly1" /> in the 1990 elections to the Ninth<ref name="rajassembly1" /> Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Shekhawat once again became Chief Minister of Rajasthan and was MLA from Dholpur.<ref name="bs" /> His government was dismissed in 1992 and President's rule imposed.<ref name="bs" /><ref name="rajassembly1" />

In the next elections, in 1993, Shekhawat led the BJP to be the single largest party, winning 96 seats. He himself contested from two seats, becoming MLA from Bali, but he lost from Ganganagar seat where he finished third and Congress candidate Radheshyam Ganganagar won. Three BJP-supported independents also won seats and other independents who supported the BJP took its total to 116. And Shekhawat became Chief Minister of Rajasthan for third time.<ref name=bs/>

In 1998, Shekhawat was elected from Bali again but the BJP lost power and Shekhawat became Leader of Opposition in the legislative assembly.<ref name=bs/> Shekhawat won every election to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, except in 1972 when he lost from Gandhi Nagar in Jaipur, and in Ganganagar he lost in 1993 and Congress leader Radheshyam Ganganagar won.<ref name="rediff1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the 1999 general elections, he had recommended the BJP to give Prem Singh Rathore from Hyderabad, a close friend a ticket from Maharajganj (now goshamahal) and helped him win his elections and established strong BJP presence in North Andhra Region. Shekhawat also helped Rathore in his daughters marriage by fixing the marriage with a relative.

Vice President of India (2002–2007)

Shekhawat was elected as the Vice-President of India in 2002, when he defeated the opposition candidate, Sushil Kumar Shinde by a margin of 149 votes out of the 750 votes polled.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In July 2007, Shekhawat fought the presidential election as an independent candidate backed by National Democratic Alliance as a popular presidential candidate next to A. P. J. Abdul Kalam; but lost to the United Progressive Alliance-Left backed candidate Pratibha Patil. He became the first vice-president to lose presidential election. Following this defeat, Shekhawat resigned from the post of vice-president on 21 July 2007.Template:Citation needed

Notable Policies

Against Sati Pratha

Shekhawat played the most crucial role in removing Sati (practice) from Rajasthan<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> as a part of their culture, especially among Rajput community, to which he belonged.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the time of 1987 when an 18 years old girl 'Roop Kanwar' was burnt as Sati,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> then the matter came in controversy. Then at that time without thinking about his votebank, he put a total ban on this practice.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Antyoday Yojna

Shekhawat started the "Antyoday Yojna" scheme, which was intended to uplift the poorest of the poor. The chairman of the World Bank, Robert McNamara, referred to him as the Rockefeller of India.<ref name="indiatimes1">Template:Cite news</ref>

Administration

Shekhawat was also known for his control over bureaucracy and the police. He had involvement in policies designed to improve literacy and industrialisation in Rajasthan, as well as tourism centred on the themes of heritage, wildlife and villages.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Dead link

Death

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat succumbed to cancer and other related health problems, and died on 15 May 2010 at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> He was cremated the next day, at a plot of land provided by the government of Rajasthan, where his memorial is now built. His funeral was attended by thousands of people. He was survived by his wife, Suraj Kanwar and his only daughter, Ratan Rajvi who is married to BJP leader Narpat Singh Rajvi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

His wife, Suraj Kanwar (1927–2013), died on 9 March 2013 at the age of 86, after outliving her husband by two to three years and was cremated at Shekhawat's memorial as per her last wish.

Awards and honours

Electoral history

Vice President Shekhawat along with former Governor of Odisha Rameshwar Thakur.
Vice President Shekhawat inspecting guard of honor at Biju Patnaik International Airport.

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  • 1957 - 1962, Jana Sangh MLA from Sri Madhopur.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1974 - 1977, Rajyasabha MP from Madhya Pradesh.
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  • 1985 - 1990, BJP MLA from Nimbahera. (Also won from Amber, but resigned from that seat)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1990 - 1992, BJP MLA from Dholpur. (Also won from Chhabra, but resigned from that seat)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 1993 - 1998, BJP MLA from Bali. (Also contested from Ganganagar but lost that seat, finishing third)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Offices held

He held the following offices:

See also

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