Balak Ram Kashyap[1] (born 8 March 1918-1997) was Indian politician, social worker, former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency as a member of Janata Party and was army official in British Indian Army[2] and retired Civilian Staff Officer (Class I) from Indian Army.[3]

Sir
Balak Ram Kashyap
बालक राम कश्यप
Balak Ram Kashyap
Member of Parliament for Shimla
In office
1977–1980
PresidentNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime MinisterMorarji Desai
Vice PresidentB. D. Jatti
Preceded byPratap Singh Kashyap
Succeeded byKrishan Dutt Sultanpuri
Personal details
Born
Balak Ram Kashyap

March 8, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-03-08)
Shimla, Shimla district, Punjab Province, British India (now Himachal Pradesh) in India
Died1997
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Citizenship India
Political partyJanata Party
SpouseJanki Devi (married: 1946)
Children4 son, 5 daughters
ParentKesroo Ram Kashyap (father)
Residence(s)Kashyap Niwas, Kaithu Annadale, Shla
Occupation
  • Army person
  • Politician
ProfessionAgriculturist
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
Years of service
  • 7yrs In British Indian Army
  • 29yrs In Indian Army
RankCivilian Staff Officer (1st Class)
CommandsArmy Headquarters
Source: [1]

Early life

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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.[4]

Political career

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References

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  1. ^ "Himachal power base set for electrifying show with sitting lawmakers in fray". The Week. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. ^ "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. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Bisht, Gaurav (2014). "BJP aims to upset Congress' applecart in HP".