Bhawani Singh (politician)

Bhawani Singh
Member of Parliament
In office
1952 - 1957
Preceded by none
Succeeded by Raghunath Singh Bahadur
Personal details
Born (1911-05-25)May 25, 1911
Pokhran, Rajasthan
Nationality Indian
Political party Independent
Spouse(s) Vidya vati Kumari
Religion Hinduism

Bhawani Singh (25 May 1911 -) was an Indian judge and politician from Rajasthan.[1] 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 Indian general election, 1952.[2][3][4]

Born in Pokhran to Thakur Chin 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.[1] 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.[1]

He was married to Vidya Vati Kumari of Katesar, and the couple had three sons.[1][5]

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