Party Name : Janata Party
Constituency : Jammu
State : Jammu and Kashmir
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 6
More Information :
JASROTIA, THAKUR BALDEV SINGH, B.A., LL.B., Janata, (Jammu and Kashmir—Jummu—1977): s. of Shri Narayan Singh: b. at Poona, June 18, 1919; ed. at Punjab University, Lahore; m. Smt. Bimla Devi, 1945; 4 s. and 3 d.; Advocate; previously associated with Jan Sangh; went to jail in 1949 and 1952 for merger of Jammu and Kashmir with India and for abrogation of article 370 of the Constitution; led food agitation as Chief of Jan Sangh in 1970 and courted arrest; also courted arrest in 1971 for liberation and recognition of Bangladesh; President, Jan Sangh, Jammu and Kashmir for four years; remained Chief of the Rajputs in Jammu and Kashmir many times. Favourite pastime and recreation: Gardening and hunting.
