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Virender Kashyap

Indian politician

Virender Kashyap
विरेंद्र कश्यप
Virender Kashyap

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2019
Preceded by	Dhani Ram Shandil
Succeeded by	Suresh Kumar Kashyap
Constituency	Shimla

Personal details
Born	Virender Kashyap (1950-09-05) 5 September 1950 (age 73) Bhalawag, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Citizenship	India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Smt. Daya Kashyap
Children	4
Parents	Vishwa Ram Kashyap (father) Daulat Devi Kashyap (mother)
Residence(s)	Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Alma mater	Himachal Pradesh University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Agriculturist
As of 15 December, 2016 Source: [1]

Virender Kashyap is an Indian politician, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. In the 2009 election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Shimla constituency in Himachal Pradesh.^[1]^[2]^[3]

He was again elected as an MP from Shimla constituency in Himachal Pradesh in Indian General Election 2014.

Early life

The Virender Kashyap born in a agriculturist Koli family of Bhalawag Village of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh to Vishwa Kumar Kashyap and Daulat Devi Kashyap on 5 September 1950.^[4]

Political career

Here are information about posts held by Virender Kashyap:^[5]

1998 - 2003: Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Marketing Board
2009 - 2014: Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
2009 - 2014: Member of Standing Committee on Water Resources
2010 - Ongoing: Chairman of Advisory Committee on Food Corporation of India, Himachal Pradesh
2010 - ongoing: Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Tourism & Transport
2010 - 2014: Member of Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
2014 - 2019: 2nd term Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
2014 - ongoing: Member of Standing Committee on Information Technology
2014 - ongoing: Member of Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)
2018 - ongoing: Member of National Monitoring Committee for the Education of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Persons with Disabilities
2018 - ongoing: Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

References

^ ECI Winners List Himachal Pradesh
^ "Lok Sabha Members Himachal Pradesh". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
^ "Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur hails Union Budget". Anand Bodh. The Times of India. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ Tribune, India (21 March 2024). "Solan leaders once dominated Congress bastion Shimla LS segment".
^ Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 10 June 2024.