Anantram Jaiswal

Anantram Jaiswal is an Indian politician and was Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha and was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Jaiswal represented the Faizabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Janata Party political party.

Early life and education

Anantram Jaiswal was born in village Chandwara, Barabanki in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attended the Government Inter College in the city of Faizabad and subsequently attained BA & LL.B degrees (college unknown). Jaiswal worked as an advocate prior to joining politics.

Political career

Anantram Jaiswal entered active politics in the 1950s. Although he was a member of the Janata Party, he was previously associated with three other political parties; viz Socialist Party, Samyukta Socialist Party and Bharatiya Lok Dal. Whilst with Samyukta Socialist Party, he became a member Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for two terms and was also Leader of Samyukta Socialist Party in the Assembly from 1969 to 1974. Jaiswal joined the Janata Party in the mid 1970s.