Jagdish Singh Rana

Jagdish Singh Rana (28 August 1954 – 19 April 2021) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Saharanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party.^[1] He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in May 2016 ahead of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative elections.^[2][3]

Jagdish Singh Rana
Member of the Indian Parliament for Saharanpur
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Rasheed Masood
Succeeded by	Raghav Lakhanpal
Constituency	Saharanpur
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 2002–2007
Preceded by	Self
Succeeded by	Imran Masood
Constituency	Muzaffarabad
In office 1996-2002
Preceded by	Rani Devlata
Succeeded by	self
Constituency	Muzaffarabad
In office 1991-1993
Preceded by	Mohammad Aslam Khan
Succeeded by	Rani Devlata
Constituency	Muzaffarabad
Personal details
Born	(1954-08-28)28 August 1954 Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	19 April 2021(2021-04-19) (aged 66) Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bahujan Samaj Party
Other political affiliations	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Santosh Rana ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	3
Occupation	Agriculturist
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Personal life

Rana was born to a Rajput family in Muradnagar of Saharanpur district to Harkesh Singh Rana and Krishna Devi on 28 August 1954.^[4]

Rana died on 19 April 2021, from COVID-19.^[5][6]

Elections contested

Year	Election Type	Constituency	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage	Ref
1991	MLA	Muzaffarabad	Won	42.98%	Chander Pal Singh	BJP	40.91%	[7]
1993	MLA	Muzaffarabad	Lost	27.08%	Rani Deolata	BJP	34.68%	[8]
1996	MLA	Muzaffarabad	Won	43.54%	Iqbal	BSP	29.26%	[9]
2002	MLA	Muzaffarabad	Won	39.08%	Rao Mohd Naim Khan	BSP	32.66%	[10]
2007	MLA	Muzaffarabad	Lost	25.77%	Imran Masood	IND	28.13%	[11]
2009	MP	Saharanpur	Won	43.21%	Rasheed Masood	SP	32.87%	[12]
2014	MP	Saharanpur	Lost	19.67%	Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma	BJP	39.59%	[13]