Kanshi Ram
Kanshi Ram (15 March 1934 – 9 October 2006), also known as Bahujan Nayak or Manyavar, was an Indian politician and social reformer who worked for the upliftment and political mobilisation of the Bahujans, the backward or lower caste people including untouchable groups at the bottom of the caste system in India. Towards this end, Kanshi Ram founded Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti (DS-4), the All India Backwards (SC/ST/OBC) and Minorities Communities Employees' Federation (BAMCEF) in 1971 and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in 1984. He ceded leadership of the BSP to his protégé Mayawati who has served four terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Kanshi Ram | |
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| President of the Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| In office 14 April 1984 – 18 September 2003 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Mayawati |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Kamal Chaudhry |
| Succeeded by | Kamal Chaudhry |
| Constituency | Hoshiarpur |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Singh Shakya |
| Succeeded by | Ram Singh Shakya |
| Constituency | Etawah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1934 Rupnagar, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 9 October 2006 (aged 72) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Website | Kansi Ram Official Website |
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