Parasram Maderna


Parasram Maderna was an Indian National Congress politician and senior Jat leader from Rajasthan, India. He originated from Lakshman Nagar village in Jodhpur district. His grand daughter Divya Maderna, is presently the MLA from his constituency Osian, Jodhpur

Education

Maderna was schooled first in his village and then at Jodhpur before proceeding to take his MA and LLB degrees at the University of Lucknow.

Career

On his return to Rajasthan from Lucknow, he was involved with Baldev Ram Mirdha in the Marwar Kisan Sabha and then the Rajasthan Kisan Sabha, both of which were agrarian movements. The Kisan Sabha became a part of the Indian National Congress and in 1953 he was elected as Sarpanch of Chadi village Chadi. Subsequently, he was elected on nine occasions as a Member of Legislative Assembly in Rajasthan.
In the course of his public and political life he was a minister in Rajasthan Cabinet of General Administrative, Revenue, Panchayat Raj, Cooperative, Forest, Colonization, Rehabilitation, Flood, Famine, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Community Development, Local Bodies and Sheep & Wool, Energy, Irrigation Departments.
Maderna died in the early hours of 16 February 2014, at SMS Hospital Jaipur following a prolonged illness. He was 87.

Membership of Legislature