Brahmadev Anand Paswan is an Indian politician. He was elected to the

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(upper house of the

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) on 28 May 1993, from the

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constituency. He represented the

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at the time. According to one narrative, it was Paswan's poetry that attracted the attention of the Janata Dal chief

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and enabled his election to the Rajya Sabha.''The Telegraph''.
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' His tenure in the Rajya Sabha lasted from 1 June 1993 to 2 April 1994.Data.gov.in.
Former RS MPs Since 1952
' Paswan became national chief patron of Indian National Trade Union Congress, Paswan was named as the

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candidate for the Jamui Lok Sabha seat in the 2014 general election.

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