Jaiswal (; sa, जायसवाल; ) or Jayswal or Jayaswal is a surname used by many

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communities. Jaiswals are mainly traders and deal in various commodities. In past, some of them excelled in the art of liquor making.

History

The origin of the Jaiswal community is not known, but it is speculated that their ancestors hailed from town 'Jais' in Uttar Pradesh and came to known as Jaiswals. They are mostly found in North India including Agra, Delhi,

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and Rajasthan. In 2003, Jaiswal Kalwars were classified and listed as an Other Backward Class by few state governments like Delhi & Uttar Pradesh.

Notable people

* Ankush Jaiswal (cricketer) * Madan Prasad Jaiswal (Indian politician) * Naina Jaiswal (table tennis player) * Pankaj Jaiswal (cricketer) * Pradeep Jaiswal (

politician) * Pragya Jaiswal (actress and model) * Radhey Shyam Jaisawal (UP politician) *

Samiksha Jaiswal Samiksha Jaiswal is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut with ''Zindagi Ki Mehek'' in 2016, where she played Mehek Sharma and Mehek Singh Mann respectively. Jaiswal is also known for her portrayal ...

(TV actress) *

Sanjeev Jaiswal Sanjeev Jaiswal (born 18 February 1988) is an Indian actor. Jaiswal has acted in many Hindi films, a drama and an action thriller. His first movie was ''Shaitan'' in which he played a small role of a police informer, while his second movie wa ...

(actor) *

Sanjiv Jaiswal Sanjiv Jaiswal is an Indian film director and producer who mainly works in Hindi films. Biography Sanjiv Jaiswal is from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He wanted to become a filmmaker since childhood. After completing his graduation, he came to Mumba ...

(film director and producer) *

Shankar Prasad Jaiswal Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (9 August 1932 – 3 January 2016) was an Indian politician and was Member of Parliament for three consecutive terms in the 11th, 12th & 13th Lok Sabhas. Jaiswal represented the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and ...

(Indian politician) *

Shreyansh Jaiswal Shreyansh Jaiswal (born 27 October 1995) is an Indian male badminton player. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) ''Men's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournamen ...

(badminton player. * Sanjaya Lall (prominent world economist) *

Suvira Jaiswal Suvira Jaiswal is an Indian historian. She is known for her research into the social history of ancient India, especially the evolution of the caste system and the development and absorption of regional deities into the Hindu pantheon. Biograp ...

(Indian historian) * Yashasvi Jaiswal (Indian cricketer) * Anantram Jaiswal (Freedom fighter and founder of

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) *

Dilip Kumar Jaiswal Dr. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal (born 2 May 1963) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a third time member of the Bihar Legislative Council and also contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Kishanganj. Jaiswal is curr ...

(Indian politician) *

Jawahar Lal Jaiswal Jawahar Lal Jaiswal is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh in 1999 as a member of the Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Soci ...

(Indian politician) * GCR Jaiswal (Vice Chancellor,

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) * Gorakh Prasad Jaiswal (Indian politician) *

Navin Jaiswal Navin Jaiswal is a member of Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand state, India. He represents Hatia Assembly seat as its MLA. He was member of All Jharkhand Students Union then shifting to Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) in November 2014. ...

( Jharkhand politician) *

Ravindra Jaiswal 'Ravindra Jaiswal, is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Varanasi North constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Early life and e ...

(UP politician) * Rai Bahadur Thakur Jaiswal ( Jharkhand businessperson) *

Ritu Jaiswal Ritu Jaiswal (born 1 March 1977) is an Indian politician who is the State Spokesperson of Rashtriya Janata Dal. She had been the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj Singhwahini, Sonbarsha, Sitamarhi, Bihar. Early life Ritu was born to Bhola Prash ...

( Bihar Politician) *

Sanjay Jaiswal Sanjay Jaiswal (born 29 November 1965) is an Indian politician who has represented Paschim Champaran constituency of Bihar since 2009 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), winning the seat in 2009, 2014, and 2019. He served as the p ...

(Indian politician) * Saligram Jaiswal (freedom fighter and politician) *

Sriprakash Jaiswal Sriprakash Jaiswal (born 25 September 1944), also written Shriprakash or Sri Prakash, is an Indian politician. He served as a member of Parliament for the Indian National Congress and as Minister of State for Home Affairs. He also held ministr ...

(Indian politician)

References

* Bayly, Christopher A. (1973)
''Patrons and Politics in Northern India''
In Gallagher, John; Johnson, Gordon; Seal, Anil. Locality, Province and Nation: Essays on Indian Politics 1870 to 1940 (Reprinted ed.). Cambridge University Press Archive. p. 63. . *K. S. Singh (1996)
People of India: Delhi
P. 264, India: Anthropological Survey of India. * page 438 *Smita Tewari Jassal (2001)
Daughters of the earth: women and land in Uttar Pradesh.
. {{Surname Brewing and distilling castes Other Backward Classes Indian castes Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Surnames of Indian origin People from Amethi district Surnames of Hindustani origin Surnames of Hindu origin

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