This is a list of notable people who bear the name Paswan. There is also an
Indian caste
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that uses
the name and
surname
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Politicians
Elected to the
Lok Sabha
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Chhedi Paswan
Chhedi Paswan (born 4 February 1956) is a former member of 16th Lok Sabha and a former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly. He represents the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2014. At various points, he has been with Janata Party, then its C ...
, represented the
Chenari constituency in Bihar
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Chirag Paswan
Chirag Kumar Paswan is an Indian politician, former actor and president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) He is the son of late Member of Parliament and Union Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan.
Early life and acting career
His father, a Bih ...
, president of
Lok Janshakti Party
The Lok Janshakti Party ( LJP, "People’s Manpower Party") was a state political party mainly based in the state of Bihar, India. The party was formed in 2000 when Ram Vilas Paswan split from Janata Dal. The party had a considerable followin ...
, represented the
Jamui
Jamui is a town and a municipality in Jamui district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the district headquarter of Jamui district. Jamui was formed as a district on 21 February 1991 as a result of its separation from Munger. It is part of Mun ...
constituency in Bihar
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Kamlesh Paswan
Kamlesh Paswan is an Indian politician and is a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha of India. Paswan represents the Bansgaon constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.
Early life and ...
, represented the
Bansgaon
Bansgaon is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Gorakhpur District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Originally, it is said that the place was occupied by Shrinet Rajputs, who still commemorate their conquest by assembling in the month of Asvina ...
constituency of Uttar Pradesh
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Kedar Paswan, represented the
Rosera
Rosera is a town (subdivision) on the bank of River Budhi Gandak. It is a municipality in Samastipur district in the Indian state of Bihar. Rosera block consists of 48 villages. Rosera is well connected by the rest of the country through railw ...
constituency in Bihar
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Pitambar Paswan
Pitambar Paswan is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Rosera in Bihar as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National P ...
, represented the Rosera constituency in Bihar
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Ram Bhagat Paswan, represented the Rosera constituency in Bihar
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Ram Chandra Paswan
Ram Chandra Paswan (1 January 1962 – 21 July 2019) was elected four times to Lok Sabha : in 1999 and 2004 from Rosera (Lok Sabha constituency), and later in 2014 and 2019 from Samastipur constituency of Bihar. At the time of his death, he w ...
, represented the
Samastipur
Samastipur is a city and a municipal corporation (nagar nigam) in Bihar, India. It is the headquarter of Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Budhi Gandak river flows through the town. It is one of the five railway divisi ...
constituency of Bihar
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Subhawati Paswan, represented the Bansgaon constituency of Uttar Pradesh
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Sukdeo Paswan, representing the
Araria
Araria is a city and a municipality that is the headquarters of Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. Araria is situated in the northern part of Bihar.
Etymology
During the British Raj the area was under the administration of a British ...
constituency of Bihar
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Upendra Paswan
Upendra Paswan is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Bakhri Assembly constituency in Bihar in the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Jana ...
, represented
Bakhri constituency in Bihar
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Virchandra Paswan, represented the
Nawada
Nawada is a city and a municipality in Bihar, India. It is also the headquarters of the Nawada district.
It is the headquarters of the subdivision of the same name, lying on both sides of the Khuri River( also known as Sakri river in some part ...
constituency of Bihar
Elected to the
Rajya Sabha
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Brahmadev Anand Paswan, represented the
Janata Dal
Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...
party in Bihar
Member of the
Bihar Legislative Assembly
The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952.
The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated m ...
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Janardan Paswan
Janardan Paswan is an Indian politician and two-time elected member from Chatra Vidhan Sabha constituency to Bihar and Jharkhand assembly. First he was elected in year 1995 on the ticket of Janta Dal for Bihar legislative assembly. After the p ...
, also member of the
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
The Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha or the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Jharkhand.
List of assemblies
See also
*List of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand
*List of constituencies of the Jharkhand Legislative Asse ...
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Lalan Paswan, represented the
Chenari constituency
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Bilat Paswan Vihangam, writer, represented the
Rajnagar constituency,
Padma Shri
Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...
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Ram Prit Paswan, represented the Rajnagar constituency
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Sanjay Paswan
Dr. Sanjay Mahavir Ram Paswan (born 2 May 1962) is an Indian BJP politician. He was Minister of state of Human Resource Development in Vajpayee's government.
He was elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Nawada constituency of Bihar. He is former N ...
, represented the
Nawada
Nawada is a city and a municipality in Bihar, India. It is also the headquarters of the Nawada district.
It is the headquarters of the subdivision of the same name, lying on both sides of the Khuri River( also known as Sakri river in some part ...
constituency, former Minister of state of Human Resource Development
Member of the
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Hindi: ''Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house filled by direct election using a single-member first-past-the-p ...
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Kalpnath Paswan, represented the
Mehnagar constituency
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Krishna Paswan
Krishna Paswan is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Paswan is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Hindi: ''Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha'') is the lower ho ...
, represented the
Khaga constituency
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Vimlesh Paswan, represented the Bansgaon constituency
Other
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Kameshwar Paswan
Kameshwar Paswan (1941-2018) was a politician from Bihar state of India and was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a former state minister and a former member of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. He was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly fi ...
, leader of the
BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
, former minister for welfare in
Government of Bihar
The Government of Bihar, known locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Bihar and its 9 divisions which consist of 38 districts . It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Bihar, a jud ...
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Ram Vilas Paswan
Ram Vilas Paswan (5 July 19468 October 2020) was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the first and second Modi ministries. Paswan was also the president of the Lok Jansha ...
, Former Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...
Awardee
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Suresh Paswan, former minister in
Government of Jharkhand
The Government of Jharkhand also known as the State Government of Jharkhand, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Jharkhand and its 24 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Gover ...
headed by
Hemant Soren
Hemant Soren (born 10 August 1975) is an Indian politician from Jharkhand, who is currently the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Previously, he had also served as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand from July 2013 to December 2014. He is also the presid ...
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Paswan
The Paswan, also known as Dusadh, are a Dalit community from eastern India. They are found mainly in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. The Urdu word ''Paswan'' means bodyguard or "one who defends". The origin of the word, per the ...