Balak Ram Kashyap

Balak Ram Kashyap^[1] (8 March 1918 – 18 February 2003) was an Indian politician, social worker, former Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency and former Member of Legislative Assembly from Kasumpti Vidhan Sabha Constituency^[2] as a member of Janata Party and an was army official in British Indian Army^[3] and retired Civilian Staff Officer (Class I) from Indian Army.^[4]

Sir Balak Ram Kashyap
Balak Ram Kashyap in 1977 during elections
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 24 March 1977 – 14 January 1980
President	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Vice President	B. D. Jatti
Preceded by	Pratap Singh Kashyap
Succeeded by	Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri
Constituency	Shimla
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assembly Member for Kasumpti
In office 19 May 1982 – 15 May 1985
Preceded by	Roop Dass Kashyap
Succeeded by	Shonkia Ram Kashyap
Personal details
Born	Balak Ram Kashyap 8 March 1918; 107 years ago (1918-03-08) Kashyap Niwas, Kaithu, Annadale, Shimla, Shimla district, Punjab Province, British India (now Himachal Pradesh) in India
Died	18 February 2003(2003-02-18) (aged 84) IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Citizenship	India
Political party	Janata Party
Spouse	Janki Devi (married: 1946)
Children	4 sons, 5 daughters
Parent	Kesroo Ram Kashyap (father)
Residence(s)	Kashyap Niwas, Kaithu Annadale, Shimla
Occupation	Army person Politician
Military service
Allegiance	British India (1941–1947) India (1947–1976)
Branch/service	British Indian Army (1941–1947) Indian Army (1947–1976)
Years of service	6 years in British Indian Army 29 years in Indian Army
Rank	Civilian Staff Officer (1st Class)
Commands	Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
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Early life

Balak Ram Kashyap was born in a Agriculturist Koli family to Kesroo Ram Kashyap on 8 March 1918 while India was colony of British Raj. He was born in Kashyap Niwas at Annadale locality in Shimla city. They were four brothers and two sisters, he was eldest of all. At the age of 23 he got recruited in Civilian Staff in Indian Army in 1941 and he served in Army Headquarters in New Delhi for 35 years.^[5]

Political career

He got elected in 1977 Lok Sabha Elections. He was one of the first and major leaders in the initial making of Janta Party which has now become the mainstream Indian political party i.e. Bhartiya Janata Party. He has worked for the party with senior leaders like Jayprakash Narayan and L.K. Advani.^[6]

• 1977 - 1980: Member of Parliament from Shimla Lok Sabha constituency
• 1982 - 1985: Member of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Kasumpti Assembly Constituency