Jaswant Singh Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Jassu [1]NDTV
Profession(s)	Politician, Retired Army Personnel
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Grey
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1960's-2014)
Political Journey	1980: Elected to the Rajya Sabha 1986: Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha (2nd term) 1990: Elected to the 9th Lok Sabha 1991: Re-elected to the 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1991-1996: Served as the Chairman of the Estimate Committee 1996: Served as the Finance minister under the Prime Ministership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee 1996-1997: Re-elected to the 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1998: Appointed as the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission 1998: Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha (3rd term) 1998-2002: Appointed as Minister for External Affairs in the Government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee 1999: Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha (4th term) 2001: Became the Defence Minister 2002-2004: Became the Finance minister for the second time 2004: Re-elected to the Rajya Sabha (5th term) 2004-2009: Became the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha 2009: Re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha (4th term) 2009: Expelled from the BJP over a controversy 2010: Re-admitted in the BJP 2014: Elected as an Independent candidate from Darjeeling
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 January 1938 (Monday)
Birthplace	Jasol, Rajputana Agency, British India
Date of Death	27 September 2020 (Sunday)
Place of Death	Army Hospital, New Delhi, India
Age (at the time of death)	82 Years
Death Cause	Cardiac Arrest [2]The Times of India Note: He had been undergoing treatment for sepsis with multi-organ dysfunction syndrome after he suffered a head injury of a fall at his residence in Delhi.
Zodiac sign	Capricon
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jasol, Rajputana Agency, British India
School	Mayo College, Rajasthan
College/University	• National Defence Academy • Indian Military Academy
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Rajput [3]wikipedia
Address	Village-Temawas,Gram Panchayat-Meva Nagar,Tehsil Pachpadra-Dist Barmer,Rajasthan
Hobbies	Writing, Reading, Travelling
Controversies	• When his book, National Security: An Outline of Our Concerns (1996) published, Jaswant Singh was caught amidst a controversy since he mentioned in his book that a spy had leaked some information to U.S. sources. He claimed that the spy existed in the office of Prime Minister during the tenure of P. V. Narasimha Rao. Manmohan Singh challenged Jaswant to name the spy, to which Singh dismissed the topic by claiming that his perception about the spy was based on 'hunch.' • On 17 August 2009 his another book titled, Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence was released, in which he claimed that Jawaharlal Nehru's centralized policy was responsible for the Partition of India. Moreover, his book praised Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Sentiments of many people were hurt, and later, he was expelled BJP because of his controversial book.
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sheetal Kanwar
Children	Son- Manvendra Singh (Politician) Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Thakur Sardara Singh Rathore Mother- Kunwar Baisa
Car Collection	• Tafe 35 Tractor, (RJ-19 R 0032) • Fiat Car, (RJ-Q-9849) • Tata Safari, (WB-77-7771) • Tata Marina, (DL-3C AF-3331)
Assets/Properties	Bank Fixed Deposits: ₹1 Crore Bonds, Debentures, Shares: ₹11 Lakhs Jewellery: ₹23 Lakhs Total Value: ₹2 Crore
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 8 Crore (as in 2009)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jaswant Singh

• Jaswant Singh entered politics in the late ’60s.

• He was one of the founding members of the political party, Bharatiya Janata Party.

• Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is considered to be his political mentor.

• Singh was said to be one of the longest-serving parliamentarians of India. He was a member of either of the houses consecutively from 1980-2014.

• Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee appointed him as India’s single representative to hold the long-term dialogue with the USA, aftermath of India’s nuclear tests of 1998. The outcome of this was very useful for both countries.
  

  Jaswant Singh with Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• In the year 2001, Jaswant was honoured with the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.

• In 2012, he was the candidate for the post of Vice-President for the NDA Government. However, he lost to Hamid Ansari (UPA’s Vice presidential candidate).

• In 2014, his party did not field him from any constituency for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, so he contested as an Independent candidate from his constituency of Barmer in Rajasthan. When he did not withdraw from the elections, he was expelled from the BJP on 29 March 2014. However, he lost the elections to Col. Sonaram Choudhary.

• On 7 August 2014, Jaswant suffered a severe head injury after he slipped in the washroom of his residence. Since then, he had been in a state of ‘coma’ till he died on 27 September 2020.

• Apart from being a sound politician, he had also authored many books such as Defending India (1999), Khankhana Nama (2006), A Call to Honor: In Service of Emergent India (2006), The Audacity of Opinion (2012), etc.