Paswan (surname)
Paswan is a surname of Pasi community.[1] This is a list of notable people who bear the name Paswan. There is also an Indian caste that uses the name and Surname.
The Pasis are one of the well known communities of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. A number of them are residing in Barrackpur subdivision of North 24 Parganas of West Bengal. They are also called Paswan.
Politicians
Elected to the Lok Sabha
- Chhedi Paswan, represented the Chenari constituency in Bihar
- Chirag Paswan, president of Lok Janshakti Party, represented the Jamui constituency in Bihar
- Kamlesh Paswan, represented the Bansgaon constituency of Uttar Pradesh
- Kedar Paswan, represented the Rosera constituency in Bihar
- Pitambar Paswan, represented the Rosera constituency in Bihar
- Ram Bhagat Paswan, represented the Rosera constituency in Bihar
- Ram Chandra Paswan, represented the Samastipur constituency of Bihar
- Subhawati Paswan, represented the Bansgaon constituency of Uttar Pradesh
- Sukdeo Paswan, representing the Araria constituency of Bihar
- Upendra Paswan, represented Bakhri constituency in Bihar
- Virchandra Paswan, represented the Nawada constituency of Bihar
Elected to the Rajya Sabha
- Brahmadev Anand Paswan, represented the Janata Dal party in Bihar
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
- Janardan Paswan, also member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
- Lalan Paswan, represented the Chenari constituency
- Bilat Paswan Vihangam, writer, represented the Rajnagar constituency
- Ram Prit Paswan, represented the Rajnagar constituency
- Sanjay Paswan, represented the Nawada constituency, former Minister of state of Human Resource Development
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Kalpnath Paswan, represented the Mehnagar constituency
- Krishna Paswan, represented the Khaga constituency
- Vimlesh Paswan, represented the Bansgaon constituency
Other
- Bhola Paswan Shastri, freedom fighter, former Chief Minister of Bihar state
- Kameshwar Paswan, leader of the BJP, former minister for welfare in Government of Bihar
- Ram Vilas Paswan, Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- Suresh Paswan, former minister in Government of Jharkhand headed by Hemant Soren
This page lists people with the surname Paswan.
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- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.