title: Jagdish Singh Rana
text: # Jagdish Singh Rana
  
  Jagdish Singh Rana (28 August 1954 – 19 April 2021) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Saharanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in May 2016 ahead of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative elections.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Rana was born in Muradnagar of Saharanpur district to Harkesh Singh Rana and Krishna Devi on 28 August 1954. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from J.V. Jain College, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He married Santosh Rana on 28 May 1972, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.
  
  Rana died on 19 April 2021, from a COVID-19-related illness.
  
  ## Elections contested
  
  | Year | Election Type | Constituency | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | MLA | Muzaffarabad | Won | 42.98% | Chander Pal Singh | BJP | 40.91% |
  | 1993 | MLA | Muzaffarabad | Lost | 27.08% | Rani Deolata | BJP | 34.68% |
  | 1996 | MLA | Muzaffarabad | Won | 43.54% | Iqbal | BSP | 29.26% |
  | 2002 | MLA | Muzaffarabad | Won | 39.08% | Rao Mohd Naim Khan | BSP | 32.66% |
  | 2007 | MLA | Muzaffarabad | Lost | 25.77% | Imran Masood | IND | 28.13% |
  | 2009 | MP | Saharanpur | Won | 43.21% | Rasheed Masood | SP | 32.87% |
  | 2014 | MP | Saharanpur | Lost | 19.67% | Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma | BJP | 39.59% |
  