Shankar Prasad Jaiswal was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in 1932. Before joining politics, he was a social worker He died in 2016.
Jaiswal, was elected for Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms from Varanasi constituency.
Although he was elected for three straight terms, he remained in office for a total of eight years only (from 1996 to 2004).
Jaiswal represented the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. During his political career, Jaiswal also held several party positions in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Prior to becoming Member of Parliament, he was also a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1969-1974) and held charge of whip in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1969-1970).
