Parasram Maderna (July 23, 1926 – February 16, 2014) was an Indian National Congress politician and senior Jat leader from Rajasthan, India. He originated from Lakshman Nagar village in Jodhpur district.
Maderna was schooled first in his village and then at Jodhpur before proceeding to take his MA and LLB degrees at the University of Lucknow.
On his return to Rajasthan from Lucknow, he was involved with Baldev Ram Mirdha in the Marwar Kisan Sabha and then the Rajasthan Kisan Sabha, both of which were agrarian movements. The Kisan Sabha became a part of the Indian National Congress and in 1953 he was elected as Sarpanch of Chadi village Chadi. Subsequently, he was elected on nine occasions as a Member of Legislative Assembly in Rajasthan.
In the course of his public and political life he was a minister in Rajasthan Cabinet of General Administrative, Revenue, Panchayat Raj, Cooperative, Forest, Colonization, Rehabilitation, Flood, Famine, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Community Development, Local Bodies and Sheep & Wool, Energy, Irrigation Departments.
Maderna died in the early hours of February 16, 2014, at SMS Hospital Jaipur following a prolonged illness. He was 87.
1957 - 1962 - Member, Second Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1962 - 1967 - Member, Third Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1967 - 1972 - Member, Fourth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1972 - 1977 - Member, Fifth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1977 - 1980 - Member, Sixth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1980 - 1985 - Member, Seventh Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1990 - 1992 - Member, Ninth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1993 - 1998 - Member, Tenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1998 - 2003 - Member, Eleventh Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1953 - 1956 - Sarpanch, Village - Chadi, District -Jodhpur1957 - 1962 - Member of PAC and Estimates Committee1987 - 1990 - Chairman, Central Cooperative Bank Ltd, Jodhpur1962 - 1966 - Dy. Minister, Deptt of General Administration1966 - 1977 - Minister Deptt of GAD, Revenue, Panchayat Raj, Cooperative, Forest, Colonization, Rehabilitation, Flood, Famine, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Community Development, Local Bodies and Sheep & Wool, Government of Rajasthan1974 - 1977 - Dy. Leader of INC Party in the AssemblyFeb'1979 - Aug'1979, and 1993–1998, Leader of Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1980 - 1981 - Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation1981 - 1982 - Minister, Deptt of Irrigation, PHED, Revenue, Land Reforms, Energy, and Flood & Famine, Government of Rajasthan1981 - 1985 - Member, Syndicate, Jodhpur University1982 - 1985 - Minister, Deptt of Irrigation, PHED, and Ground Water, Govt of Rajasthan1990 - 1992 - Chairman, Public Accounts Committee1994 - 1998 - Chairman, Public Undertakings Committee6th Jan, 1999 to 15th Jan, 2004 Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly1957 - 1959 - President, District Pradesh Congress Committee1959 - 1962 - General Secretary, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee1989 - 1994 - President, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress CommitteePolitical families of Rajasthan and Political families of India.Mahipal Maderna, his son, Former State Cabinet Minister.Leela Maderna, his daughter in-law, General Secretary, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee, Former Chairperson, Apex Bank Rajasthan, Chairperson, Jodhpur Central Co-operative Bank, Zila Parishad Member Jodhpur.Divya Maderna his grand daughter, Zila Parishad Member Jodhpur, Member Rajasthan Pradeep Congress Committee.
