Reena Paswan was the second wife of Bihar politician Ram Vilas Paswan, who died on October 8, 2020, of heart failure.
Wiki/Biography
Reena Paswan, born Reena Sharma in Haryana, started working as a stewardess for Indian Airlines (now Air India) after graduation.
family
Reena Paswan is from a family in Haryana, northern India. She is the widow of Indian politician Ram Vilas Paswan, who died of heart failure on October 8, 2020. Ram Vilas Paswan had undergone heart surgery at Fortis Hospital in Delhi. Reena married Ram Vilas Paswan in 1983.
Reena Paswan and Ram Vilas Paswan
She has a son, Chirag Paswan, an actor-turned-politician, and a daughter, Nisha Paswan, who married Arun, son of Jyoti, a senior leader of the Bihar Congress party, in June 2005.
Reena Paswan with her husband Ram Vilas Paswan and her son Chirag Paswan
Chirag Paswan and his sister Nisha Paswan
Reena Paswan and Ram Vilas Paswan with their family
(From left to right) Chirag Paswan, former Prime Minister DGP Singh, Ram Vilas Paswan and Reena Paswan. The Paswans’ daughter Asha is on the far right
Net Worth and Assets
According to the balance sheet for 2015-16 published on the Prime Minister’s Office website, the total personal wealth of Ram Vilas Paswan and his wife, including movable and immovable properties, is over Rs 1.21 crore. According to the statement, Reena Paswan holds assets worth over Rs 69.56 lakh, while the remaining Rs 52 lakh belongs to her husband. Reena Paswan’s deposits increased to Rs 34.11 lakh in 2015-16 from Rs 26.92 lakh in the previous year. Her cash jumped from Rs 43 lakh to Rs 78.5 lakh during the same period. She owns a 4,500 sq ft house in Mehrauli, Delhi. She also owns 700 grams of gold jewellery worth Rs 20.3 lakh inherited from her mother-in-law. Reena also owns a sole proprietorship firm called CN Enterprises. She also owns a petrol station in Delhi.
Facts/Trivia
- Reena Sharma first met Ram Vilas Paswan during one of the flights she was working as an air hostess. It was love at first sight for both Reena and Ram Vilas Paswan.
- Ram Vilas Paswan divorced his first wife Rajkumari Devi in 1981 in order to marry Reena Sharma.
- Rav Vilas Paswan had reportedly started dating Raina even before he separated from his first wife Rajkumari Devi.
- For a long time, Ram Vilas Paswan kept his marriage to Raina secret until 2014 when he made public the news of his marriage to Raina.
Reena Paswan serves dessert to Ram Vilas Paswan
- Her husband Ram Vilas Paswan has been part of successive coalition governments at the Centre.
- Reena loves cooking and her husband often helps her with kitchen chores.
Ram Vilas Paswan and his wife Reena Paswan frying pakoras for journalists before a press conference
- When Chirag Paswan tried his hand at acting, Reena used to attend movie premieres with her husband Ram Vilas Paswan.
Ram Vilas Paswan and his wife Reena Paswan attend the premiere of Chirag Paswan’s film
- She was scheduled to contest the by-election from Hajipur, which fell vacant due to the death of her husband Ram Vilas Paswan.
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