Avtar Singh Bhadana

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Avtar Singh Bhadana


Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office March 2017 – March 2022
Preceded by	Jamil Ahmad Qasmi
Succeeded by	Chandan Chauhan
Constituency	Meerapur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2004–2014
Preceded by	Ram Chander Bainda
Succeeded by	Krishan Pal Gurjar
Constituency	Faridabad
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Amar Pal Singh
Succeeded by	Mohd. Shahid Akhlaque
Constituency	Meerut
In office 1991–1996
Preceded by	Bhajan Lal
Succeeded by	Ram Chander Bainda
Constituency	Faridabad

Personal details
Born	(1957-12-17) 17 December 1957 (age 66) Anangpur Faridabad , India
Political party	Indian National Congress (Since May 2024)^[1]
Other political affiliations	INC (1988-2014),(2019-2022) INLD (2014-16) BJP (2016-19)
Spouse	Mamta Bhadana (m. 1985)
Relations	Kartar Singh Bhadana (brother)
Children	Arjun Bhadana (son) Ekta Bhadana (daughter)
Alma mater	8th pass
Occupation	Politician

Avtar Singh Bhadana (born 17 December 1957) is an Indian politician from Faridabad in Haryana. He is a former Minister in Haryana, former MP and former MLA of Uttar Pradesh representing the Meerapur Assembly constituency as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).^[2]^[3] He has formerly been a member of the Lok Sabha for 4 terms.^[4]

He has won from Faridabad Lok Sabha in the year 1991, 2004 and 2009 and Meerut Lok Sabha in 1999. He was defeated by Krishan Pal Gurjar in 2014 and 2019 consecutively.

Early life

Avtar Singh Bhadana was born on 17 December 1957 in a Hindu Gujjar family in Anangpur village in Faridabad district of Haryana. His father was Nahar Singh and his mother was Bharti Devi. Kartar Singh Bhadana is his brother.

Politics

When he was 34, he became the Member of Parliament for Faridabad. Bhadana started his political career at a very young age and also became a minister in the Haryana government while he was also an MLA and MP for six months in the Devi Lal government.^{[citation needed]}

He is the longest serving Lok Sabha MP from Gurjar Caste. The Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, also apologized to him in Court for claiming that Bhadana was one of the most corrupt politicians in the country.^[5]

Electoral record

Year	Election		Constituency Name	Result
1991	10th Lok Sabha	Indian National Congress	Faridabad	Won
1996	11th Lok Sabha	Indian National Congress		Lost
1998	12th Lok Sabha	Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)		Lost
1999	13th Lok Sabha	Indian National Congress	Meerut	Won
2004	14th Lok Sabha		Faridabad	Won
2009	15th Lok Sabha			Won
2014	16th Lok Sabha			Lost
2017	17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly	Bharatiya Janata Party	Meerapur	Won
2019	17th Lok Sabha	Indian National Congress	Faridabad	Lost
2022	18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly	Rashtriya Lok Dal	Jewar	Lost

References

^ "Ex-MP Avtar Singh Bhadana joins Cong, to campaign for party's Faridabad, Gurugram LS candidates". ThePrint. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "Meerapur Election Results 2017, Winner and Runner-up, Candidate list". www.elections.in. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
^ "Find out who is contesting from Meerapur, Uttar Pradesh". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
^ "Faridabad ex-MP to contest UP assembly polls". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
^ "मानहानि केस में बैकफुट पर अरविंद केजरीवाल, दिल्ली HC में मांगी माफी". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 March 2021.

This article about a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Uttar Pradesh is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.