Avtar Singh Bhadana Explained

Office:Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term Start:March 2017
Term End:March 2022
Predecessor:Jamil Ahmad Qasmi
Successor:Chandan Chauhan
Constituency:Meerapur
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start1:2004
Term End1:2014
Predecessor1:Ram Chander Bainda
Successor1:Krishan Pal Gurjar
Constituency1:Faridabad
Term Start2:1999
Term End2:2004
Predecessor2:Amar Pal Singh
Successor2:Mohd. Shahid Akhlaque
Constituency2:Meerut
Term Start3:1991
Term End3:1996
Predecessor3:Bhajan Lal
Successor3:Ram Chander Bainda
Constituency3:Faridabad
Birth Date:17 December 1957
Birth Place:Anangpur Faridabad, India
Occupation:Politician
Otherparty:INC (1988-2014),(2019-2022)
INLD (2014-16)
BJP (2016-19)
Party:Indian National Congress (Since May 2024)[1]
Alma Mater:8th pass
Nationality:Indian
Relations:Kartar Singh Bhadana (brother)
Children:Arjun Bhadana (son)
Ekta Bhadana (daughter)

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

Avatar Singh Bhadana was born on 17 December 1957 in Gurjar family in Anangpur village in Faridabad district of Haryana. His father was Nahar Singh and his mother was Ramphali 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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-MP Avtar Singh Bhadana joins Cong, to campaign for party's Faridabad, Gurugram LS candidates. 18 May 2024. ThePrint. 29 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Meerapur Election Results 2017, Winner and Runner-up, Candidate list. www.elections.in. 2017-04-27.
  3. Web site: Find out who is contesting from Meerapur, Uttar Pradesh. www.hindustantimes.com. 2017-04-27.
  4. News: Faridabad ex-MP to contest UP assembly polls. The Times of India. 2017-04-27.
  5. Web site: मानहानि केस में बैकफुट पर अरविंद केजरीवाल, दिल्ली HC में मांगी माफी. 2021-03-27. Dainik Jagran. hi.