Bhagwati Singh Visharad | |
Birth Date: | 23 September 1921 |
Office1: | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Constituency1: | Bhagwant Nagar |
Term Start1: | 1957 |
Term End1: | 1962 |
Predecessor1: | Constituency Established |
Successor1: | Dev Datt |
Constituency2: | Bhagwant Nagar |
Term Start2: | 1967 |
Term End2: | 1977 |
Predecessor2: | Dev Datt |
Successor2: | Devki Nandan |
Constituency3: | Bhagwant Nagar |
Term Start3: | 1980 |
Term End3: | 1989 |
Predecessor3: | Devki Nandan |
Successor3: | Devki Nandan |
Constituency4: | Bhagwant Nagar |
Term Start4: | 1991 |
Term End4: | 1993 |
Predecessor4: | Devki Nandan |
Successor4: | Devki Nandan |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Bhagwati Singh Visharad (23 September 1921 – 2 December 2019) was an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He contested every single Vidhan Sabha election for Bhagwantnagar seat from 1957 to 1993. He was elected as a legislator of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly seven times, and lost 4 times. He started his career with Praja Socialist Party, but switched to Indian National Congress after 1967 assembly elections.
Visharad was born on 23 September 1921. He was elected as a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bhagwant Nagar in 1957 and 1967 as a Praja Socialist Party candidate.[1] Later, he joined Indian National Congress. Then, he was elected from this constituency in 1969, 1974, 1980, 1985, and 1991.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
He lost four times, the final defeat coming in 1993 when he finished fourth behind BJP, JD, and Samajwadi Party candidates. At that point, he retired from electoral politics.
Visharad died on 2 December 2019 at the age of 98.[8] [9] [10]