Bharat Bhushan Batra Explained

Bharat Bhushan Batra
Office1:Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Term Start2:2009
Term End2:2014
Predecessor2:Shadi Lal Batra
Successor2:Manish Grover
Constituency2:Rohtak
Term Start1:24 October 2019
Constituency1:Rohtak
Predecessor1:Manish Grover
Birth Date:1952 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Kalanaur, East Punjab (now Haryana), India
Nationality:Indian
Party:Indian National Congress
Residence:Shakti Nagar, Rohtak, Haryana
Education:BA
LLB (Delhi University, 1977)
Profession:Advocate
Spouse:Neelam Batra
Children:1

Bharat Bhushan Batra (born 4 May 1952) is an Indian politician serving as the MLA from Rohtak in the Haryana Legislative Assembly since 2019. He held the post previously from 2009 to 2014.

Personal life

Batra was born on 4 May 1952 to Sat Ram Dass Batra in Kalanaur town of East Punjab (now in Haryana). He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Kalanaur and LLB from Delhi University in 1977. He is married to Neelam Batra, with whom he has a son.[1] [2]

Political career

Batra was first elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Rohtak Vidhan Sabha constituency in 2009, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's Manish Grover by 19,595 votes, succeeding fellow Congress politician Shadi Lal Batra. During his tenure, he was the chairman of Library Committee, Petition Committee and Subject Committee on Education, Technical Education, Vocation Education, Medical Education and Health Services.[1]

In the 2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Batra lost to Grover with 11,132 votes. But, regained his seat in 2019, this time defeating the latter with 19,595 votes.[3]

Batra was the chief whip of Indian National Congress in Haryana Vidhan Sabha from 2010 to 2014 and 2019 to present.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haryana Vidhan Sabha MLA . haryanaassembly.gov.in . 17 July 2018 . 20 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Bharat Bhushan Batra(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- ROHTAK(ROHTAK) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . MyNeta . 20 February 2022.
  3. News: Haryana Assembly Polls: Manish Grover, Rohtak MLA . 20 February 2022 . Hindustan Times . 24 September 2019 . en.