Bharatendra Singh Explained

Birth Date:14 January 1964
Birth Place:Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Residence:Sahanpur
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start:16 May 2014
Term End:23 May 2019
Constituency:Bijnor
Predecessor:Sanjay Singh Chauhan
Successor:Malook Nagar
Office1:Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:2012
Term End1:2014
Constituency1:Bijnor
Predecessor1:Shahnawaz Rana
Successor1:Ruchi Veera
Term Start2:2002
Term End2:2007
Constituency2:Bijnor
Predecessor2:Raja Gazaffar
Successor2:Shahnawaz
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse:Saloni Randhawa (div)
Children:3
Alma Mater:The Doon School, St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Date:6 March
Year:2022
Source:http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4723

Kunwar Bharatendra Singh is an Indian politician. He was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elected from Bijnor as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He lost 2019 Lok Sabha election from Bijnor Lok Sabha constituency.[2] [3]

He has been in news and controversies as an accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots.[4] He was also issued notice by the Allahabad High Court on an election petition filed by one Rajendra Kumar.[5]

On 3 October 2015, Singh and residents of Vidurkuti village raided an illegal sand mining site along the Ganga river, forcing the miners to flee.[6] In March 2019, an effigy of Kunwar Bharatendra was burnt in Mawana Khurd and people held black flags and protested while alleging no visit from the MP in the region and no development of the area in the past five years.[7]

Political career

Notes and References

  1. News: BJP changes its candidate for Bijnor Lok Sabha seat. PTI. The Hindu. 22 March 2014 .
  2. News: 'Love jihad' becomes BJP poll plank in Uttar Pradesh . Sanjay Pandey, Saharanpur . 8 September 2014 . Deccan Herald . 11 January 2015 . Sanjay Pandey . Saharanpur.
  3. News: Royals' challenge crosses hurdle in Uttar Pradesh . The Times of India . 7 March 2012 . 11 January 2015.
  4. News: Peaceful polling in western Uttar Pradesh . 10 April 2014 . The Hindu . 11 January 2015 . C.K. CHANDRAMOHAN . LUCKNOW.
  5. News: High Court issues notice to BJP MP on poll plea . 24 July 2014 . The Times of India . 11 January 2015.
  6. Web site: Villagers, MP raid illegal sand mining site - Times of India. The Times of India.
  7. Web site: भाजपा सांसद कुंवर भारतेंद्र का पुतला फूंका, दिखाए काले झंडे .
  8. News: BJP denies tickets to 6 sitting MPS in UP . Business Standard India . 21 March 2019 . Press Trust of India .