Bhimrao Ambedkar (Uttar Pradesh politician) explained

Bhimrao Ambedkar
Party:Bahujan Samaj Party
Office1:Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Constituency1:elected by Legislative Assembly members
Office2:Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term2:2007 - 2012
Alma Mater:Kanpur University (MA), Allahabad University (LLB)
Termstart1:6 May 2018
Termend1:5 May 2024

Bhimrao Ambedkar is an Indian politician from the Bahujan Samaj Party and a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

Political career

MLC

In the elections on 23 March 2018, BJP won 11 out of 13 seats and the remaining two were won by Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party each. Ambedkar became a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.[1] [2]

He had earlier unsuccessfully contested the Rajya Sabha elections in 2018 where he was defeated by Anil Agrawal of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

MLA

He was elected from the Vidhan Sabha constituency Lakhna seat in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections and MLC U.P. in 2018. He was candidate of MP Rajya Sabha but due to some political situation he could not be elected.[3]

He was named after the Indian leader B. R. Ambedkar.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: All 13 candidates declared elected unopposed to UP legislative council . The New Indian Express . 19 April 2018 .
  2. Web site: 2018-04-19. BSP's Bhim Rao Ambedkar, 12 Others Elected Unopposed to UP Legislative Council. 2021-04-26. www.news18.com. en.
  3. Web site: Candidates. live. 2021-04-26. www.empoweringindia.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726031845/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/preview.aspx?candid=152468&cid=287 . 26 July 2011 .
  4. News: Ambedkar of UP fights for the BSP . 4 April 2007 . News18 . 11 March 2019 .