Mahant Balaknath

Mahant Balaknath Yogi is an Indian politician and current Member of Parliament from Alwar Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. He is Chancellor[1] of the Baba Mastnath University (BMU). He is also 8th chief/ Mahant of the Nath sect of Hinduism.[2] On 29 July 2016, Mahant Chandnath declared Balaknath as his successor in a ceremony which was attended by Yogi Adityanath and Baba Ramdev.[3][4][5]

Mahant Balaknath Yogi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byKaran Singh Yadav
ConstituencyAlwar
Personal details
Born (1984-04-16) 16 April 1984
Kohrana, Rajasthan, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent(s)Subhash Yadav
Urmila Devi
Residence(s)Rohtak, Haryana, India
OccupationPolitician, monk
Websiteyogibalaknath.in
Personal
ReligionHinduism
DenominationShaivism
SchoolYoga
LineageBaba Mastnath
SectNath Sampradaya
TempleBaba Mastnath Math
InstituteBaba Mastnath University
Religious career
GuruMahant Chandnath
Period in office2016–present
PredecessorMahant Chandnath
Ordination2016
PostMahant

Early life

He was born in a Hindu Yadav family to Subhash Yadav and Urmila Devi. He was named Gurumukh by Baba Khetanath in his early age.[6] He used to live in Matsyendra Maharaj Ashram from 1985-1991 (up to age of 6) after that he moved to a Math in village Nathawali Theri in Hanumangarh district with Mahant Chandnath.

Political career

He was nominated as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for Lok Sabha from Alwar, Rajasthan and he won the elections in 2019 by defeating Bhanwar Jitendra Singh of Indian National Congress by the margin of 3 Lakh votes.[7]

See also

References
  1. "The Beacons of Society" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. "Cong expects tough contest in pampered constituency". Hindustan Times. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. "महंत चांदनाथ ने तय किया अपना उत्तराधिकारी, मौजूद रहे बाबा रामदेव". अमर उजाला. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. "Baba Mast Nath Matth gets New Mahant". Tribuneindia News Service. tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. "Alwar MP dies, three CMs attend 'samadhi' ceremony". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019.
  6. "महंत बालकनाथ ने 6 साल की उम्र में ही ले लिया था संन्यास, जानिए उनके संन्यासी बनने से लेकर राजनीति में कदम रखने की कहानी | Mahant Balaknath Yogi History Alwar Loksabha Seat Candidate Balaknath". 30 March 2019.
  7. "अलवर सीट पर भाजपा ने महंत बालकनाथ को बनाया प्रत्याशी, जानिए क्या है यहां का समीकरण". 29 March 2019.


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