Bharat Bhushan Batra

Bharat Bhushan Batra (born 4 May 1952) is an Indian politician serving as the MLA from Rohtak in the Haryana Legislative Assembly since 2019.[1][2] He held the post previously from 2009 to 2014.[1][3]

Bharat Bhushan Batra
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
24 October 2019
Preceded byManish Grover
ConstituencyRohtak
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byShadi Lal Batra
Succeeded byManish Grover
ConstituencyRohtak
Personal details
Born (1952-05-04) 4 May 1952[1]
Kalanaur, East Punjab (now Haryana), India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseNeelam Batra
Children1
Residence(s)Shakti Nagar, Rohtak, Haryana[2]
EducationBA
LLB (Delhi University, 1977)
ProfessionAdvocate

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.[3] 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]

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


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