Bhavya Bishnoi (politician)

Bhavya Bishnoi (born 16 February 1993) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly for the Adampur, Haryana Assembly constituency in a November 2022 by-election. He is the youngest legislator in the state.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Bhavya was born on 16 February 1993 in New Delhi, India, when his grandfather, Ch. Bhajan Lal, was serving as Chief Minister of Haryana.[3][5] Bhavya studied at The Shri Ram School,[6] Gurugram, where he was also the School President. Bhavya topped Delhi-NCR in both, the Grade 10 ICSE board examinations (securing 97%) as well as the Grade 12 IB examinations (securing 43 out of 45 points).[7]

Bhavya earned a Bachelor’s degree in Government and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in London,[8] United Kingdom, where he also captained LSE’s cricket team. Thereafter, he read Modern South Asian Studies (MSc) at Oxford University,[6][9][10][11] United Kingdom, where he secured First Class Honours besides earning an ‘Oxford Blue’ in cricket.[12] Most recently, Bhavya was pursuing a Master in Public Administration (MPA) at the Harvard Kennedy School,[6] USA.

Career

Bhavya is currently serving as the youngest legislator from Adampur in a 90-member Haryana Assembly.[13][14] Prior to this, he contested (unsuccessfully) the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Hisar, Haryana, on an Indian National Congress party ticket.[15] He was the first parliamentary candidate to have designed a constituency-specific manifesto.

In 2018, Bhavya founded Bhajan Global Impact Foundation (BGIF),[16] a non-profit that aims to drive transformative change through evidence-based policymaking, impact interventions, and development collaborations. Prior to that, Bhavya was Special Projects Lead at the Global Education & Leadership Foundation (tGELF) where he co-led and co-managed Global Citizen India,[17][18] a citizen engagement and social impact movement that culminated in India’s largest ever musical festival held in Mumbai in November 2016.[19]

Sports

Bhavya has pursued cricket, athletics, and swimming at the state level.[20][11] Bishnoi earned an ‘Oxford Blue’ for excellence in cricket while representing the Oxford University Cricket Club.[21]

Family

Bhavya is the grandson[22] of late Ch. Bhajan Lal, who served as Chief Minister of Haryana for 3 terms, as well as Union Minister for Agriculture and Environment.[23] He is the son of Kuldeep Bishnoi, a two-time Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and four-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), and Renuka Bishnoi, a two-time MLA.[2][24]

References
  1. "Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath, becomes youngest member of Haryana Vidhan Sabha". The Indian Express. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. "Haryana's youngest MLA Bhavya Bishnoi gets engaged to IAS officer Pari Bishnoi". The Indian Express. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  3. "Meet IAS Pari Bishnoi, Haryana's youngest MLA Bhavya Bishnoi's would-be wife". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  4. "Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath as youngest MLA". Hindustan Times. 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  5. "BJP's Adampur MLA Bhavya Bishnoi gets engaged to IAS officer Pari Bishnoi". The Tribune. 14 May 2023.
  6. "MLA Bhavya Bishnoi engaged IAS officer Pari Bishnoi". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  7. Chopra, Ritika (May 20, 2009). "For once, Boys Ahead". Hindustan Times. p. 1.
  8. "IAS Pari Bishnoi to Marry Haryana MLA Bhavya Bishnoi, Check Their Education Qualification". TimesNow. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  9. Gayatri, Geetanjali (2023-11-07). "Have big responsibility to discharge: Bhavya". The Tribune.
  10. "Bhavya Bishnoi: दादा के बाद पोता...भजनलाल की विरासत का 'भव्य' वारिस, कुलदीप बिश्नोई के बेटे का उदय". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  11. Mukherjee, Bhaskar. "Riding on family legacy, Bhavya spices up contest". Hindustan Times.
  12. "ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड विश्वविद्यालय से भव्य बिश्नोई ने मास्टरस डिग्री कर पाया विशिस्ट सम्मान". Dainik Tribune. 17 July 2016.
  13. "26 साल की उम्र में मिली टिकट". Amar Ujala.
  14. "Cong lists candidates for remaining 4 seats in state, picks Bhadana over Nagar for Faridabad". Hindustan Times.
  15. "भव्य ने भरा नामांकन, एकजुट नज़र आयी पूरी कांग्रेस". Dainik Jagran.
  16. "स्टार की हियरिंग फाउंडेशन एवं भजन ग्लोबल इम्पैक्ट फाउंडेशन के प्रयासों से दूर होगा हज़ारो हिसार वासियो के जीवन में पसरा सन्नाटा". Dainik Bhaskar. 8 August 2018.
  17. Chopra, Ritika (23 October 2016). "Global Citizen roots for quality education". The Times of India.
  18. "Here's how the Global Citizen India movement is taking the youth by storm". The Times of India. 1 November 2016.
  19. "ग्लोबल सिटीजन इंडिया अभियान से आएगी भारत में गरीबी उन्मूलन में क्रांति : भव्य बिश्नोई". पांच बजे न्यूज़.
  20. "ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी की ओर से भव्य बिश्नोई का शानदार प्रदर्शन".
  21. "Bhavya Bishnoi: 'India has enough cricketers, there's lack of good leaders'". The Indian Express. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  22. "भजनलाल की तीसरी पीढ़ी का राजनीती में पदापर्ण, भव्य बिश्नोई ने भरा नामांकन".
  23. "MLA engaged to IAS officer". The Times of India. 2023-05-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  24. "Newly elected BJP MLA Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath in Haryana Assembly - Articles". ZEE5. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
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