Bharatendra Singh

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] Kunwar Bhartendra Singh belongs to Jat community .[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]

Bharatendra Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded bySanjay Singh Chauhan
Succeeded byMalook Nagar
ConstituencyBijnor
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2014
Preceded byShahnawaz
Succeeded byRuchi Veera
ConstituencyBijnor
In office
2002–2007
Preceded byRaja Gazaffar
Succeeded byShahnawaz
ConstituencyBijnor
Personal details
Born (1964-01-14) 14 January 1964
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children3
Parents
  • Raja Devendra Singh (father)
  • Rani Anjali Singh (mother)
ResidenceSahanpur
Alma materThe Doon School, St. Stephen's College, Delhi
As of 6 March, 2022
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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
  • 2002 – 2007 and 2012 – 2014: Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Two Terms)
  • 2002 – 2003: Minister of State, Irrigation, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
  • 2012 – 2014: Whip, B.J.P., Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
  • May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
  • Candidate of Bijnor MP seat for BJP[8]

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


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