Baij Nath Rawat (born 25 January 1954) is an Indian politician and was the former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Barabanki Lok Sabha constituency from 1998 to 1999.[1]

Baij Nath Rawat
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1991–1993
Preceded byRatan Lal
Succeeded byself- established seat
ConstituencySiddhaur
In office
1993–1996
Succeeded byKamla Prasad Rawat
Member of 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
In office
25 March 2017 – 10 March 2022
Preceded byRam Magan
Succeeded byDinesh Rawat
ConstituencyHaidergarh
Minister of State, Energy, Uttar Pradesh
In office
August 1992 – December 1992
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byRam Sagar Rawat
Succeeded byRam Sagar Rawat
ConstituencyBarabanki Lok Sabha constituency
Personal details
Born (1954-01-25) 25 January 1954 (age 70)
Bhulbhuliya Village, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseGita rani
ChildrenThree sons
Three daughters
Parent
  • Rajaram (father)
Alma materKanpur University (Post graduate)
Lucknow University (M.A, L. L.B)
ProfessionPolitician
Agriculturist

He previously served as a member of the 17th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and[2][3] previously represented the Haidergarh Assembly constituency as an MLA from 2017 to 2022.[2]

Early life

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Rawat was born to Rajaram in year 1954.[4]

Education

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Rawat has a postgraduate degree from Kanpur University and a master's in M.A. and L.L.B. from Lucknow University.[4][5]

Personal life

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Rawat was married to Gita Rani in 1975, and Rawat's family has three sons and three daughters.[4]

Rawat's main occupation is agriculture, in addition to being a politician.[4]

Political career

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In the following 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election on, Baij Nath Rawat of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Rammagan Rawat of the Samajwadi Party by a margin of 33,520 votes.[6]

References

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  1. ^ मौर्य, चन्द्रकान्त (13 March 2014). "खानदान और ग्लैमर नहीं, सोच देखता है बाराबंकी". Nav Bharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Haidergarh Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  3. ^ "BNR's profile". ourneta.com.
  4. ^ a b c d "Biodata of Baij Nath Rawat". up.punjabkesari.in.
  5. ^ "Shri Baijnath Rawat Member of Parliament (MP) from Barabanki-SC (Uttar Pradesh) Biodata". entraceindia.com.
  6. ^ "UP:Election year 2022". Hindustan Times.