Rajeev Bhardwaj is an Indian politician belonging from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the member of the 18th Lok Sabha.[1][2]

Rajeev Bhardwaj
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byKishan Kapoor
ConstituencyKangra
Personal details
Born (1963-02-02) 2 February 1963 (age 61)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
National Democratic Alliance
Occupation
  • Doctor
  • Politician

Early life

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Rajeev Bhardwaj was originally a resident of the Mangwal in Kangra district’s Dehra tehsil. However, his family was evicted from the village following the construction of the Pong Dam in the 1970s. Bhardwaj continues to identify himself as a Pong Dam evictee as many families are yet to receive their promised compensation and subsequent land allocation.[3][4]

Political career

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Bhardwaj currently serves as the Member of Lok Sabha from the Kangra constituency. He was elected in the 2024 Indian general elections with a margin of 251,895 votes defeating his nearest rival candidate Anand Sharma.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Quint, The (4 June 2024). "Kangra Election Result 2024 Live Updates: BJP's Rajeev Bhardwaj Has Won This Lok Sabha Seat". TheQuint. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Doctors | Healthy corps". Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ "'Depot Bazar-wale doctor' Rajeev Bhardwaj, BJP's Kangra candidate, sees himself as a Pong Dam evictee". The Indian Express. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Himachal Pradesh: Pong Dam raises tempers in House - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Kangra, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Live: Kangra लोकसभा सीट पर Rajeev Bhardwaj को मिली बड़ी जीत, 251895 वोटोंं से Anand Sharma को किया पराजित". आज तक (in Hindi). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.