Bhavya Bishnoi
Bhavya Bishnoi | |
|---|---|
 Bishnoi addressing the press, 2024 | |
| State President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha | |
| Assumed office 28 April 2024 | |
| National President | Tejasvi Surya |
| State | Haryana |
| Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 7 November 2022 – 6 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kuldeep Bishnoi |
| Succeeded by | Chander Parkash |
| Constituency | Adampur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1993 New Delhi, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 2022) |
| Spouse |
Pari Bishnoi (date missing) |
| Relations | Bhajan Lal Bishnoi (grandfather) |
| Parent(s) | Kuldeep Bishnoi (father), Renuka Bishnoi (mother) |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (BA), Oxford University (MSc), Harvard Kennedy School (MPA, Dropped Out) |
Bhavya Bishnoi (born 16 February 1993) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Adampur constituency in the November 2022 by-election. He was the youngest member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly until 2024 when he lost the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election from Adampur.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Bhavya was born to Kuldeep Bishnoi and Renuka Bishnoi on 16 February 1993 in New Delhi, India. His father is a two-time former Member of Parliament, and four-time Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. His mother, Renuka Bishnoi, is also a two-time Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly.[2][5][3][6]
He is the grandson of Bhajan Lal Bishnoi, the famous political horse-trader, former three-time Chief Minister of the Indian state of Haryana, as well as former Union Minister for Agriculture and Environment in the Government of India.[7]
Bhavya completed his schooling at The Shri Ram School,[8] Gurugram. Bhavya earned a Bachelor’s degree in Government and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in London,[9] United Kingdom. Thereafter, he read Modern South Asian Studies (MSc) at Oxford University.[8][10][11][12] He also attended Harvard Kennedy School. Bishnoi left Harvard without finishing his degree.[8]
In 2018, Bhavya founded Bhajan Global Impact Foundation (BGIF).[13] Prior to that, Bhavya was Special Projects Lead at the Global Education & Leadership Foundation (tGELF).[14]
Political career
[edit]Bhavya was the youngest Member of Haryana's Legislative Assembly from Adampur until 2024.[15][16] Prior to this, he contested the 2019 Indian general elections from the Hisar Lok Sabha constituency under the Indian National Congress, however he lost to Brijendra Singh from the Bharatiya Janata Party.[17]
On 3 August 2022, Bhavya's father, Kuldeep Bishnoi, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and resigned from the Adampur constituency, Bhavya under the Bharatiya Janata Party defeated the Indian National Congress candidate Jai Prakash in a bypoll election by a margin of 15,740 votes with a total voter turnout of 67,492 votes.[1][18]
In the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Bhavya lost to Congress candidate Chander Prakash.[19] Bishnoi family lost the seat after 56 years.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath, becomes youngest member of Haryana Vidhan Sabha". The Indian Express. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Haryana's youngest MLA Bhavya Bishnoi gets engaged to IAS officer Pari Bishnoi". The Indian Express. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Meet IAS Pari Bishnoi, Haryana's youngest MLA Bhavya Bishnoi's would-be wife". DNA India. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath as youngest MLA". Hindustan Times. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Newly elected BJP MLA Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath in Haryana Assembly - Articles". ZEE5. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "BJP's Adampur MLA Bhavya Bishnoi gets engaged to IAS officer Pari Bishnoi". The Tribune. 14 May 2023.
- ^ "MLA engaged to IAS officer". The Times of India. 3 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "MLA Bhavya Bishnoi engaged IAS officer Pari Bishnoi". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "IAS Pari Bishnoi to Marry Haryana MLA Bhavya Bishnoi, Check Their Education Qualification". TimesNow. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Gayatri, Geetanjali (7 November 2023). "Have big responsibility to discharge: Bhavya". The Tribune.
- ^ "Bhavya Bishnoi: दादा के बाद पोता...भजनलाल की विरासत का 'भव्य' वारिस, कुलदीप बिश्नोई के बेटे का उदय". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Mukherjee, Bhaskar. "Riding on family legacy, Bhavya spices up contest". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ग्लोबल सिटीजन इंडिया अभियान से आएगी भारत में गरीबी उन्मूलन में क्रांति : भव्य बिश्नोई". पांच बजे न्यूज़.
- ^ "26 साल की उम्र में मिली टिकट". Amar Ujala.
- ^ "Cong lists candidates for remaining 4 seats in state, picks Bhadana over Nagar for Faridabad". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "भव्य ने भरा नामांकन, एकजुट नज़र आयी पूरी कांग्रेस". Dainik Jagran.
- ^ "Adampur bypoll 2022 result: BJP's Bhavya Bishnoi wins, defeats Congress candidate Jai Prakash". The Times of India. 6 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Adampur Results 2024: BJP's Bhavya Bishnoi loses to Congress in big shock to Bhajan Lal's family". Business Today. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Bhajan Lal family citadel falls after 56 years as ex-IAS officer edges out Kuldeep Bishnoi son". The Indian Express. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
