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Avtar Singh Bhadana (born 17 December 1957) is an Indian politician from Faridabad in Haryana. He is a former Minister in Haryana, former MP and former MLA of Uttar Pradesh representing the Meerapur Assembly constituency as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2][3] He has formerly been a member of the Lok Sabha for 4 terms.[4]
Avtar Singh Bhadana | |
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Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office March 2017 – March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jamil Ahmad Qasmi |
Succeeded by | Chandan Chauhan |
Constituency | Meerapur |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2004–2014 | |
Preceded by | Ram Chander Bainda |
Succeeded by | Krishan Pal Gurjar |
Constituency | Faridabad |
In office 1999–2004 | |
Preceded by | Amar Pal Singh |
Succeeded by | Mohd. Shahid Akhlaque |
Constituency | Meerut |
In office 1991–1996 | |
Preceded by | Bhajan Lal |
Succeeded by | Ram Chander Bainda |
Constituency | Faridabad |
Personal details | |
Born | Anangpur Faridabad , India | 17 December 1957
Political party | Indian National Congress (Since May 2024)[1] |
Other political affiliations | INC (1988-2014),(2019-2022) INLD (2014-16) BJP (2016-19) |
Spouse |
Mamta Bhadana (m. 1985) |
Relations | Kartar Singh Bhadana (brother) |
Children | Arjun Bhadana (son) Ekta Bhadana (daughter) |
Alma mater | 8th pass |
Occupation | Politician |
He has won from Faridabad Lok Sabha in the year 1991, 2004 and 2009 and Meerut Lok Sabha in 1999. He was defeated by Krishan Pal Gurjar in 2014 and 2019 consecutively.
Avatar Singh Bhadana was born on 17 December 1957 in Gurjar family in Anangpur village in Faridabad district of Haryana. His father was Nahar Singh and his mother was Ramphali Devi. Kartar Singh Bhadana is his brother.
When he was 34, he became the Member of Parliament for Faridabad. Bhadana started his political career at a very young age and also became a minister in the Haryana government while he was also an MLA and MP for six months in the Devi Lal government.[citation needed]
He is the longest serving Lok Sabha MP from Gurjar Caste. The Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, also apologized to him in Court for claiming that Bhadana was one of the most corrupt politicians in the country.[5]
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