Hanuman Beniwal

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Hanuman Beniwal

Hanuman Beniwal (born 2 March 1972; Hindi pronunciation: [ɦən̪ʊmaːn̪ beːn̪iːʋaːl]) is an Indian politician and farmer leader from Nagaur, Rajasthan. He is serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament representing Nagaur. He is founder and president of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party. He has been elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for four-terms from Khinvsar constituency since 2008. He is also a two term member of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament from Nagaur.[1][2][3]

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Hanuman Beniwal
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Beniwal during a rally in March 2023
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded bySelf
In office
23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)  15 December 2023
Preceded byC. R. Chaudhary
Succeeded bySelf
ConstituencyNagaur
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
16 December 2023  18 June 2024
Preceded byNarayan Beniwal
Succeeded byRewant Ram Danga
In office
2008-2019
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byNarayan Beniwal
ConstituencyKhinvsar
1st President of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party
Assumed office
29 October 2018
Preceded byPosition established
National Convener of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party
Assumed office
29 October 2018
Preceded byPosition established
President, Rajasthan University Student Union
In office
1997–1998
Personal details
Born (1972-03-02) 2 March 1972 (age 52)
Barangaon, Rajasthan, India
Political partyRashtriya Loktantrik Party
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party
(till 2013)
Spouse
Kanika Beniwal
(m. 2009)
Children2
Parent
Residence(s)Rajasthan House, New Delhi
Education
Alma materUniversity of Rajasthan
OccupationSocial Worker, Agriculturist
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Early life and education

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Beniwal with his mother Mohini Devi

Beniwal was born on 2 March 1972 to Ramdev Beniwal and Mohini Devi in Barangaon village of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.[4] He belongs to Jat community.[5] He did Bachelor of Arts from University of Rajasthan in 1993 and then he did Bachelor of Laws in 1998.[6]

His younger brother Narayan Beniwal, is a former member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.[7] His father Ramdev Beniwal was also a two term member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Mundwa constituency.[8]

Political career

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Student politics

Beniwal was initially exposed to politics due to his political family as his father, Ramdev Beniwal, became a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Mundwa constituency for two terms in 1977 and 1985. He first entered politics when he became president of Rajasthan College in 1995 and then he became president of the Rajasthan University Student Union in 1997, having previously won the University Law College in 1996.[9]

Mainstream Indian politics

  • He successfully organised five Kisan Hunkar Maha Rallies in Nagaur, Barmer, Bikaner, Sikar, Jaipur and launched a political party called Rashtriya Loktantrik Party with an election symbol of "Bottle" in Jaipur on 29 October 2018.[13]
  • In 2023, Beniwal won Rajasthan Assembly elections by defeating BJP's Rewant Ram with a margin of 2059 votes. Beniwal secured his seat in Rajasthan assembly for consecutive fourth term.[17]
  • In 2024, Beniwal won Indian general elections from Nagaur Constituency in alliance with INC by defeating BJP candidate Jyoti Mirdha with a margin of 42,225 votes. Beniwal secured his seat in Lok Sabha for consecutive second term.[18]
  • After the 2024 Indian general elections, the Khinvsar Assembly seat is vacant as Beniwal resigned from the 16th Rajasthan Assembly after being elected to the 18th Lok Sabha. Beniwal gave RLP ticket to his wife, Kanika Beniwal, for the 2024 Rajasthan Assembly by-election for the Khinvsar seat.[19]
  • On the eve of the 2024 Rajasthan Assembly by-elections, Beniwal fielded his wife Kanika from the Khinvsar constituency on the ticket of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, but Kanika lost the by-elections to the BJP's Rewant Ram Danga. Khinvsar seat is considered a bastion for the Beniwal family because since the creation of this constituency in 2008, Hanuman won this seat four times, i.e., in 2008, 2013, 2018, and 2023, and his younger brother Narayan in 2019 by-elections. It was the first time since the creation of the Khinvsar constituency that a person outside the Beniwal family won this seat in 2024 by RLP former member and BJP's Rewant Ram Danga.[20] In the 2024 Rajasthan by-elections, both Congress and BJP fielded their candidates against RLP Kanika Beniwal, and also two influential political families from the Jat community, i.e., Mirdha and Maderna, criticised Beniwal in the by-elections [21]

Farmer protest

In 2020, Beniwal joined the protest in Delhi against the farmer bills, calling it 'Anti-Farmers'. He went on to say that if he had been present in the Lok Sabha, he would have torn up the farm bills.[22]

Rashtriya Loktantrik Party

On 29 October 2018, Beniwal founded the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, becoming its president and national convenor in the process.[23] This made him one of the most influential politicians of Rajasthan since Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) is the only successful party in the state besides Indian National Congress and Bhartiya Janta Party.[24]

Membership in governing bodies

In December 2024, Beniwal became member of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur governing body along with P.P. Chaudhary.

Electoral history

Lok Sabha

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YearConstituencyPartyVotes %ResultOpponent
2014 Nagaur Independent 159,980 15.9 Lost C. R. Chaudhary
2019 RLP 660,051 54.9 Won Jyoti Mirdha
2024 596,955 48.2 Won Jyoti Mirdha
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Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

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YearConstituencyPartyVotes %ResultOpponent
2008 Khinwsar BJP 24,443 45.3 Won Durg Singh
2013 Independent 23,020 43.3 Won Durg Singh
2018 RLP 83,096 45.2 Won Savai Singh
2023 79,492 38.0 Won Rewant Ram Danga
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Personal life

He married Kanika Beniwal on 9 December 2009, with whom he has a son (Ashutosh) and a daughter (Divya).[25][26] He is a follower and disciple of the Rajasthani folk hero-deity Veer Teja.[27][28] Kanika hails from Sri Ganganagar and did Bachelor of Science from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur.[29] On the eve of 2024 Rajasthan Assembly By-elections, Kanika filed nomination from Khinwsar as a member of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party but lost to BJP Rewant Ram Danga by 13,901 votes.[30][31]

References

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