Bharat Singh

Bharat Singh was a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from the Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency). He is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won the 2014 Indian general elections from the Ballia Lok Sabha constituency by defeating former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar's son Neeraj Shekhar with a margin of 1,39,434 votes.^[1][2]

Bharat Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Neeraj Shekhar
Succeeded by	Virendra Singh Mast
Constituency	Ballia
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1996–2007
Preceded by	Bikram Singh
Succeeded by	Subhash Yadav
Constituency	Doaba
In office 1991–1992
Preceded by	Bhola Nath
Succeeded by	Bikram Singh
Constituency	Doaba
Personal details
Born	(1948-09-15) 15 September 1948 (age 76) Nawka Tola, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Sheela Singh ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	1 Daughter
Parents	Ramcheej Singh (father) Ramswaro Devi (mother)
Alma mater	Jodhpur University, Banaras Hindu University
Profession	Agriculturist, Politician
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Early life

Bharat Singh was born on 15 September 1948 in village Navka Tola in Bairiya tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.^[3] His late father Ramcheej Singh was a simple farmer. Bharat Singh got his early education at his native village and went on to complete his graduation from Jodhpur University, Rajasthan in 1973. Bharat Singh entered in politics when he was a student of Banaras Hindu University. He got elected as President of Banaras Hindu University Students' Union in the year 1978.^[4][5]

Political career

Bharat Singh successfully contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections of 1991, 1996 and 2002 from Bairiya assembly seat in Ballia. He served three terms as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). However he contested the Lok Sabha election of 2014 from Ballia as Bharatiya Janata Party Candidate and defeated the seating MP Neeraj Shekhar.^[6]

Posts Held

• General Secretary of Banaras Hindu University Students' Union, 1975
• President of Banaras Hindu University Students' Union, 1978
• Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Uttar Pradesh, 1991
• Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Uttar Pradesh, 1996
• Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Uttar Pradesh, 2002
• Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency), 2014