Bharat Bhushan Batra Explained

Bharat Bhushan Batra (born 4 May 1952) is an Indian politician serving as the MLA from Rohtak in the Haryana Legislative Assembly since 2019. He held the post previously from 2009 to 2014, winning the seat in 2009. After a loss in 2014, Batra regained the seat in 2019, which he retained in 2024.

Personal life

Batra was born on 4 May 1952 to Sat Ram Dass Batra in Kalanaur town of East Punjab which is now in Haryana. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Kalanaur and later did L.L.B. in 1977 at Delhi University. He is married to Neelam Batra, with whom he has a son.^{[1] [2]}

Political career

Batra was first elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Rohtak Vidhan Sabha constituency in 2009, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's Manish Grover by 19,595 votes and succeeding fellow Congress politician Shadi Lal Batra in the process. During his tenure, he was the chairman of Library Committee, Petition Committee and Subject Committee on Education, Technical Education, Vocation Education, Medical Education and Health Services.^[1]

In the 2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Batra lost to Grover with 11,132 votes. But, regained his seat in 2019, defeating the latter with 19,595 votes.^[3] Batra was the chief whip of Indian National Congress in Haryana Vidhan Sabha from 2010 to 2014 and 2019 to present.

In the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Batra again won from Rohtak, defeating rival Manish Grover by 1,341 votes.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Haryana Vidhan Sabha MLA . haryanaassembly.gov.in . 17 July 2018 . 20 February 2022.
2. Web site: Bharat Bhushan Batra(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Rohtak(Rohtak) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . MyNeta . 20 February 2022.
3. News: Haryana Assembly Polls: Manish Grover, Rohtak MLA . Hindustan Times . 24 September 2019 . 20 February 2022.
4. Rohtak, Haryana Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: INC's Bharat Bhushan Batra with 59419 defeats BJP's Manish Kumar Grover . India Today . 8 October 2024 . 9 October 2024.
5. Web site: General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results October -2024 Assembly Constituency 62 - Rohtak (Haryana) . . 9 October 2024.