Bhavya Bishnoi Explained

Caption:Bishnoi addressing the press, 2024
Birth Date:16 February 1993
Birth Place:New Delhi, India
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party (2022–present)
Parents:Kuldeep Bishnoi (father), Renuka Bishnoi (mother)
Citizenship:Indian
Otherparty:Indian National Congress (until 2022)
Alma Mater:London School of Economics (BA), Oxford University (MSc), Harvard Kennedy School (MPA, Dropped Out)
Relations:Bhajan Lal Bishnoi (grandfather)
Office:State President of the
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Term Start:28 April 2024
Office1:Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Adampur
2Blankname:National President
2Namedata:Tejasvi Surya
3Blankname:State
3Namedata:Haryana
Termend1:6 October 2024
Termstart1:7 November 2022
Predecessor1:Kuldeep Bishnoi
Successor1:Chander Parkash

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

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.[5] [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.[10] [11] [12] He also attended Harvard Kennedy School. Bishnoi left Harvard without finishing his degree.

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

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.[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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-11-16 . Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath, becomes youngest member of Haryana Vidhan Sabha . 2022-11-28 . The Indian Express . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-05-02 . Haryana's youngest MLA Bhavya Bishnoi gets engaged to IAS officer Pari Bishnoi . 2023-05-04 . The Indian Express . en.
  3. Web site: Meet IAS Pari Bishnoi, Haryana's youngest MLA Bhavya Bishnoi's would-be wife . 2023-05-13 . DNA India . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-11-17 . Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath as youngest MLA . 2023-05-25 . Hindustan Times . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-11-16 . Newly elected BJP MLA Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath in Haryana Assembly - Articles . 2022-11-28 . ZEE5 . en.
  6. News: 14 May 2023 . BJP's Adampur MLA Bhavya Bishnoi gets engaged to IAS officer Pari Bishnoi . .
  7. News: 2023-05-03 . MLA engaged to IAS officer . 2023-05-12 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  8. Web site: MLA Bhavya Bishnoi engaged IAS officer Pari Bishnoi . 2023-05-13 . indiaherald.com . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-05-08 . IAS Pari Bishnoi to Marry Haryana MLA Bhavya Bishnoi, Check Their Education Qualification . 2023-05-14 . TimesNow . en.
  10. News: Gayatri . Geetanjali . 2023-11-07 . Have big responsibility to discharge: Bhavya . .
  11. Web site: Bhavya Bishnoi: दादा के बाद पोता...भजनलाल की विरासत का 'भव्य' वारिस, कुलदीप बिश्नोई के बेटे का उदय . 2023-05-25 . Navbharat Times . hi.
  12. News: Mukherjee . Bhaskar . Riding on family legacy, Bhavya spices up contest . .
  13. News: 8 August 2018 . स्टार की हियरिंग फाउंडेशन एवं भजन ग्लोबल इम्पैक्ट फाउंडेशन के प्रयासों से दूर होगा हज़ारो हिसार वासियो के जीवन में पसरा सन्नाटा . .
  14. News: ग्लोबल सिटीजन इंडिया अभियान से आएगी भारत में गरीबी उन्मूलन में क्रांति : भव्य बिश्नोई . .
  15. News: 26 साल की उम्र में मिली टिकट . .
  16. News: Cong lists candidates for remaining 4 seats in state, picks Bhadana over Nagar for Faridabad . .
  17. News: भव्य ने भरा नामांकन, एकजुट नज़र आयी पूरी कांग्रेस . .
  18. News: 2022-11-06 . Adampur bypoll 2022 result: BJP's Bhavya Bishnoi wins, defeats Congress candidate Jai Prakash . The Times of India . 2023-12-14 . 0971-8257.
  19. Web site: 2024-10-08 . Adampur Results 2024: BJP's Bhavya Bishnoi loses to Congress in big shock to Bhajan Lal's family . 2024-10-15 . Business Today . en.
  20. Web site: 2024-10-09 . Bhajan Lal family citadel falls after 56 years as ex-IAS officer edges out Kuldeep Bishnoi son . 2024-10-15 . The Indian Express . en.