Babulal Chaudhary
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Chaudhary Babulal | |
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 Chaudhary Babulal delivering a speech at Youth Parliament in Agra on 14th september 2014 | |
| Constituency | Fatehpur Sikri |
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| Born | 2 July 1948 Agra, United Provinces, India |
| Nationality |  India |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) (BJP) |
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| Residence(s) | Agra, Delhi |
| Alma mater | Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra |
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Chaudhary Babulal (born 2 July 1948) is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Pradesh) constituency of the 16th Lok Sabha.[1] As a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), he has been one of the most prominent Jat leaders of western Uttar Pradesh for more than three decades.[2]
Personal life
Chaudhary was born on 2 July 1948 in the village of Panwari, near the city of Agra, in a farming family of Raghunath Singh and Kiran Devi.[1]
He was educated at Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra to the Intermediate level.[3]
Chaudhary married Mahaviri Devi and they have five sons and one daughter. Their eldest, Rameshwar Chaudhary, has unsuccessfully contested twice in the Lok Sabha general elections; for Agra in 1998 and then Mathura in 1999. He placed second in both elections with 190,000 and 200,000 votes respectively. He now runs a chain of degree colleges.[4]
Political career
Since childhood, he was influenced by Choudhary Charan Singh, the 5th Prime Minister of India and famous Jat leader from western Uttar Pradesh. Despite his young age, he successfully contested the elections of Block Pramukh and Zila Panchayat Sadasya under the umbrella of the Panchayat General Election of the Uttar Pradesh Government. He was elected twice to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (13th Legislative Assembly, 1996–2002 and then 14th Legislative Assembly, 2002–2007) as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Fatehpur Sikri constituency.[5] He has served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Kumari Mayawati (2002–03) and then in the Government of Mulayam Singh Yadav (2003–2007). He has been the Minister for various government departments including the Ministry of Food Processing, Pension, Rashtriya Bhasha and Maddah Nishedh.[6] He is currently a member of the Committee on Defence and the Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Chaudhary Babulal as Member of Parliament".
- ^ "UP Chunav 2022: लंबे समय तक शांत रहकर भी कमाल कर गए चौधरी बाबूलाल, पढ़ें टिकट मिलने की पूरी कहानी". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Babulal Chaudhary: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Babulal Chaudhary: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Chaudhary Babulal as Member of Legislative Assembly, Government of Uttar Pradesh".
- ^ "Babulal Chaudhary: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Babulal Chaudhary: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.