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{{short description|Indian politician}} |
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{{Infobox officeholder |
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| name = Raghav Lakhanpal |
| name = Raghav Lakhanpal |
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| caption = Raghav Lakhanpal in 2022 |
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| birth_date = |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|10|28|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Saharanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] [[India]] |
| birth_place = [[Saharanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] |
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| residence = [[Saharanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] |
| residence = [[Saharanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] |
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| office = [[Member of |
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] |
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| term_start = 2014 |
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| term_end = |
| term_end = 2019 |
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| constituency = [[Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharanpur]] |
| constituency = [[Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharanpur]] |
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| predecessor = [[Jagdish Singh Rana]] |
| predecessor = [[Jagdish Singh Rana]] |
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| successor = [[Haji Fazlur Rehman]] |
| successor = [[Haji Fazlur Rehman]] |
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| office1 = Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] |
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| term_start1 = 2012 |
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| term_end1 = 2014 |
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| predecessor1 = ''constituency established'' |
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| constituency1 = [[Saharanpur Nagar Assembly constituency|Saharanpur Nagar]] |
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| predecessor2 = [[Sanjay Garg]] |
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| successor2 = [[Jagpal]] |
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| constituency2 = [[Saharanpur Assembly constituency|Saharanpur]] |
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| term_start3 = 2001 |
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| predecessor3 = [[Nirbhay Pal Sharma]] |
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| successor3 = [[Dharam Singh Saini]] |
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| constituency3 = [[Sarsawa Assembly constituency|Sarsawa]] |
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] |
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] |
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| spouse = |
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| parents = [[Nirbhay Pal Sharma]] |
| parents = [[Nirbhay Pal Sharma]] |
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| children = |
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| alma_mater = [[International Management Institute, New Delhi]] |
| alma_mater = [[International Management Institute, New Delhi]] |
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| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4785 |
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4785 |
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'''Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma''' is an Indian politician. He was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] elected in 2014 from [[Saharanpur]] as a candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/parliamentary-constituencies/saharanpur.html |title=Saharanpur Election Results 2014 |publisher=www.elections.in |date=14 May 2014 |accessdate=16 May 2014}}</ref> |
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'''Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma''' is an Indian Politician from Saharanpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. After completing his schooling at the Doon School, Dehradun, he went on to complete a bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of Delhi. Thereafter, he pursued a Master’s in business administration (M.B.A.) from the International Management Institute, New Delhi, which he completed in the year 1999. |
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==Life== |
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Raghav Lakhanpal entered the field of politics at the relatively early age of 26, after the tragic assassination of his late Father Sh, Nirbhay Pal Sharma, who was an immensely popular leader from the B.J.P. and a three term MLA from Sarsawa Constituency. Raghav Lakhanpal contested and won his first election in the year 2001. He has won three elections to the legislative assembly of the state of Uttar Pradesh representing the Bhartiya Janta Party (B.J.P), since. He contested and won his first election in 2001 when he became the '''youngest member of legislative assembly in the entire country'''. In the year 2007, he was elected to the legislative assembly from ‘Saharanpur’ constituency by a handsome margin and then re-elected for a third term in February, 2012, again by a handsome margin |
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He is educated at [[The Doon School]]<ref>Doon School Records, Class of 1992, Tata House, p.126</ref> and [[International Management Institute (India)|International Management Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Management Institute, IMI New Delhi, IMI Kolkata, IMI Bhubaneswar, Top ranked PGDBM Institutes in India|url=https://www.imi.edu/|access-date=9 February 2022|website=www.imi.edu}}</ref> He was the member of [[Uttar Pradesh]] Legislative Assembly thrice. He became a politician after the tragic murder of his father [[Nirbhay Pal Sharma]] in 2000 who was himself a Bhartiya Janta Party politician from Sarsawa.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Raghav later stood for the by election and won handsomely but lost in the 2002 Assembly election from the same seat. He later won from [[Saharanpur]] Nagar seat in 2007 and reclaimed it in 2012 Assembly Polls before entering into Lok Sabha in a highly polarised election in which he defeated nearest Congress candidate by 65 thousand votes. He is also the Vice President of BJP's youth wing BJYM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/In-Western-UP-its-%E2%80%98HM%E2%80%99-versus-%E2%80%98DM%E2%80%99/article20741290.ece|title=In Western UP, its 'HM' versus 'DM'|first=Harish|last=Damodaran|website=@businessline|date=25 March 2014 }}</ref> |
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In May 2014, he was elected '''Member of Parliament''' from Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency, thereby winning his fourth election. Between the years 2014 to 2019 he was a member of the standing committees on '''Defence''' and '''External Affairs''' and a member of the Consultative committee on '''Urban Development.''' He was also a member of the '''“Indian Council of World Affairs”.''' He also introduced a Private members bill on a new '''"Population Policy"''' in Parliament in 2018, seeking India must advocate a stringent population policy to overcome the rising population growth and disallow subsidies to those who produce more than two children |
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On 21 April 2017, Lakhanpal and BJP MLA Brijesh Choudhary were arrested along with a party member for alleged involvement in violence at Sadak Dudhli village in [[Saharanpur district|Saharanpur]] district.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} |
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He has been actively involved in further strengthening the party he represents and has worked at various organizational levels of the B.J.P. within the state of Uttar Pradesh as also at the national level. Raghav Lakhanpal has been a '''member of the national executive of the B.J.P. and was also the National Vice-President of the youth wing of the party,''' known as the Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (B.J.Y.M.). He has a keen interest in youth affairs and has organized as well as participated in various rallies, demonstrations and movements of regional and national importance. |
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On 22 December 2017 he moved a private member bill in the Lok Sabha seeking India must advocate a stringent population policy to overcome the rising population growth and disallow subsidies to those who produce more than two children. |
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In the year 2011, Raghav Lakhanpal travelled to the U.S.A. at the invitation of the International Republican Institute as part of a Parliamentary Delegation with an aim to strengthening Democratic ties between the two countries. Again, in the year 2013, he was invited to U.S.A. as a guest of the U.S. State Department to learn about various forms of government in the U.S.A. In Nov. 2014, he was invited to King’s College London, to undergo a course in leadership. In April 2015, Princeton University U.S.A. also invited him for a round of interactions with faculty and students of the University, as also with several significant think-tanks'''. In May 2015, Raghav Lakhanpal was nominated by the honourable speaker of the Lok Sabha to represent India as an international observer for the U.K Parliamentary elections.''' In June 2015, he was invited by the German Parliament to Berlin and Hamburg in order to understand the German system of Dual Vocational training. In all of these visits, he has been able to effectively synergise the strengths prevalent in all these countries, so as to reap benefits for India, and at the same time, to give an eye-opener about the positives about our own country and the limitless opportunities available in India, for these countries. In September 2017, he represented India as Head of Delegation in the Asian Parliamentary Assembly in Cambodia. '''Raghav Lakhanpal also represented the Govt of India Delegation at the “UN General Assembly” session in New York, in October 2017''' |
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjps-local-mp-mlaraghav-lakhanpal-booked-for-violence-in-saharanpur-4623161/|title=BJP's local MP, MLA booked for violence in Saharanpur|date=22 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Raghav Lakhanpal spends a major part of his time in his constituency and continues to serve and nurture it to the best of his ability. He meets his constituents daily and successfully strives to solve their problems, be it the need for better roads and sanitation or other issues that require to be redressed with the local and state administration. '''His continuous efforts have been rewarded in the form of “Sanction of the Doubling of the Saharanpur- Meerut Railway Line” as well as the doubling of the “Delhi- Shamli-Saharanpur” railway lines.''' The new entry to the Saharanpur Railway station as well as amenities such as Elevators and escalators were the results of his sustained efforts. '''He has also been instrumental in Sanctioning of a State University for Saharanpur as well as the inclusion of “Saharanpur “in the list of “Smart Cities”.''' On his request and initiation various other development projects, such as the '''National Highway NH-709B between Delhi and Saharanpur''', as well as sanction of funds to upgrade urban infrastructure in Saharanpur under the Smart City Project have been approved. He is immensely popular with his constituents and strongly voices their needs and expectations at various levels within the State as well as the centre |
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Latest revision as of 11:38, 4 June 2024
Raghav Lakhanpal | |
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 Raghav Lakhanpal in 2022 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Singh Rana |
| Succeeded by | Haji Fazlur Rehman |
| Constituency | Saharanpur |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Constituency | Saharanpur Nagar |
| In office 2007–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Garg |
| Succeeded by | Jagpal |
| Constituency | Saharanpur |
| In office 2001–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Nirbhay Pal Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Dharam Singh Saini |
| Constituency | Sarsawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1974 Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parent | Nirbhay Pal Sharma |
| Residence(s) | Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | International Management Institute, New Delhi |
| Occupation | Agriculturist |
| Source: [1] | |
Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma is an Indian politician. He was a member of the Lok Sabha elected in 2014 from Saharanpur as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Life
[edit]He is educated at The Doon School[2] and International Management Institute.[3] He was the member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly thrice. He became a politician after the tragic murder of his father Nirbhay Pal Sharma in 2000 who was himself a Bhartiya Janta Party politician from Sarsawa.[citation needed] Raghav later stood for the by election and won handsomely but lost in the 2002 Assembly election from the same seat. He later won from Saharanpur Nagar seat in 2007 and reclaimed it in 2012 Assembly Polls before entering into Lok Sabha in a highly polarised election in which he defeated nearest Congress candidate by 65 thousand votes. He is also the Vice President of BJP's youth wing BJYM.[4]
On 21 April 2017, Lakhanpal and BJP MLA Brijesh Choudhary were arrested along with a party member for alleged involvement in violence at Sadak Dudhli village in Saharanpur district.[citation needed]
On 22 December 2017 he moved a private member bill in the Lok Sabha seeking India must advocate a stringent population policy to overcome the rising population growth and disallow subsidies to those who produce more than two children. [5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Saharanpur Election Results 2014". www.elections.in. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ Doon School Records, Class of 1992, Tata House, p.126
- ^ "International Management Institute, IMI New Delhi, IMI Kolkata, IMI Bhubaneswar, Top ranked PGDBM Institutes in India". www.imi.edu. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Damodaran, Harish (25 March 2014). "In Western UP, its 'HM' versus 'DM'". @businessline.
- ^ "BJP's local MP, MLA booked for violence in Saharanpur". 22 April 2017.
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