Dinanath Bhaskar

Dinanath Bhaskar
Dinanath Bhaskar
Minister of Uttar Pradesh
MLA, 12th Legislative Assembly
In office
1993-1995
Minister Health Minister
Constituency Chandauli
Chairman of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe commission
In office
2004 - 2007
MLA, 14th Legislative Assembly
In office
2002-2007
Minister R.E.S Minister
Constituency Bhadohi
MLA, 17th Legislative Assembly
In office
2017 - Present
Constituency Aurai
Personal details
Born (1963-03-10) 10 March 1963
Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Bhartiya Janta Party (2015-Present)
Bahujan Samaj Party (2009-2015))
Samajwadi Party (1996-2009))
Residence Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater Banaras Hindu University
Profession Social worker, politician, social activist

Dinanath Bhaskar (born 10 March 1963) has been a founding member of the Bahujan Samaj Party and a minister of Uttar Pradesh state in India. He is a Dalit Leader and was a close associate of Kanshi Ram. He is currently in the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the health minister during the Samajwadi Party-BSP coalition government of Uttar Pradesh in 1993 and later quit the BSP to join the Samajwadi Party in 1996.

In the 2017 state elections, Bhaskar was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Aurai constituency as a BJP candidate. This was his third successful election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Dinanath Bhaskar delivering speech
In Jan Sabha

Dinanath Bhaskar was born on 10 March 1963 in Khetarpala village, Chandauli district. He began his political career as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). He won the Legislative Assembly elections from the Chandauli constituency in 1993 on a BSP ticket[1] but left the party after Mayawati accused Mulayam Singh Yadav of trying to induce support from Bhaskar. He joined the Samajwadi Party in 1996 and successfully contested the 2002 Bhadohi elections to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly for a second time.[2] He left the party after being denied a Vidhan Sabha ticket in a 2009 by-election. He then re-joined the BSP and was made Coordinator of Allahabad zone, Mirzapur zone and Varanasi Zone respectively.

Bhaskar resigned from the BSP on 4 April 2015[3][4] and joined the BJP one month later.[5] He has been named as a BJP candidate for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections due to take place in February/March 2017.[6]

Offices held

  • 1993 to 1995: Member of Legislative Assembly Chandauli[7]
  • 2002 to 2007: Member of Legislative Assembly Bhadohi[8]
  • 1993: Health Minister and Village Development Division (Uttar Pradesh)
  • 2003 to 2004: RES Minister[9]
  • 2004 to 2007: Chairman Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) Commission, Uttar Pradesh
  • March 2017 – present: BJP MLA for Aurai[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Chandauli Election Results, Chandauli Constituency Map". Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bhadohi Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh". elections.in. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  3. ↑ "BSP founder member resigns from party; accuses leadership of selling tickets". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  4. ↑ Resigned From BSP
  5. ↑ "BSP's Founder Member Deena Nath Bhaskar Joins Bharatiya Janata Party". Ndtv.com. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  6. ↑ Mishra, Sohit (25 January 2017). "BJP third list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2017: 5 key candidates named in 3rd list". India.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  7. ↑ "Chandauli Election Results, Chandauli Constituency Map". Travelindia-guide.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  8. ↑ "Bhadohi Election and Results 2017, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up". Elections.in. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  9. ↑ "List of Mulayam's ministers". The Times of India. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
  10. ↑ "BJP Returns To Power In Uttar Pradesh After 15 Years With Massive Mandate". Jagran. PTI. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-06.

Further reading

  • "Say no minister, and face the music - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  • The Indian Express
  • http://www.india.com/news/india/bjp-third-list-of-candidates-for-uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017-5-key-candidates-named-in-3rd-list-1780158/
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