Rajpal Singh Baliyan Explained

Rajpal Singh Baliyan
Office:Leader, RLD in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term Start:29 March 2022
Successor2:Yograj Singh
Office1:Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Predecessor1:Umesh Malik
Birth Date:1951 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Party: Rashtriya Lok Dal
Otherparty:National Democratic Alliance (2024–present)
Children:Anil Baliyan
Residence:Garhi Nobad Muzaffarnagar
Profession:Agriculturist & politician
Termstart1:10 March 2022
Termstart2:17 October 1996
Termend2:13 May 2007
Predecessor2:Sudhir Kumar Baliyan
Constituency2:Khatauli
Constituency1:Budhana

Rajpal Singh Baliyan is an Indian politician and member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Baliyan represented Budhana (Assembly constituency) constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of Rashtriya Lok Dal.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Political career

Rajpal Baliyan was a close aide of farmer leader Mahendra Singh Tikait and senior leader of Bharatiya Kisan Union in his early days. He is honest and respected personality in Muzaffarnagar politics.

Rajpal Baliyan was first elected as MLA from Khatauli Assembly constituency in 1996 with the support of Bharatiya Kisan Union defeating incumbent minister Sudhir Kumar Baliyan of Bharatiya Janata Party by 37,790 votes. He was re-elected from the same seat in next election of 2002 defeating Pramod Tyagi of Samajwadi Party by 28,171 votes.

In the 2007 election, he lost from Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Yograj Singh by 16,021 votes. After 5 years in 2012, he again lost from Nawazish Alam Khan of Samajwadi Party by 10,000 votes. In 2017 election party chief Ajit Singh denied a ticket to him but he again got a ticket from the Budhana Assembly constituency in 2022. He won by huge margin this time defeating BJP's firebrand leader Umesh Malik by 28,310 votes.

Notes and References

  1. News: Profile. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. 16 Jun 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090004/http://uplegisassembly.gov.in/ENGLISH/pdfs/members_profile/10.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead.
  2. News: All MLAs from Assembly Constituency . Elections.in. 16 Jun 2015.
  3. News: 2007 Election Results. Election Commission of India website. 16 Jun 2015.
  4. News: 2012 Election Results. Election Commission of India website. 16 Jun 2015.