Bharat Bhushan Batra (born 4 May 1952) is an Indian politician serving as the MLA from

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in the

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since 2019. He held the post previously from 2009 to 2014.

Personal life

Batra was born on 4 May 1952 to Sat Ram Dass Batra in Kalanaur town of

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. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Kalanaur and

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from

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in 1977. He is married to Neelam Batra, with whom he has a son.

Political career

Batra was first elected as the

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from Rohtak Vidhan Sabha constituency in 2009, defeating

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's Manish Grover by 19,595 votes, succeeding fellow Congress politician

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. During his tenure, he was the chairman of Library Committee, Petition Committee and Subject Committee on Education, Technical Education, Vocation Education, Medical Education and Health Services. In the

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, Batra lost to Grover with 11,132 votes. But, regained his seat in

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, this time defeating the latter with 19,595 votes. Batra was the

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of Indian National Congress in

Haryana Vidhan Sabha The Haryana Legislative Assembly or the Haryana Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of L ...

from 2010 to 2014 and 2019 to present.

References

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