Bharat Singh Kushwah
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Bharat Singh Kushwah | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar |
| Constituency | Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency |
| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2013–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Madan Kushwah |
| Succeeded by | Sahab Singh Gurjar |
| Constituency | Gwalior Rural Assembly constituency |
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| Born | 4 September 1970 Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Bharat Singh Kushwah, (born 4 September 1970;[1] Hindi pronunciation: [bʱəɾət̪ sɪŋgʱ kʊʃ.ʋaːɦ]) alternatively spelt as Bharat Singh Kushwaha, is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh, who was elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Gwalior Rural Assembly constituency in 2013 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. Kushwah is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and has served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Horticulture and Food Processing (Independent Charge) of Madhya Pradesh. He is a two term MLA from Gwalior Rural Assembly constituency.[2][3][4][5] In 2024 Indian general election, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency.[6]
Kushwah was pitted against Indian National Congress candidate, Madan Kushwah in the 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He was able to defeat him in this election. In 2018, he was able to retain the constituency, becoming the member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the second time.[7] The electoral contest of 2018 became triangular as Bahujan Samaj Party announced Sahab Singh Gurjar to be its candidate.[8][9]
In 2024 Indian general election, he was made a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party from Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency. He defeated Praveen Pathak of Indian National Congress and was elected to Lok Sabha in this election.[10][11]
In October 2024, a video of Kushwah got viral in which he was seen walking across various places in his constituency and meeting the ordinary people. He was also spotted promoting the small scale traders and asking the people shopping for Diwali to purchase from them to make the economy strong. Later, it was covered in news media as wll.[12]
