Subhash Chandra Baheria
Indian politician (born 1956)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subhash Chandra Baheria is an Indian politician and a three-term Member of Parliament elected to Lok Sabha in 1996, 2014 and 2019 from Bhilwara in Rajasthan as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He was also elected as MLA from same constituency in 2003. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and was the only CA from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha and one of the two qualified Chartered Accountants in the 17th Lok Sabha.[3][4]
Subhash Chandra Baheria | |
|---|---|
| |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2014–2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | C. P. Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Damodar Agarwal |
| Constituency | Bhilwara |
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2003–2008 | |
| Chief Minister | Vasundhara Raje |
| Preceded by | Devendra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Vitthal Shankar Avasthi |
| Constituency | Bhilwara |
| Member of the India Parliament | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee H.D. Deve Gowda I.K. Gujral |
| Preceded by | Shiv Charan Mathur |
| Succeeded by | Rampal Upadhyay |
| Constituency | Bhilwara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1956 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | B.Com., C.A. |
| Alma mater | Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
| Occupation | Politician, industrialist |
| Website | baheriasc |
| Source: [[1]] | |
Early life and education
He was born in Shahpura, Bhilwara.[5] He did his B.Com from Govt. College, Shahpura (Bhilwara) in 1976 and he completed Chartered Accountancy (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in 1983.[3] He has been associated with the RSS, maintains clean and low profile image, is involved in social work and lives a simple lifestyle. He has been known for his easy access to the people of the area.[6] He has been associated with Bharat Vikas Parishad since 1981.[7]
Business career
Political career
Subhash Chandra Baheria was the Member of Parliament from Bhilwara. He was previously District President of BJP, Bhilwara.[11] As a professional accountant, he has served as member of various government committees on Commerce and Finance. He has contributed to various business related government policies related to GST Implementation,[12] Export Infrastructure,[13] Anti-Competitive Practices[14] and more. He delivered a talk on how textiles can contribute to a 5 trillion dollar economy of India at IIM-A.[15]
| Period | Position |
|---|---|
| 2023 - 2024 | Member, Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee (ZRUCC), West Central Railway Zone[18] |
| 2019 - 2024 | Member, Public Accounts Committee[19][20][21][22]
Member, Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development[23] Member, Standing Committee on Finance, Ministry of Finance[14][24] |
| 2019 - 2024 | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha for the 3rd term. |
| 2017 - 2019 | Member, Public Accounts Committee[25][26][27][28] |
| 2017 | Member, Joint Committee on the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017[29] |
| 2016 | Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016 |
| 2014 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs
Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House |
| 2014 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha for 2nd term against Ashok Chandna of INC from Bhilwara. |
| 2004 - 2008 | Elected as a Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.[6] |
| 1998 | Lost 1998 Lok Sabha polls contesting against Rampal Upadhyay of INC from Bhilwara. |
| 1996 | Member, Standing Committee on Commerce
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance[6] |
| 1996 | Elected to the 11th Lok Sabha for the 1st term by defeating Mahendra Singh Mewar, royal descendant of the great Maharana Pratap of INC party from Bhilwara constituency.[6] |
Electoral performance
His electoral performance is considered with high regards as his 2019 Lok Sabha victory was by a massive margin of 6,12,000. He had 9,38,160 votes in his favour which is 71.6% of the total voters. His previous victory was by 2,46,264 votes.[17][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] His victory margin in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections was amongst the top 5 victory margins in the election across 543 constituencies,[39][40] which is the highest victory margin in Rajasthan[36][41] and even higher than the 2014 record winning margin of highly popular Prime Minister Modi.[42][43][44][45][46] His victory is attributed to his strong grassroots connect and his simplicity. Such is his simplicity that he is often sighted traveling on his personal scooter in Bhilwara.[47][48] He maintains all booth level numbers on his finger tips - initially via register, then laptop and now mobile. This telephone directory and maintaining all booth-level data analysis of all state and central elections is his strength for grassroot connects which he claims to be maintaining since 1996.[49] This technique is highly effective and seems to be the inspiration for BJP's panna-pramukh programme[50] to maintain grassroot connects.
Contributions to Bhilwara
The completion of the Chambal drinking water project bringing water to Bhilwara, opening of Bhilwara Medical College and electrification of railways are his prime achievements as per his claims. During his tenure, the city gained passport office. More than 7 lakh accounts were opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. New branches of polytechnic colleges were initiated. Compensation for acquisition of land for national highway projects was increased manifold.[8]
