Bhagwati Singh Visharad

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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Bhagwati Singh Visharad
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|09|23|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|02|1921|09|23|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| residence =
| alma_mater =
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| office1 = [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Bhagwant Nagar]]
| term_start1 = 1957
| term_end1 = 1962
| predecessor1 = ''Constituency Established''
| successor1 = Dev Datt
| constituency2 = [[Bhagwant Nagar]]
| term_start2 = 1967
| term_end2 = 1977
| predecessor2 = Dev Datt
| successor2 = Devki Nandan
| constituency3 = [[Bhagwant Nagar]]
| term_start3 = 1980
| term_end3 = 1989
| predecessor3 = Devki Nandan
| successor3 = Devki Nandan
| constituency4 = [[Bhagwant Nagar]]
| term_start4 = 1991
| term_end4 = 1993
| predecessor4 = Devki Nandan
| successor4 = Devki Nandan
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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'''Bhagwati Singh Visharad''' (23 September 1921 – 2 December 2019) was an [[India]]n politician from [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He contested every single Vidhan Sabha election for [[Bhagwantnagar (Assembly constituency) | Bhagwantnagar]] seat from 1957 to 1993. He was elected as a legislator of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] seven times, and lost 4 times. He started his career with Praja Socialist Party, but switched to [[Indian National Congress]] after 1967 assembly elections.

==Biography==
Visharad was born on 23 September 1921.<ref name=a/> He was elected as a member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from Bhagwant Nagar in 1957 and 1967 as a [[Praja Socialist Party]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1957-election-results.html|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1957|accessdate=2 December 2019|website=www.elections.in
}}</ref> Later, he joined [[Indian National Congress]]. Then, he was elected from this constituency in 1969, 1974, 1980, 1985, and 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1967|accessdate=2 December 2019|website=www.elections.in
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1969-election-results.html|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1969|accessdate=2 December 2019|website=www.elections.in
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1974-election-results.html|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1974|accessdate=2 December 2019|website=www.elections.in
}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1980-election-results.html|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1980|accessdate=2 December 2019|website=www.elections.in
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1985-election-results.html|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1985|accessdate=2 December 2019|website=www.elections.in
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1991-election-results.html|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1991|accessdate=2 December 2019|website=www.elections.in
}}</ref>

He lost four times, the final defeat coming in 1993 when he finished fourth behind BJP, JD, and Samajwadi Party candidates. At that point, he retired from electoral politics.

Visharad died on 2 December 2019 at the age of 98.<ref name=a>{{cite web|url=https://m.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-city-seven-time-mla-bhagwati-singh-visharad-died-at-home-19808318.html
|title=उन्नाव की भगवंत नगर विधानसभा से सात बार विधायक रहे भगवती सिंह का निधन
|date=2 December 2019
|accessdate=2 December 2019|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur/seven-time-mla-bhagwati-singh-visharad-died
|title=स्वतंत्रता सेनानी व सात बार विधायक रहे भगवती सिंह विशारद का देहांत
|date=2 December 2019
|accessdate=2 December 2019|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.patrika.com/unnao-news/former-mp-annu-tandon-said-a-big-chapter-ended-5448404/
|title=जनपद के गांधी कहे जाने वाले सात बार के विधायक के निधन से शोक की लहर, अन्नू टंडन ने कहा एक बड़ा अध्याय समाप्त|date=2 December 2019
|accessdate=2 December 2019|website=Rajasthan Patrika|language=hi
}}</ref>

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[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Unnao district]]
[[Category:Praja Socialist Party politicians]]

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