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| name = Bharat Bhushan Batra<br />
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| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start2 = 2009<br />
| term_end2 = 2014<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Shadi Lal Batra]]<br />
| successor2 = [[Manish Grover]]<br />
| constituency2 = [[Rohtak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rohtak]]<br />
| term_start1 = 24 October 2019<br />
| term_end1 = <br />
| constituency1 = [[Rohtak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rohtak]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Manish Grover]]<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|5|4}}<ref name="HVS"/><br />
| birth_place = [[Kalanaur, Haryana|Kalanaur]], [[East Punjab]] (now [[Haryana]]), India<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
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| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] <br/> [[LLB]] ([[Delhi University]], 1977)<br />
| profession = Advocate<br />
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| spouse = Neelam Batra<br />
| children = 1<br />
| relatives = <br />
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'''Bharat Bhushan Batra''' (born 4 May 1952) is an Indian politician serving as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Rohtak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rohtak]] in the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] since 2019.<ref name="HVS"/><ref name="MyNeta"/> He held the post previously from 2009 to 2014, winning the seat in [[2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2009]].<ref name="HVS"/><ref name="HT"/> After a loss in 2014, Batra regained the seat in [[2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2019]],<ref name="HT"/> which he retained in [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2024]].<ref name="IT_Oct2024"/><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Batra was born on 4 May 1952 to Sat Ram Dass Batra in [[Kalanaur, Haryana|Kalanaur]] town of [[East Punjab]] which is now in [[Haryana]]. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Kalanaur and later did [[LLB|L.L.B.]] in 1977 at [[Delhi University]]. He is married to Neelam Batra, with whom he has a son.<ref name="HVS">{{cite web |title=Haryana Vidhan Sabha MLA |url=https://haryanaassembly.gov.in/mla-details/?id=49120 |website=haryanaassembly.gov.in | date=17 July 2018 |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Bharat Bhushan Batra(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Rohtak(Rohtak) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/haryana2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7642 |website=MyNeta |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Batra was first elected as the [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Rohtak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rohtak Vidhan Sabha constituency]] in 2009, defeating [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'s [[Manish Grover]] by 19,595 votes and succeeding fellow Congress politician [[Shadi Lal Batra]] in the process.<ref name="HT"/> 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.<ref name="HVS"/><br />
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In the [[2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]], Batra lost to Grover with 11,132 votes. But, regained his seat in [[2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2019]], defeating the latter with 19,595 votes.<ref name="HT">{{cite news |title=Haryana Assembly Polls: Manish Grover, Rohtak MLA |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/assembly-elections/haryana-assembly-polls-manish-grover-rohtak-mla/story-N7Gs6IQefrB04nMrT7w08I.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 September 2019 |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref> Batra was the [[Whip (politics)|chief whip]] of Indian National Congress in [[Haryana Vidhan Sabha]] from 2010 to 2014 and 2019 to present.<ref name="HVS" /><br />
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In the [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]], Batra again won from Rohtak, defeating rival Manish Grover by 1,341 votes.<ref name="IT_Oct2024">{{cite magazine |title=Rohtak, Haryana Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: INC's Bharat Bhushan Batra with 59419 defeats BJP's Manish Kumar Grover |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/rohtak-haryana-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-aelb-2612838-2024-10-08 |magazine=India Today |date=8 October 2024 |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results October -2024 Assembly Constituency 62 - Rohtak (Haryana) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/ConstituencywiseS0762.htm |work=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1952 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2009–2014]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Rohtak district]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2024–2029]]<br />
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