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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| caption = Bishnoi addressing the press, 2024
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|02|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2022–present)
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| parents = [[Kuldeep Bishnoi]] (father)<br>[[Renuka Bishnoi]] (mother)
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| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]] (until 2022)
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| relations = [[Bhajan Lal Bishnoi|Bhajan Lal]] (grandfather)
| office = [[President (corporate title)|State President of the]] <br/> [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]
| term_start = 28 April 2024
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Adampur, Haryana Assembly constituency|Adampur]]
| 2blankname = National President
| 2namedata = [[Tejasvi Surya]]
| spouse = Pari Bishnoi (m. 2023)
| 3blankname = State
| 3namedata = [[Haryana]]
| term_end1 = 6 October 2024
| term_start1 = 7 November 2022
| predecessor1 = [[Kuldeep Bishnoi]]
| successor1 = [[Chander Parkash (politician)|Chander Parkash]]
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'''Bhavya Bishnoi''' (born 16 February 1993) is an Indian politician from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was elected to the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Adampur, Haryana Assembly constituency|Adampur constituency]] in the [[2022 elections in India#Haryana|November 2022 by-election]]. He was the youngest member of the [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] until 2024 when he lost the [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]] from Adampur.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2022-11-16 |title=Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath, becomes youngest member of Haryana Vidhan Sabha |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/bhavya-bishnoi-oath-youngest-haryana-mla-8272249/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-02 |title=Haryana's youngest MLA Bhavya Bishnoi gets engaged to IAS officer Pari Bishnoi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-bhavya-bishnoi-engaged-to-ias-officer-pari-bishnoi-8587931/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Meet IAS Pari Bishnoi, Haryana's youngest MLA Bhavya Bishnoi's would-be wife |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/viral/report-meet-ias-pari-bishnoi-haryana-s-youngest-mla-bhavya-bishnoi-s-would-be-wife-3040174 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-17 |title=Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath as youngest MLA |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/bhavya-bishnoi-takes-oath-as-youngest-mla-101668628880538.html |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Bhavya was born to [[Kuldeep Bishnoi]] and [[Renuka Bishnoi]] on 16 February 1993 in New Delhi, India. His father is a two-time former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], and four-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]. His mother, [[Renuka Bishnoi]], is also a two-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the]] [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-16 |title=Newly elected BJP MLA Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath in Haryana Assembly - Articles |url=https://www.zee5.com/articles/newly-elected-bjp-mla-bhavya-bishnoi-takes-oath-in-haryana-assembly |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=ZEE5 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite news |date=14 May 2023 |title=BJP's Adampur MLA Bhavya Bishnoi gets engaged to IAS officer Pari Bishnoi |work=[[The Tribune]] |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/bjps-adampur-mla-bhavya-bishnoi-gets-engaged-to-ias-officer-pari-bishnoi-504130}}</ref>

He is the grandson of [[Bhajan Lal Bishnoi]], the famous political horse-trader, former three-time [[List of chief ministers of Haryana|Chief Minister]] of the Indian state of [[Haryana]], as well as former [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Union Minister for Agriculture and Environment]] in the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-03 |title=MLA engaged to IAS officer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/mla-engaged-to-ias-officer/articleshow/99948613.cms |access-date=2023-05-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Bhavya completed his schooling at [[The Shri Ram School]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=MLA Bhavya Bishnoi engaged IAS officer Pari Bishnoi |url=http://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994592956/MLA-Bhavya-Bishnoi-engaged-IAS-officer-Pari-Bishnoi |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=indiaherald.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Gurgaon|Gurugram]]. Bhavya earned a bachelor's degree in Government and Economics from the [[London School of Economics]] and Political Science in London,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-08 |title=IAS Pari Bishnoi to Marry Haryana MLA Bhavya Bishnoi, Check Their Education Qualification |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/education/ias-pari-bishnoi-to-marry-haryana-mla-bhavya-bishnoi-check-their-education-qualification-article-100079215 |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref> United Kingdom. Thereafter, he read Modern South Asian Studies (MSc) at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gayatri |first=Geetanjali |date=2023-11-07 |title=Have big responsibility to discharge: Bhavya |work=[[The Tribune]] |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/have-big-responsibility-to-discharge-bhavya-448735}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavya Bishnoi: दादा के बाद पोता...भजनलाल की विरासत का 'भव्य' वारिस, कुलदीप बिश्नोई के बेटे का उदय |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/punjab-and-haryana/hisar/adampur-bypoll-result-bhavya-bishnoi-the-grand-heir-of-bhajanlal-legacy-rise-of-kuldeep-bishnoi-son/articleshow/95333094.cms |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Bhaskar |title=Riding on family legacy, Bhavya spices up contest |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://archive.org/details/37_20230528}}</ref> He also attended [[Harvard Kennedy School]]. Bishnoi left Harvard without finishing his degree.<ref name=":1" />

In 2018, Bhavya founded Bhajan Global Impact Foundation (BGIF).<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 August 2018 |title=स्टार की हियरिंग फाउंडेशन एवं भजन ग्लोबल इम्पैक्ट फाउंडेशन के प्रयासों से दूर होगा हज़ारो हिसार वासियो के जीवन में पसरा सन्नाटा |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |url=https://archive.org/details/46_20230528}}</ref> Prior to that, Bhavya was Special Projects Lead at the Global Education & Leadership Foundation (tGELF).<ref>{{Cite news |title=ग्लोबल सिटीजन इंडिया अभियान से आएगी भारत में गरीबी उन्मूलन में क्रांति : भव्य बिश्नोई |work=पांच बजे न्यूज़ |url=https://ia801602.us.archive.org/16/items/43_20230528/43.jpg}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Bhavya was the youngest Member of Haryana's Legislative Assembly from Adampur until 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=26 साल की उम्र में मिली टिकट |work=[[Amar Ujala]] |url=https://ia902607.us.archive.org/26/items/18_20230528/18.jpg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Cong lists candidates for remaining 4 seats in state, picks Bhadana over Nagar for Faridabad |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://ia902606.us.archive.org/9/items/11_20230528/11.jpg}}</ref> Prior to this, he contested the [[2014 Indian general election|2019 Indian general elections]] from the [[Hisar Lok Sabha constituency]] under the [[Indian National Congress]], however he lost to [[Brijendra Singh (BJP politician)|Brijendra Singh]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=भव्य ने भरा नामांकन, एकजुट नज़र आयी पूरी कांग्रेस |work=[[Dainik Jagran]] |url=https://ia902607.us.archive.org/4/items/20_20230528/20.jpg}}</ref>

On 3 August 2022, Bhavya's father, [[Kuldeep Bishnoi]], joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and resigned from the [[Adampur, Haryana Assembly constituency|Adampur constituency]]. In private, Bhavya had been a vocal opponent of the BJP, so many believe his sudden switch was related to a deal dropping the investigation into his father for corruption and bribery.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bhajan-lals-son-kuldeep-bishnoi-others-under-ed-scanner/article28754918.ece</ref> Bhavya under the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] defeated the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Jai Prakash in a [[By-election|bypoll election]] by a margin of 15,740 votes with a total voter turnout of 67,492 votes.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-06 |title=Adampur bypoll 2022 result: BJP's Bhavya Bishnoi wins, defeats Congress candidate Jai Prakash |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/bypolls-2022-bjps-bhavya-bishnoi-wins-adampur-constituency-seat-in-haryana/articleshow/95336022.cms |access-date=2023-12-14 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

In the [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]], Bhavya lost to Congress candidate Chander Prakash.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Adampur Results 2024: BJP's Bhavya Bishnoi loses to Congress in big shock to Bhajan Lal's family |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/adampur-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-haryana-election-results-bhavya-bishnoi-bjp-chander-parkash-jangra-congress-449127-2024-10-08 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref> Bishnoi family lost the seat after 56 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-09 |title=Bhajan Lal family citadel falls after 56 years as ex-IAS officer edges out Kuldeep Bishnoi son |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/bhajan-lal-family-citadel-falls-after-56-years-as-ex-ias-officer-edges-out-kuldeep-bishnoi-son-9612475/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bishnoi was in a relationship with actress [[Mehreen Pirzada]] since 2020 and the couple got engaged to in 2021. However, the engagement was called off after four months. He married [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer Pari Bishnoi on 24 December 2023.

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[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Oxford University cricketers]]
[[Category:Alumni of St Antony's College, Oxford]]
[[Category:Alumni of the London School of Economics]]
[[Category:Harvard Kennedy School alumni]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian sportsperson-politicians]]

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Palaekarikula kshatriyan at 11:19, 14 April 2026