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{{Short description|Former Minister of State for Revenue of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Bareilly Lok Sabha constituency|Bareilly]]
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Santosh Gangwar]]
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|01|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bareilly district|Damkhoda]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| birth_name = Chhatrapal Singh
| spouse = Ranjana Singh
| children = 2
| grandchildren =
| father =
| relatives =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| occupation = [[Farmer]]
| profession = [[Politician]]
| alma_mater = [[Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University]]
| office1 = Member of the [[17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly]]
| term_start1 = March 2017
| term_end1 = March 2022
| constituency1 = [[Baheri (Assembly constituency)|Baheri]]
| predecessor1 = [[Ataurrehman]]
| successor1 = [[Ataurrehman]]
}}
'''Chhatrapal Singh''', also known as '''Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar''' ({{IPA|hi|t͡ʃʰət̪ɾəpaːl sɪŋgʱ gə̃gʋaːɾ}}), is an Indian politician currently serving as Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha, and former minister of state for revenue of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="pr1">{{cite web |title=Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar, BJP MLA from Baheri – Our Neta |url=https://ourneta.com/neta/chhatrapal-singh-gangwar/ |access-date=30 January 2023 |publisher=ourneta.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar |url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/chhatrapal-singh-gangwar |access-date=30 January 2023 |publisher=prsindia.org}}</ref><ref name="pr2">{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info |url=https://upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19837 |access-date=30 January 2023 |publisher=prsindia.org}}</ref><ref name=Bs>{{cite news |title=छत्रपाल सिंह को योगी मंत्रिमंडल में जगह:कुर्मी वोट बैंक पर मजबूत पकड़ के लिए बनाए गए मंत्री, संतोष गंगवार की भरपाई के लिए BJP का दांव; 2017 में दूसरी बार बने विधायक |language=hi |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/news/story-of-chhatrapal-singh-gangwar-from-bareillyminister-made-for-a-firm-hold-on-the-kurmi-vote-bank-128967518.html |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=26 September 2021 |title=UP Cabinet Expansion: Jitin Prasada, Chhatrapal Gangwar, Sangita Balwant Among 7 New Inductees In Adityanath Govt |publisher=[[ABP News]] |url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/up-cabinet-expansion-jitin-prasada-chhatrapal-gangwar-sangita-balwant-among-7-new-inductees-in-adityanath-govt-1484426 |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref> He was a member of the [[17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |date=13 January 2022 |title=MLA Chhatrapal Gangwar and Mukut Bihari told conspiracy of opponents on rumors of resignation |publisher=[[Zee News]] |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/uttar-pradesh/mla-chhatrapal-gangwar-and-mukut-bihari-told-conspiracy-of-opponents-on-rumors-of-resignation/1069886 |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=SAMANVAY PANDEY |date=16 November 2021 |title=राजस्व मंत्री छत्रपाल गंगवार लोगों से बोले, मैं आपकी फरियाद सुनने नहीं, शिकायतें कम क्यों नहीं हो रही यह जानने आया हूं |language=hi |publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]] |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly-city-revenue-minister-chhatrapal-gangwar-said-to-people-i-am-not-came-here-to-listen-your-complaint-22211536.html |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 March 2022 |title=11 UP ministers of Adityanath govt fail to win their seats in 2022 polls |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/11-up-ministers-of-adityanath-govt-fail-to-win-their-seats-in-2022-polls-122031100069_1.html |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref> He represented the [[Baheri Assembly constituency]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="pr1" /><ref name="pr2" /><ref>{{cite news |author=प्राची प्रियम |date=26 September 2021 |title=यूपी: योगी मंत्रिमंडल में मंत्री बन सकते हैं छत्रपाल गंगवार, शाम तक ले सकते हैं शपथ |language=hi |publisher=[[Amar Ujala]] |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/bahedi-mla-chhatrapal-gangwar-to-take-oath-as-minister-in-up-cabinet |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Dinesh Rathour |date=26 September 2021 |title=UP cabinet expansion: Chhatrapal Gangwar was once a teacher in Inter College now minister in UP government |language=hi |publisher=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]] |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/story-up-cabinet-expansion-chhatrapal-gangwar-was-once-a-teacher-in-inter-college-now-minister-in-up-government-4672291.html |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="Ex-legislators {{!}} In the major league now">{{cite news |last1=India Today |date=13 July 2024 |title=Ex-legislators {{!}} In the major league now |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-ex-legislators-in-the-major-league-now-2565848-2024-07-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806121923/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-ex-legislators-in-the-major-league-now-2565848-2024-07-13 |archivedate=6 August 2024 |accessdate=6 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar was born on 20 January 1956 in Damkhoda, [[Bareilly]], India, to a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] family of Ramlal Singh Gangwar.<ref name="pr1" /><ref name="pr2" /> He completed his master's degree in 1979 at [[Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University]], [[Bareilly]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chhatra Pal Singh(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- BAHERI(BAREILLY) – Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=1595 |access-date=30 January 2023 |publisher=myneta.info}}</ref> He is a member of [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref name=Bs/>

==Political career==

Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar was a [[17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly]] member from the [[Baheri Assembly constituency]] from March 2017 to March 2022 (represented it once earlier also).In 2024, [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] announced his name as a Candidate for Lok Sabha for [[Bareilly Lok Sabha constituency]]. He successfully won the election and became the MP.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bareilly-lok-sabha-constituency-sps-praveen-singh-aron-to-take-on-bjps-chhatrapal-singh-gangwar-9290423/ |title=Bareilly Lok Sabha constituency: SP's Praveen Singh Aron to take on BJP's Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2 May 2024 |author=Express Web Desk |access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref>

== Posts held ==

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!From
!To
!Position
!Comments
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|01
|March 2017
|March 2022
|Member, [[17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly]]
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|01
|4 June 2024
|Present
|Member, [[18th Lok Sabha]]
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|}

== See also ==

* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly]]
* [[Baheri Assembly constituency]]
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== References ==
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{{18th Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|state=expanded}}

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[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:People from Bareilly district]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Politicians from Bareilly]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]]
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]

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