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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Dara Singh Chauhan
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| office = <small>Minister of Forest, Environment, Zoological Garden in</small> <br /> [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = March 2017
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Yogi Adityanath]]
| constituency =
| predecessor = [[Durga Prasad Yadav]]
| successor =
| constituency2 = [[Madhuban (Assembly constituency)|Madhuban]], [[Mau district|Mau]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|17th Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = March 2017
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Umesh Pandey
| successor2 =
| constituency3 = [[Ghosi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghosi]]
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament]] in [[15th Lok Sabha]]
| term_start3 = May 2009
| term_end3 = May 2014
| predecessor3 = [[Chandradeo Prasad Rajbhar]]
| successor3 = [[Harinarayan Rajbhar]]
| office12 = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency13 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start13 = 30 November 1996
| term_end13 = 02 April 2000
| term_start12 = 3 April 2000
| term_end12 = 2 April 2006
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|07|25}}
| birth_place =Galvara, [[Azamgarh district|Azamgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name="UPVS">{{cite web|url=http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19815|title=Member Profile|work=official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh|accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>
| restingplace =
| restingplacecoordinates =
| birthname =
| parents = Ram Kishan Chauhan<ref name="Candidate affidavit">{{cite news|title=Candidate affidavit|publisher= my neta.info|url=http://www.myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=4590}}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty = [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] & [[Samajwadi Party]]<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4304</ref>
| spouse =Disha Chauhan
| partner =
| relations =
| children = 4
| residence = Raj Bhawan Colony, [[Lucknow district|Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| alma_mater = [[Secondary school|High School]]
| occupation = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| profession = Politician<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>
|footnotes=}}
'''Dara Singh Chauhan''' (born 25 July 1963) is an Indian politician and most prominent leader of Chauhan ( Loniya rajput -google search for branches of chauhan rajput for more detail or search lonia ), who represented [[Madhuban (Assembly constituency)]] in Uttar Pradesh a member of [[Bhartiya Janta Party]]. Currently he is serving as Cabinet Minister in [[Yogi Adityanath ministry]]. He is also represented [[Ghosi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ghosi]] in the 15th [[Lok Sabha]], where he was leader of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]. In 16th [[Lok Sabha]], he was defeated by [[Harinarayan Rajbhar]] who represented [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] by more than 140,000 votes.

On 2 February 2015, he joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in presence of party president [[Amit Shah]] in New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2470.htm?ac=70 |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520083528/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2470.htm?ac=70 |archive-date=20 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chauhan to be BSP leader in Lok Sabha |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/chauhan-to-be-bsp-leader-in-lok-sabha/462651/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=20 May 2009 |accessdate=21 September 2012 }}</ref>

Soon after he joined BJP, he was made BJP OBC Morcha President and given the ticket to fight the MLA Election from Madhuban Constituency, where many people were rallying to get BJP Ticket. He won election from Madhuban Constituency by more than 30,000 votes and able to grow saffron first time in this constituency and become cabinet minister in UP government. He held many important post in government of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4304 |title=Detailed Profile: Shri Dara Singh Chauhan |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |accessdate=21 September 2012 }}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Chauhan was born 25 July 1963 Galvara village of [[Azamgarh district]] toh his father Ram Kishan Chauhan. He married with Disha Chauhan, they have two sons and two daughters.<ref name="UPVS"/> In 1980, He attended the [[Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh|Madhyamik Shikasha Parishad]] [[Allahabad district|Allahabad]] and attained [[Secondary school|High School]] education.<ref name="Candidate affidavit"/>

== Posts held ==
*1996-2000 [[Member of Parliament]] in [[Rajya Sabha]]
**1998-1999 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
**1998-2001 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal
*2000-2006 [[Member of Parliament]] in [[Rajya Sabha]](2nd term)
**2000-2004 Member, Committee on Energy
**2002-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Coal and Mines
**2004-2005 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
**2004 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (Rajya Sabha)
**2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
**2005 Member, Committee on Energy
*2009-2014 [[Member of Parliament]] in [[15th Lok Sabha]]
**Leader, Bahujan Samaj Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
**2009 Member, Business Advisory Committee
**2009 Member, Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
**2009 Chairman, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment
**2009 Member, Committee on Security in Parliament Complex
**2009 Member, Committee on Government Assurances
**2009 Member, General Purposes Committee
**2009 Member, Joint Committee on Office of Profit
*2017-Incumbent [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] in [[Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]]
**Minister of Forest and Environment in [[Yogi Adityanath ministry]]

==References==
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