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{{short description|Indian Parliamentarian & Spiritual Leader of Nath Sect}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mahant Balaknath
| image = Mahant Balaknath ji 2019.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|04|16}}
| birth_place = [[Kohrana]], [[Behror]], [[Rajasthan]]
| residence = [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| termstart = 23 May 2019
| constituency = [[Alwar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alwar]]
| predecessor = [[Karan Singh Yadav]]
| office2 = 8th chief/ [[Mahant]] of the [[Nath]] sect of Hinduism
| termstart2 = 17 September 2017
| termend2 =
| occupation =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| parents = Subhash Yadav, Urmila Devi
| alma_mater =
| website = {{url|yogibalaknath.in}}
| footnotes =
| source =
}}

'''Mahant Balaknath''' is an Indian politician and current [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Alwar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alwar]] Lok Sabha constituency in [[Rajasthan]]. He is [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://babamastnathuniversity.com/NEWS/Information_Brochure-C18.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827113319/http://babamastnathuniversity.com/NEWS/Information_Brochure-C18.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> of the [[Baba Mast Nath University]] (BMU). He is also 8th chief/ [[Mahant]] of the [[Nath]] sect of Hinduism.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cong expects tough contest in pampered constituency|url=http://hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/cong-expects-tough-contest-in-pampered-constituency/story-i8VTQDeVX7as4Du2al5a3H.html|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref> On 29 July 2016, [[Mahant Chandnath]] declared Balaknath as his successor in a ceremony which was attended by [[Yogi Adityanath]] and [[Ramdev|Baba Ramdev]].<ref>{{cite web|title=महंत चांदनाथ ने तय किया अपना उत्तराधिकारी, मौजूद रहे बाबा रामदेव|url=http://www.amarujala.com/chandigarh/baba-mastnath-math-mahant-chand-nath-announced-his-successor|publisher=अमर उजाला|accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Baba Mast Nath Matth gets New Mahant|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/baba-mast-nath-matth-gets-new-mahant/469765.html|publisher=tribuneindia.com|accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref><ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/alwar-mp-dies-three-cms-attend-samadhi-ceremony/468647.html</ref>

==Early life==
He was born in a Hindu [[Yadav]] family to Subhash Yadav and Urmila Devi.
He was named Gurumukh by Baba Khetanath in his early age.<ref>https://www.patrika.com/alwar-news/mahant-balaknath-yogi-history-alwar-loksabha-seat-candidate-balaknath-4354321/</ref> He used to live in Matsyendra Maharaj Ashram from 1985-1991 (up to age of 6) after that he moved to a Math in village Nathawali Theri in Hanumangarh district with Mahant Chandnath.

==Political career==
He was nominated as [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate for [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Alwar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alwar]], [[Rajasthan]] and he won the elections in 2019 by defeating [[Bhanwar Jitendra Singh]] of [[Indian National Congress]] by the margin of 3 Lakh votes.<ref>https://www.india.com/hindi-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-india/bjp-announces-candidates-for-lok-sabha-seats-in-rajasthan-mahant-balak-nath-will-contest-from-alwar/amp/#referrer=https://www.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s</ref>

==See also==
* [[Mahant Shreyonath]] sixth chief/ [[Mahant]] of the [[Nath]] sect.
* [[Mahant Chandnath]] seventh chief/ [[Mahant]] of the [[Nath]] sect.

==References==
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{{17th LS members from Rajasthan}}

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