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| Office | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
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| Office | 8th chief/ Mahant of the Nath sect of Hinduism
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| Predecessor | Karan Singh Yadav
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| Constituency | Alwar
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| Born | 1984-04-16 (age 42) |
| Born | Kohrana, Behror, Rajasthan
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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| Website | Template:Url |
Mahant Balaknath is an Indian politician and current Member of Parliament from Alwar Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. He is Chancellor[1] of the Baba Mast Nath University (BMU). He is also 8th chief/ Mahant of the Nath sect of Hinduism.[2] On 29 July 2016, Mahant Chandnath declared Balaknath as his successor in a ceremony which was attended by Yogi Adityanath and Baba Ramdev.[3][4][5]
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.[6] 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, Rajasthan and he won the elections in 2019 by defeating Bhanwar Jitendra Singh of Indian National Congress by the margin of 3 Lakh votes.[7]
See also
- Mahant Shreyonath sixth chief/ Mahant of the Nath sect.
- Mahant Chandnath seventh chief/ Mahant of the Nath sect.
References
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ↑ Cong expects tough contest in pampered constituency.
- ↑ महंत चांदनाथ ने तय किया अपना उत्तराधिकारी, मौजूद रहे बाबा रामदेव. अमर उजाला.
- ↑ Baba Mast Nath Matth gets New Mahant. tribuneindia.com.
- ↑ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/alwar-mp-dies-three-cms-attend-samadhi-ceremony/468647.html
- ↑ https://www.patrika.com/alwar-news/mahant-balaknath-yogi-history-alwar-loksabha-seat-candidate-balaknath-4354321/
- ↑ 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&_tf=From%20%251%24s