Bharat Singh Kushwah

Minister in Government of Madhya Pradesh

Bharat Singh Kushwah

Member of Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha

Incumbent

Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded by| Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar
Constituency| Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2023
Preceded by| Madan Kushwah
Succeeded by| Sahab Singh Gurjar
Constituency| Gwalior Rural Assembly constituency
Personal details
Born|  (1970-09-04) 4 September 1970 (age 54)
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political party| Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharat Singh Kushwah, (born 4 September 1970;[1] Hindi pronunciation: [bʱəɾət̪ sɪŋgʱ kʊʃ.ʋaːɦ]) alternatively spelt as Bharat Singh Kushwaha, is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh, who was elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Gwalior Rural Assembly constituency in 2013 Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. Kushwah is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and has served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Horticulture and Food Processing (Independent Charge) of Madhya Pradesh. He is a two term MLA from Gwalior Rural Assembly constituency.[2][3][4][5] In 2024 Indian general election, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency.[6]

## Life and career

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Kushwah was pitted against Indian National Congress candidate, Madan Kushwah in the 2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He was able to defeat him in this election. In 2018, he was able to retain the constituency, becoming the member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the second time.[7] The electoral contest of 2018 became triangular as Bahujan Samaj Party announced Sahab Singh Gurjar to be its candidate.[8][9]

In 2024 Indian general election, he was made a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party from Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency. He defeated Praveen Pathak of Indian National Congress and was elected to Lok Sabha in this election.[10][11]

In October 2024, a video of Kushwah got viral in which he was seen walking across various places in his constituency and meeting the ordinary people. He was also spotted promoting the small scale traders and asking the people shopping for Diwali to purchase from them to make the economy strong. Later, it was covered in news media as wll.[12]

## Personal life

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He belongs to OBC community. and has been a prominent face of BJP in Madhya Pradesh.[13][14]

## Controversies

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During the voting process in 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, murder of four people belonging to Rajput caste took place in Chakrampur village of Shivpuri region. There were allegations against Kushwah that he was involved in protecting the perpetrators.[15] This incident happened on 17 November 2023, when some people belonging to Kushwaha caste were allegedly trying to do frivolous voting in the favour of Indian National Congress, Kailash Kushwah on the Chakrampur polling booth in Shivpuri district. When stopped by Rajput people, who were supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, the people belonging to Kushwaha caste surrounded them and tried to burn them alive inside their vehicle, while they left the polling booth. On beling unsuccessful in their attempt, the perpetrators thrashed them badly leading to the death of four Rajput people belonging to same family.[16][17][18]

This village falls under Pohari Assembly constituency and there was massive protest by the people belonging to Rajput caste after the incident.[19]

## Election results

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### 2024 Indian general election

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2024 Indian general election: Gwalior[6][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Bharat Singh Kushwah  | 6,71,535 | 49.99 |
| INC | Praveen Pathak | 6,01,325  | 44.77  |
| NOTA | None of the above  | 3341  |  |
Majority  | 70,210  |  |
Turnout | 13,43,229  | 62.13  | 2.31
| gain from  | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Bioprofile Bharat Singh Kushwaha". One India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
2. ^ "Madhya Pradesh assembly elections 2018: Jitters For BJP In Gwalior". Times of India. 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
3. ^ "मध्य प्रदेश:उद्यानिकी मंत्री भारत सिंह कुशवाह ने अधिकारियों को दिए निर्देश, कहा- जिले में जाकर किसानों से संपर्क करें". Dainik Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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12. ^ "ग्वालियर सांसद भरत सिंह कुशवाह की इन दिनों जमकर हो रही चर्चा, वजह सुनकर हैरान हो जाएंगे आप". Navbharat Times. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
13. ^ "24 में से 9 ओबीसी, 8 जनरल, SC-ST को भी मौका, BJP के काम आएगी एमपी में सोशल इंजीनियरिंग". Navbharat Times. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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15. ^ "राजगढ़ में मुकाबला, चंबल की सीटों पर जाति हावी विदिशा, गुना, भोपाल समेत सीटों पर मुद्दे और चेहरे बदल सकते हैं समीकरण". Dainik Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
16. ^ "शिवपुरी के चकरामपुर में हुए खूनी संघर्ष में 3 हत्या के बाद गंभीर घायल चौथे व्यक्ति की भी मौत". etv Bharat. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
17. ^ "MP : मतदान के बाद नरसंहार करने वाले आरोपियों के घर पर चला बुलडोजर, पीड़ितों ने कहा-फर्जी वोटिंग रोकने का नतीजा". news18. 20 November 2023. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
18. ^ "शिवपुरी में ट्रिपल मर्डर के पीछे 40 साल पुरानी रंजिश:भदौरिया-कुशवाहा परिवार में वर्चस्व की लड़ाई; पुलिस को सूचना देने वाला सरपंच लापता". Dainik Bhaskar. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
19. ^ "'वो मार रहे थे और बोल रहे थे ये लो डल गया फर्जी वोट'...शिवपुरी ट्रिपल मर्डर की खौफनाक आंखों देखी". Navbharat Times. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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