Harinarayan Rajbhar

Harinarayan Rajbhar (born January 1, 1950) was the Member of Parliament of India from Ghosi (Lok Sabha constituency). He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party's Dara Singh Chauhan in the general election of 2014.

Harinarayan Rajbhar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Dara Singh Chauhan
Succeeded by	Atul Rai
Constituency	Ghosi
Minister of state for Prision, Minor Irrigation & Rural Development Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 27 October 1997 – 8 March 2002
Chief Minister	Kalyan Singh Ram Prakash Gupta Rajnath Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1996–2002
Preceded by	Shardanand Anchal
Succeeded by	Shardanand Anchal
Constituency	Siar
In office 1991–1992
Preceded by	Shardanand Anchal
Succeeded by	Shardanand Anchal
Constituency	Siar
Personal details
Born	(1950-01-01) 1 January 1950 Tangunia, Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Mevati Devi ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	3 sons, 5 daughters
Parents	Bhagirathi Rajbhar (father) Kabutri (mother)
Profession	Politician

This was the first time that BJP had won the general election from Ghosi constituency.

After his victory, many BSP leaders joined BJP in this area.

Early life and education

Harinarayan Rajbhar was born on January 1, 1950, to Shri Bhagirathi and Smt. Kabutri. He was born in Tangunia, a village in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. He completed his education up to intermediate level.

Rajbhar is married to Mevati Devi.

Political career

• 1991 – 1992 and 1996 – 2002: Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
• 1997 – 2002: Minister of State for Prison, Minor Irrigation and Rural Development, U.P. Government
• May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
• 1 Sep. 2014 - 2019: Member, Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers