Raghav Lakhanpal

Indian politician

Raghav Lakhanpal
Raghav Lakhanpal in 2022

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Jagdish Singh Rana
Succeeded by	Haji Fazlur Rehman
Constituency	Saharanpur
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 2012–2014
Preceded by	constituency established
Constituency	Saharanpur Nagar
In office 2007–2012
Preceded by	Sanjay Garg
Succeeded by	Jagpal
Constituency	Saharanpur
In office 2001–2002
Preceded by	Nirbhay Pal Sharma
Succeeded by	Dharam Singh Saini
Constituency	Sarsawa

Personal details
Born	(1974-10-28) 28 October 1974 (age 49) Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Parent	Nirbhay Pal Sharma
Residence(s)	Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater	International Management Institute, New Delhi
Occupation	Agriculturist
Source: [1]

Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma is an Indian politician. He was a member of the Lok Sabha elected in 2014 from Saharanpur as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]

Life

He is educated at The Doon School^[2] and International Management Institute.^[3] He was the member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly thrice. He became a politician after the tragic murder of his father Nirbhay Pal Sharma in 2000 who was himself a Bhartiya Janta Party politician from Sarsawa.^{[citation needed]} Raghav later stood for the by election and won handsomely but lost in the 2002 Assembly election from the same seat. He later won from Saharanpur Nagar seat in 2007 and reclaimed it in 2012 Assembly Polls before entering into Lok Sabha in a highly polarised election in which he defeated nearest Congress candidate by 65 thousand votes. He is also the Vice President of BJP's youth wing BJYM.^[4]

On 21 April 2017, Lakhanpal and BJP MLA Brijesh Choudhary were arrested along with a party member for alleged involvement in violence at Sadak Dudhli village in Saharanpur district.^{[citation needed]}

On 22 December 2017 he moved a private member bill in the Lok Sabha seeking India must advocate a stringent population policy to overcome the rising population growth and disallow subsidies to those who produce more than two children. ^[5]

References

^ "Saharanpur Election Results 2014". www.elections.in. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
^ Doon School Records, Class of 1992, Tata House, p.126
^ "International Management Institute, IMI New Delhi, IMI Kolkata, IMI Bhubaneswar, Top ranked PGDBM Institutes in India". www.imi.edu. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ Damodaran, Harish (25 March 2014). "In Western UP, its 'HM' versus 'DM'". @businessline.
^ "BJP's local MP, MLA booked for violence in Saharanpur". 22 April 2017.