Bhavya Bishnoi (born 16 February 1993) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly for the Adampur, Haryana Assembly constituency in a November 2022 by-election. He is the youngest legislator in the state.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Bhavya was born on 16 February 1993 in New Delhi, India, when his grandfather, Ch. Bhajan Lal, was serving as Chief Minister of Haryana.[3][5] Bhavya studied at The Shri Ram School,[6] Gurugram, where he was also the School President. Bhavya topped Delhi-NCR in both, the Grade 10 ICSE board examinations (securing 97%) as well as the Grade 12 IB examinations (securing 43 out of 45 points).[7]

Bhavya earned a Bachelor’s degree in Government and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in London,[8] United Kingdom, where he also captained LSE’s cricket team. Thereafter, he read Modern South Asian Studies (MSc) at Oxford University,[6][9][10][11] United Kingdom, where he secured First Class Honours besides earning an ‘Oxford Blue’ in cricket.[12] Most recently, Bhavya was pursuing a Master in Public Administration (MPA) at the Harvard Kennedy School,[6] USA.

Career

Bhavya is currently serving as the youngest legislator from Adampur in a 90-member Haryana Assembly.[13][14] Prior to this, he contested (unsuccessfully) the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Hisar, Haryana, on an Indian National Congress party ticket.[15] He was the first parliamentary candidate to have designed a constituency-specific manifesto.

In 2018, Bhavya founded Bhajan Global Impact Foundation (BGIF),[16] a non-profit that aims to drive transformative change through evidence-based policymaking, impact interventions, and development collaborations. Prior to that, Bhavya was Special Projects Lead at the Global Education & Leadership Foundation (tGELF) where he co-led and co-managed Global Citizen India,[17][18] a citizen engagement and social impact movement that culminated in India’s largest ever musical festival held in Mumbai in November 2016.[19]

Sports

Bhavya has pursued cricket, athletics, and swimming at the state level.[20][11] Bishnoi earned an ‘Oxford Blue’ for excellence in cricket while representing the Oxford University Cricket Club.[21]

Family

Bhavya is the grandson[22] of late Ch. Bhajan Lal, who served as Chief Minister of Haryana for 3 terms, as well as Union Minister for Agriculture and Environment.[23] He is the son of Kuldeep Bishnoi, a two-time Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and four-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), and Renuka Bishnoi, a two-time MLA.[2][24]

References

  1. ↑ "Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath, becomes youngest member of Haryana Vidhan Sabha". The Indian Express. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. 1 2 "Haryana's youngest MLA Bhavya Bishnoi gets engaged to IAS officer Pari Bishnoi". The Indian Express. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "Meet IAS Pari Bishnoi, Haryana's youngest MLA Bhavya Bishnoi's would-be wife". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  4. ↑ "Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath as youngest MLA". Hindustan Times. 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  5. ↑ "BJP's Adampur MLA Bhavya Bishnoi gets engaged to IAS officer Pari Bishnoi". The Tribune. 14 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "MLA Bhavya Bishnoi engaged IAS officer Pari Bishnoi". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  7. ↑ Chopra, Ritika (May 20, 2009). "For once, Boys Ahead". Hindustan Times. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "IAS Pari Bishnoi to Marry Haryana MLA Bhavya Bishnoi, Check Their Education Qualification". TimesNow. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  9. ↑ Gayatri, Geetanjali (2023-11-07). "Have big responsibility to discharge: Bhavya". The Tribune.
  10. ↑ "Bhavya Bishnoi: दादा के बाद पोता...भजनलाल की विरासत का 'भव्य' वारिस, कुलदीप बिश्नोई के बेटे का उदय". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  11. 1 2 Mukherjee, Bhaskar. "Riding on family legacy, Bhavya spices up contest". Hindustan Times.
  12. ↑ "ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड विश्वविद्यालय से भव्य बिश्नोई ने मास्टरस डिग्री कर पाया विशिस्ट सम्मान". Dainik Tribune. 17 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "26 साल की उम्र में मिली टिकट". Amar Ujala.
  14. ↑ "Cong lists candidates for remaining 4 seats in state, picks Bhadana over Nagar for Faridabad". Hindustan Times.
  15. ↑ "भव्य ने भरा नामांकन, एकजुट नज़र आयी पूरी कांग्रेस". Dainik Jagran.
  16. ↑ "स्टार की हियरिंग फाउंडेशन एवं भजन ग्लोबल इम्पैक्ट फाउंडेशन के प्रयासों से दूर होगा हज़ारो हिसार वासियो के जीवन में पसरा सन्नाटा". Dainik Bhaskar. 8 August 2018.
  17. ↑ Chopra, Ritika (23 October 2016). "Global Citizen roots for quality education". The Times of India.
  18. ↑ "Here's how the Global Citizen India movement is taking the youth by storm". The Times of India. 1 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "ग्लोबल सिटीजन इंडिया अभियान से आएगी भारत में गरीबी उन्मूलन में क्रांति : भव्य बिश्नोई". पांच बजे न्यूज़.
  20. ↑ "ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी की ओर से भव्य बिश्नोई का शानदार प्रदर्शन".
  21. ↑ "Bhavya Bishnoi: 'India has enough cricketers, there's lack of good leaders'". The Indian Express. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  22. ↑ "भजनलाल की तीसरी पीढ़ी का राजनीती में पदापर्ण, भव्य बिश्नोई ने भरा नामांकन".
  23. ↑ "MLA engaged to IAS officer". The Times of India. 2023-05-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  24. ↑ "Newly elected BJP MLA Bhavya Bishnoi takes oath in Haryana Assembly - Articles". ZEE5. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
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