Mahant Balaknath

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]

Mahant Balaknath
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byKaran Singh Yadav
ConstituencyAlwar
8th chief/ Mahant of the Nath sect of Hinduism
Assumed office
17 September 2017
Personal details
Born (1984-04-16) 16 April 1984
Kohrana, Behror, Rajasthan
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ParentsSubhash Yadav, Urmila Devi
ResidenceRohtak, Haryana, India
Websiteyogibalaknath.in

Early life

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 Asthal Bohar Math 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

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Cong expects tough contest in pampered constituency". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. "महंत चांदनाथ ने तय किया अपना उत्तराधिकारी, मौजूद रहे बाबा रामदेव". अमर उजाला. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. "Baba Mast Nath Matth gets New Mahant". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/alwar-mp-dies-three-cms-attend-samadhi-ceremony/468647.html
  6. https://www.patrika.com/alwar-news/mahant-balaknath-yogi-history-alwar-loksabha-seat-candidate-balaknath-4354321/
  7. 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&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s
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