Sumedhanand Saraswati | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1 September 2014 – June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Mahadeo Singh Khandela |
Succeeded by | Amra Ram |
Constituency | Sikar |
Personal details | |
Born | Rohtak, Punjab, India (present day Haryana) | 1 October 1951
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Parent(s) | Maya Ram Arya (father) Bharti Devi (mother) |
Residence(s) | Piprali, Sikar, Rajasthan |
Alma mater | Chaudhary Charan Singh University ( M.A.) |
Profession | Social Service |
Personal | |
Religion | Hinduism |
School | Arya Samaj |
Religious career | |
Initiation | c.1974 |
Swami Sumedhanand Saraswati (born 1 October 1951) is an Indian politician. He served as Member of Lok Sabha for Sikar from 2014 to 2024. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and is a member of Arya Samaj.
Saraswati was born on 1 October 1951 in a Jat family to Maya Ram Arya and Bharti Devi at Rohtak, Punjab (presently Haryana). [1] [2] He received a postgraduation degree from Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Sanskrit. [1]
Saraswati left home in c. 1974 and joined Arya Samaj. [3] Saraswati is a sadhu (Hindu monk) and has also founded one vedic ashram. [4] [5] He is a former working president of Saarva Deshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, a Delhi based organization affiliated with Arya Samaj. Before entering politics, he has organised campaigns for cow protection and education of cultural tradition and Vedas. [6]
Ahead of the 2014 Indian general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced that on the demand of Baba Ramdev, Saraswati would contest from Sikar constituency. [7] However, local party leaders protested as they considered him to be an outsider as he hailed from Haryana. His convoy was also attacked. [7] [8] In the election, he was pitted against Subhash Maharia, an independent candidate and rebel of his party. [9] On 16 May 2014, he was elected to the Lok Sabha after defeating his nearest rival Pratap Singh Jat of Indian National Congress party by a margin of approximately 239,000 votes. [10] [11] In his election affidavit, Saraswati declared assets worth ₹34,311 (US$410), the least amongst other parliamentarians. [12] [13]
During his tenure as an MP, Saraswati spent ₹ 240 million (US$ 3,428,522) from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme fund for his constituency. He also raised an issue about onion cultivation in Lok Sabha. [14]
Sumedhanand Saraswati | |
---|---|
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1 September 2014 – June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Mahadeo Singh Khandela |
Succeeded by | Amra Ram |
Constituency | Sikar |
Personal details | |
Born | Rohtak, Punjab, India (present day Haryana) | 1 October 1951
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Parent(s) | Maya Ram Arya (father) Bharti Devi (mother) |
Residence(s) | Piprali, Sikar, Rajasthan |
Alma mater | Chaudhary Charan Singh University ( M.A.) |
Profession | Social Service |
Personal | |
Religion | Hinduism |
School | Arya Samaj |
Religious career | |
Initiation | c.1974 |
Swami Sumedhanand Saraswati (born 1 October 1951) is an Indian politician. He served as Member of Lok Sabha for Sikar from 2014 to 2024. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and is a member of Arya Samaj.
Saraswati was born on 1 October 1951 in a Jat family to Maya Ram Arya and Bharti Devi at Rohtak, Punjab (presently Haryana). [1] [2] He received a postgraduation degree from Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Sanskrit. [1]
Saraswati left home in c. 1974 and joined Arya Samaj. [3] Saraswati is a sadhu (Hindu monk) and has also founded one vedic ashram. [4] [5] He is a former working president of Saarva Deshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, a Delhi based organization affiliated with Arya Samaj. Before entering politics, he has organised campaigns for cow protection and education of cultural tradition and Vedas. [6]
Ahead of the 2014 Indian general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced that on the demand of Baba Ramdev, Saraswati would contest from Sikar constituency. [7] However, local party leaders protested as they considered him to be an outsider as he hailed from Haryana. His convoy was also attacked. [7] [8] In the election, he was pitted against Subhash Maharia, an independent candidate and rebel of his party. [9] On 16 May 2014, he was elected to the Lok Sabha after defeating his nearest rival Pratap Singh Jat of Indian National Congress party by a margin of approximately 239,000 votes. [10] [11] In his election affidavit, Saraswati declared assets worth ₹34,311 (US$410), the least amongst other parliamentarians. [12] [13]
During his tenure as an MP, Saraswati spent ₹ 240 million (US$ 3,428,522) from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme fund for his constituency. He also raised an issue about onion cultivation in Lok Sabha. [14]