17 Facts About Sanjeev Balyan

Sanjeev Balyan was born on 23 June 1972 and is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Sanjeev Balyan has been elected to Lok Sabha from the Muzaffarnagar constituency in 2014 and 2019.

Sanjeev Balyan was appointed as the Minister of State for Agriculture and food processing in the National Democratic Alliance government in May 2014.

Sanjeev Balyan was moved out of the ministry in September 2017 but he again made a comeback in the ministry when he defeated Ajit Singh in a very close contest in the 2019 elections.

Sanjeev Balyan is appointed as minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairying on 30 May 2019.

Sanjeev Balyan is a veterinarian by qualification and did his Ph.

Sanjeev Balyan obtained his degrees, including a doctorate in Veterinary Anatomy, from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.

Sanjeev Balyan served in Government of Haryana as an assistant professor and veterinary surgeon.

Sanjeev Balyan got ticket from Muzaffarnagar and defeat BSP candidate with huge margin and selected as MP on ticket of Bharatiya Janata Party from Muzaffarnagar Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Muzaffarnagar in 2014 defeating Kadir Rana of Bahujan Samaj Party by more than four lakh votes.

Sanjeev Balyan won 2019 Indian general elections from Muzaffarnagar defeating Ajit Singh of Rashtriya Lok Dal by 6,500 votes.

Sanjeev Balyan became the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing in 2014.

Sanjeev Balyan is an accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, although he was already in jail as a precautionary measure taken by administration when the riots took place.

Sanjeev Balyan was part of a mahapanchayat in September 2013 which was held despite prohibitory orders and allegedly inflamed tensions.

Sanjeev Balyan was charged with offences under the Indian Penal Code sections 188,353 and 341.

In December 2015, Sanjeev Balyan surrendered before a Muzaffarnagar court and obtained bail.

Sanjeev Balyan has denied his involvement in the riots and has claimed that he has been booked in a false case and accused of doing things he never did.

In May 2019, Sanjeev Balyan became Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.