Dara Singh Chauhan
Dara Singh Chauhan (born 25 July 1963) is an Indian politician, currently serving as member of legislative council, and formerly represented the Madhuban (Assembly constituency) in Uttar Pradesh as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was former Cabinet Minister in Yogi Adityanath ministry. He also represented Ghosi in the 15th Lok Sabha, where he was leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party. In 16th Lok Sabha, he was defeated by Harinarayan Rajbhar who represented Bharatiya Janata Party by more than 140,000 votes.
Dara Singh Chauhan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Prisons Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 5 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dharmveer Prajapati |
| MLC, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 23 Jan 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Sharma |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Minister of Forest, Environment, Zoological Garden Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office March 2017 – 12 January 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Durga Prasad Yadav |
| MLA, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office March 2017 – March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Umesh Pandey |
| Constituency | Madhuban |
| In office March 2022 – July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Rajbhar |
| Succeeded by | Sudhakar Singh |
| Constituency | Ghosi |
| Member of Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha | |
| In office May 2009 – May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Chandradeo Prasad Rajbhar |
| Succeeded by | Harinarayan Rajbhar |
| Constituency | Ghosi |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2000 – 2 April 2006 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 30 November 1996 – 02 April 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1963 Galvara, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party(2015–Jan 2022; July 2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress(before 1996) Samajwadi Party(1996-2007),(January 2022-July 2023) Bahujan Samaj Party(2007-2015) |
| Spouse | Disha Chauhan |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Ram Kishan Chauhan |
| Residence(s) | Raj Bhawan Colony, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | High School |
| Occupation | MLA |
| Profession | Politician |
On 2 February 2015, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of party president Amit Shah in New Delhi.
Soon after he joined BJP, he was made BJP Chauhan Morcha President and given the ticket to fight the MLA Election from Madhuban Constituency, where many people were rallying to get BJP ticket. He won election from Madhuban Constituency by more than 30,000 votes and was able to grow saffron for first time in this constituency and become cabinet minister in U.P. government.