Girish Chandra
{{short description|Member of the 17th Lok Sabha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Girish Chandra
|image =File:Girish Chandra.jpg
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|1|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Khushalpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency1 = Nagina
| term_start1 = 23 May 2019
| term_end1 = 4 June 2024
|predecessor1 = Yashwant Singh
|successor1 = Chandrashekhar Azad
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|party =Bahujan Samaj Party
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|otherparty = Mahagathbandhan
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|source = https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/5156?from=members
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Girish Chandra (born 15 January 1964) is an Indian politician & former Member of Lok Sabha for Nagina since 2019.{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |title=After 15 years, BSP picks a Dalit as its floor leader in Lok Sabha |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/after-15-years-bsp-picks-a-dalit-as-its-floor-leader-in-lok-sabha-5760668/ |access-date=1 October 2024 |date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001061450/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/after-15-years-bsp-picks-a-dalit-as-its-floor-leader-in-lok-sabha-5760668/ |archive-date=1 October 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |title=Mayawati’s brother, nephew get plum posts in BSP, Danish Ali named Lok Sabha leader |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mayawati-brother-nephew-akash-anand-bsp-danish-ali-lok-sabha-leader-5795756/ |access-date=1 October 2024 |date=23 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001061807/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mayawati-brother-nephew-akash-anand-bsp-danish-ali-lok-sabha-leader-5795756/ |archive-date=1 October 2024 |language=en}}
Political career
In March 2019, Mahagathbandhan, the grand alliance of Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal announced that Chandra would contest the upcoming 2019 Indian general election from Nagina constituency on the symbol of Bahujan Samaj Party.{{cite web |title=मायावती ने किया चुनाव लड़ने से इनकार, नगीना से गिरीश चंद का रास्ता साफ |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/news/mayawati-is-not-going-to-contest-loksabha-elections-girish-chand-might-get-ticket-from-nagina-seat/articleshow/68500136.cms |publisher=Nav Bharat Times |accessdate=24 May 2019 |language=hi |date=20 March 2019}} On 23 May 2019, Chandra was elected to the Lok Sabha after defeating Yashwant Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party, his nearest rival by a margin of 1,66,832 votes. Chandra polled 5,68,378 votes.{{cite web |title=Nagina Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 UP: BSP's Girish Chandra wins by 1,66,832 votes |date=23 May 2019 |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-nagina-lok-sabha-election-results-2019-up-bsp-s-girish-chandra-wins-by-166832-votes-2752381 |publisher=DNA India |accessdate=24 May 2019}}
- He is well known for his attendance in Lok Sabha. He has 93% attendance in parliament as opposed to the national average of 84%. Varta Broadcasting helps him to interacts with public {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=23 Mar 2020|title=Girish Chandra|url=https://www.prsindia.org/mptrack/17th-lok-sabha/girish-chandra|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=PRS Legislative Research}}{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/girish-chandra|title=Girish Chandra}}
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Category:Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh
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