Rajeev Bhardwaj
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rajeev Bhardwaj
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| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency1 = Kangra
| term_start1 = 4 June 2024
| predecessor1 = Kishan Kapoor
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|02|02|df=y}}
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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| otherparty = National Democratic Alliance
| occupation = {{hlist|Doctor|Politician}}
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Rajeev Bhardwaj is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the member of the 18th Lok Sabha.{{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2024-06-04 |title=Kangra Election Result 2024 Live Updates: BJP's Rajeev Bhardwaj Has Won This Lok Sabha Seat |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/kangra-election-result-2024-live-updates-counting-of-votes-himachal-pradesh-lok-sabha-seat-latest-news |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}{{cite news|last1=India Today|title=Doctors {{!}} Healthy corps|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-doctors-healthy-corps-2565856-2024-07-13|accessdate=9 November 2024|date=13 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109153202/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-doctors-healthy-corps-2565856-2024-07-13|archivedate=9 November 2024|language=en}}
Early life
Rajeev Bhardwaj was originally a resident of the Mangwal in Kangra district’s Dehra tehsil. However, his family was evicted from the village following the construction of the Pong Dam in the 1970s. Bhardwaj continues to identify himself as a Pong Dam evictee as many families are yet to receive their promised compensation and subsequent land allocation.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-28 |title='Depot Bazar-wale doctor' Rajeev Bhardwaj, BJP's Kangra candidate, sees himself as a Pong Dam evictee |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/rajeev-bhardwaj-kangra-lok-sabha-polls-himachal-pradesh-9356663/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=16 March 2013 |title=Himachal Pradesh: Pong Dam raises tempers in House - Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Himachal-Pradesh-Pong-Dam-raises-tempers-in-House/articleshow/18998402.cms |accessdate=2016-01-07 |website=The Times of India}}
Political career
Bhardwaj currently serves as the Member of Lok Sabha from the Kangra constituency. He was elected in the 2024 Indian general elections with a margin of 251,895 votes defeating his nearest rival candidate Anand Sharma.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Kangra, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Live: Kangra लोकसभा सीट पर Rajeev Bhardwaj को मिली बड़ी जीत, 251895 वोटोंं से Anand Sharma को किया पराजित |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/lok-sabha-election-2024/story/kangra-himachal-pradesh-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live-updates-chunav-parinam-news-in-hindi-1957528-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}{{cite news|last1=The Economic Times|title=Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bullish-wins-bearish-losses-here-are-the-key-contests-of-2024-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/110713130.cms?from=mdr|accessdate=27 July 2024|date=6 June 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727153249/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bullish-wins-bearish-losses-here-are-the-key-contests-of-2024-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/110713130.cms?from=mdr|archivedate=27 July 2024}}
References
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Category:People from Kangra district
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Himachal Pradesh
Category:Lok Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh
Category:Candidates in the 2024 Indian general election
Category:Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politician stubs