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
(1963-07-25) July 25, 1963 (age 60) Galvara, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh[1]
Nationality
Indian
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party(2015–Jan 2022;
July 2023–present)[2]
Other political affiliations
Indian National Congress(before 1996) Samajwadi Party(1996-2007),(January 2022-July 2023) Bahujan Samaj Party(2007-2015) [3]
Spouse
Disha Chauhan
Children
3
Parent
Ram Kishan Chauhan[4]
Residence(s)
Raj Bhawan Colony, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater
High School
Occupation
MLA
Profession
Politician[4]
Dara Singh Chauhan (born 25 July 1963) is an Indian politician, currently serving as member of legislative council,[5] and formerly represented the Madhuban (Assembly constituency) in Uttar Pradesh as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[6][7]
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.
On 2 February 2015, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of party president Amit Shah in New Delhi.[8][9]
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.[10]
^"Member Profile". official website of Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^"Former BJP minister Dara Singh Chauhan joins Samajwadi Party ahead of UP polls".
^PTI (23 January 2024). "BJP's Dara Singh Chauhan elected as MLC". ThePrint. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^Verma, Lalmani (12 January 2022). "Dara Singh Chauhan: UP OBC leader's stint was 'uneasy' with BJP, journey started from BSP". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022.
^"OBC politics in eastern UP". India Today. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^"Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^"Chauhan to be BSP leader in Lok Sabha". The Indian Express. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
^"Detailed Profile: Shri Dara Singh Chauhan". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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