Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan

Sanjeev Kumar Balyan is the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from the Muzaffarnagar constituency. He was born on 23 June 1972 to Surender Pal Singh & Ravindri Devi in Kutbi village of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh.

 Sanjeev Kumar Balyan is the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from the Muzaffarnagar constituency. He was born on 23 June 1972 to Surender Pal Singh & Ravindri Devi in Kutbi village of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh.

Early life and education:

Balyan was born on 23 June 1972 in Kutbi village of Muzaffarnagar district. He is married to Dr.Sunita Balyan and has two daughters Ketki Balyan and Taj balyan. Surendra Pal Singh is his father and Ravindra Singh balyan is his elder brother, his son Akash Singh balyan. Vivek Balyan is his younger brother. He obtained his degrees, including a doctorate in Veterinary Anatomy, from CCS Haryana Agricultural University. During his education at CCSHAU, he was a student leader and was very active in politics. He served in the Government of Haryana as an assistant professor and veterinary surgeon.

He completed his B.V.Sc. & A.H., M.V.Sc. in Veterinary Sciences, Ph.D. in Veterinary Anatomy. He educated at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana. He completed his Doctorate Ph.D. (Veterinary Anatomy) From Choudhary Charan Singh University, Haryana, Year-2005. He is a veterinarian by qualification and did his Ph.D. in Veterinary Anatomy.

Biography :

Sanjeev Balyan is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in the Indian general elections, 2014 from the Muzaffarnagar constituency. He defeated Kadir Rana of the Bahujan Samaj Party by a margin of more than four lakh votes. He was appointed as minister of state for Agriculture and food processing in the National Democratic Alliance government in May 2014. Then, in July 2016, he was moved to be Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, under Minister Uma Bharti. He was re-nominated to contest from Muzaffarnagar constituency, Uttar Pradesh. He won the seat against RLD chief Ajit Singh by a margin of over 6000 votes.

Political Career:

Balyan started his political career with the Bharatiya Janata Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Muzaffarnagar in 2014 defeating Kadir Rana of Bahujan Samaj Party by more than four lakh votes. In 2014, Balyan appointed as a Union Minister of State, Ministries of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries. 2014-2015, Sanjeev Kumar Balyan was selected as a Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture.

In November 2015 a bailable warrant was issued against Balyan. Balyan was charged with offenses under the Indian Penal Code sections 188 (violating prohibitory orders), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharging his duty), and 341(wrong Restraint). In December 2015, Balyan surrendered before a Muzzafarnagar court and obtained bail. 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.

From 2015-2016, Sanjeev Kumar Balyan was elected as a Union Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. From 2016-2017, Sanjeev Kumar was appointed as a Union Minister of State, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. From 2017-2019, He was a Member of the Standing Committee on Home Affairs. He 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.

In 2019, Balyan elected as a Member of Parliament, 17th Lok Sabha(2nd term)from the Muzaffarnagar constituency, Uttar Pradesh.  and won the 2019 Indian general elections from Muzaffarnagar defeating Ajit Singh of Rashtriya Lok Dal. In May 2019, Balyan became Union Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries.