Constituency Muzaffarnagar Name Sanjeev Balyan Nationality Indian | Religion Hindu Website Public Website | |
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Born 23 June 1972 (age 52) Kutbi, Muzaffarnagar ( 1972-06-23 ) Similar People Radha Mohan Singh, Sangeet Som, Hukum Singh, Kadir Rana, Santosh Gangwar | ||
Seedhi baat with mp sanjeev balyan
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.
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- Seedhi baat with mp sanjeev balyan
- Up sanjeev balyan threatens farmers protesting against him at a rally
- Muzaffarnagar Riots
- Education
- References

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 comes from Kutba village in Muzaffarnagar district.

Up sanjeev balyan threatens farmers protesting against him at a rally
Muzaffarnagar Riots

Balyan is an accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. According to a May 2014 report in The Times of India:
Baliyan was part of a mahapanchayat in September 2013 which was held despite prohibitory orders and allegedly inflamed tensions. UP police charged him with violation of prohibitory orders and promoting enmity between two communities.
In November 2015 a bailable warrant was issued against Balyan. , Balyan was charged with
offences 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 (wrongful 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.
Education
Sanjeev Balyan obtained his degrees, including a doctorate in Veterinary Anatomy, from Haryana Agricultural University. He has served as an Assistant Professor and as a veterinary surgeon with the Haryana Government.