Girish Chandra

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Girish Chandra
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byYashwant Singh
ConstituencyNagina
Majority1,66,832
Personal details
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
Other political
affiliations
Mahagathbandhan

Girish Chandra is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Nagina since 2019.

Political career[edit]

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.[1] 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 was polled 5,68,378 votes.[2]

  • He is well known for his attendance in Lok Sabha . He has 93% attendance in parliament as opposed to the national average 84%.[3]

References[edit]

  1. "मायावती ने किया चुनाव लड़ने से इनकार, नगीना से गिरीश चंद का रास्ता साफ" (in हिन्दी). Nav Bharat Times. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "Nagina Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 UP: BSP's Girish Chandra wins by 1,66,832 votes". DNA India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Girish Chandra". PRS Legislative Research. 23 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)