Dara Singh Chauhan | |
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| Cabinet Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 5 March 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Ministry & Department's |
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| Preceded by | Dharmveer Prajapati |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 19 March 2017 – 12 January 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Ministry & Department's |
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| Preceded by | Durga Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Arun Kumar Saxena |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 23 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Sharma |
| Constituency | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 10 March 2022 – 15 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Rajbhar |
| Succeeded by | Sudhakar Singh |
| Constituency | Ghosi |
| In office 11 March 2017 – 12 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Umesh Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Ram Bilash Chauhan |
| Constituency | Madhuban |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 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 – 2 April 2000 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1963 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 | Politician |
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]