Sakshi Maharaj | |
|---|---|
 Sakshi Maharaj in 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Annu Tandon |
| Constituency | Unnao |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Salman Khurshid |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Bhushan Singh |
| Constituency | Farrukhabad |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Manvendra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhary Tejveer Singh |
| Constituency | Mathura |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 03 April 2000 – 21 March 2006 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1956 Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician, monk |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Religious career | |
| Post | Acharya "Mahamandleshwar" of Shri Nirmal Panchayati Akhada.[1] |
Swami Sachchidanand Hari Sakshi Ji Maharaj (born 12 January 1956), also known as Sakshi Maharaj, is an Indian political and religious leader belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He won the 2014 general election from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. He also won Indian general election in 1991 from Mathura, 1996 and 1998 from Farrukhabad. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 2000 to 2006, before being suspended for corruption.[1] He holds a Ph.D. degree and runs various educational institutions and ashrams across India under the banner of Sakshi Maharaj Group for which he is also serving as its present director.[2][3]
He has been at the center of controversies for his reportedly Islamophobic views.[4] While campaigning in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, he said that he feels it is the last election of the country.[5][6]
- ^ a b c "The maharaj, a party-hopper, educationist and muscleman". The Indian Express. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "National Portal : Government of India". Archived from the original on 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Sakshi Maharaj Group - Institutions". Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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- ^ "'There's a tsunami called Modi in 2019, there will be no election after that': BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj". Scroll.in. 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.