Chandrashekhar Azad (politician)

Chandrashekhar Azad
Azad in 2021
National President of the
Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)
Assumed office
15 March 2020
Preceded byPosition Established
Leader of the
Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)
Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byPosition Established
Chief of the Bhim Army
Assumed office
21 July 2015
Preceded byPosition Established
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byGirish Chandra
ConstituencyNagina, Uttar Pradesh
Majority1,51,473
Personal details
Born (1986-12-03) 3 December 1986 (age 37)
Chhutmalpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
Political partyAzad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)
Spouse
Vandna Kumari
(m. 2020)
Children1
Parent(s)Govardhan Das (father)
Kamlesh Devi (mother)
ResidenceChhutmalpur
EducationB.A. Hons. & L.L.B.
Alma materHemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
OccupationMP & Politician
ProfessionPolitician, Advocacy & Social activist
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Chandrashekhar Azad (born 3 December 1986), also known as Chandra Shekhar Ravan, an Indian social activist, Ambedkarite activist, politician and lawyer. He is serving as a Member of Parliament of the 18th Lok Sabha from Nagina since June 2024. He is the chief and co-founder of the Bhim Army,[1] and the National President of the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram). In February 2021, Time magazine featured him in its annual list of 100 Emerging Leaders who are Shaping the Future.[2]

  1. ^ "My Son a Dalit Revolutionary, Say Bhim Army Chief's Mother". News18. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad in Time magazine's list of 100 emerging leaders". The Indian Express. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.