Sanjeev Baliyan | |
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Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries | |
In office 30 May 2019 – 11 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation | |
In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Sanwar Lal Jat |
Succeeded by | Satya Pal Singh |
Minister of State for Agriculture | |
In office 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister of State for Food Processing | |
In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Succeeded by | Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Kadir Rana |
Succeeded by | Harendra Singh Malik |
Constituency | Muzaffarnagar |
Personal details | |
Born | Kutbi, Uttar Pradesh, India | 23 June 1972
Citizenship | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Alma mater | CCS Haryana Agricultural University |
Website | www |
Sanjeev Baliyan (born 23 June 1972) is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been elected to Lok Sabha from the Muzaffarnagar constituency in 2014 and 2019.[1]
He was appointed as the 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.[2][3] He was moved out of the ministry in September 2017 but he again made a comeback in the ministry when he defeated Ajit Singh in a very close contest in the 2019 elections. He is appointed as minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairying on 30 May 2019.
He is a veterinarian by qualification and did his Ph.D. in Veterinary Anatomy.
He comes from Kutbi village in Muzaffarnagar district.[4]