Naresh Bansal

Naresh Bansal is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand. He is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He is a former General Secretary (Organisation) of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand [3] He served as the Working President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand.[4]

Naresh Bansal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
25 November 2020
Preceded byRaj Babbar
ConstituencyUttrakhand
General Secretary (Organisation), Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand
In office
2002–2009
President
Personal details
Born1955 (age 65–66)
Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand)[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children3
EducationM.Com
Alma materDAV College
OccupationBanker, Politician

Bansal before elected to Rajyasabha holds a cabinet rank as the vice-chairman of the state-level 20-point programme implementation committee.[5]

Early life

Bansal was born into a lower middle class family in Dehradun. He studied M.Com in DAV College. He is married and has three children.

Political career

Naresh Bansal joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh when he was eight years old. Bansal left his government job as got notice because working in emergency as a RSS worker and leader in 1977 and has been in politics for over four decades as of 2020.[6]

Bansal has headed the RSS’s disaster management panel for over 20 years.

He was the treasurer of Uttaranchal Samvad Samiti formed at the time of Ram Janmabhoomi movement. Between 1972 and 1974, he was the city treasurer of the RSS student council.

In 1977 Bansal was elected as district coordinator of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). He was also part of the Hindu Jagran Manch from 1980 to 1986.

Naresh Bansal was the state general secretary (organisation) from 2002 to 2009. He was also made the interim president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand.

In 2012 Bansal was selected as a candidate for Rajya Sabha on BJP ticket but later withdrew.[7]

On 2 November 2020 he was elected unopposed from Uttarakhand.[8]

Political positions held
  • 2002 - 2009: General Secretary (Organisation), Uttarakhand BJP
  • 2002 - 2009 : National Executive member BJP India.
  • 2009 - 2012: Chairman Housing and Development Council, Uttarakhand
  • 2012 - 2019 General secretary, Uttarakhand BJP
  • 2019 - 2020 oct 27 : Vice Chairman of the state-level 20-point programme implementation committee
  • 2020 - Till Date: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand state.

References
  1. "BJP's Rajya Sabha candidate Naresh Bansal joined RSS at the age of eight". The Times Of India.
  2. https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjps-naresh-bansal-declared-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-uttarakhand/articleshow/78999666.cms
  3. "Rajya Sabha Election 2020: उत्तराखंड से राज्यसभा के लिए नरेश बंसल भाजपा प्रत्याशी". Jagran.
  4. "Naresh Bansal appointed as BJP's interim president". The Times Of India.
  5. "BJP fields Naresh Bansal for Uttarakhand Rajya Sabha seat". The Times Of India.
  6. "राज्यसभा चुनाव 2020: मात्र आठ साल की उम्र में नरेश बंसल बने राष्ट्रीय स्वयं सेवक, जानिए उनके बारे में खास बातें".
  7. "BJP's Rajya Sabha candidate Naresh Bansal joined RSS at the age of eight". The Times Of India.
  8. "Naresh Bansal declared elected unopposed to Rajyasabha from Uttarakhand". economictimes.com.


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