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Mukesh Bhakar | |
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| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 11 December 2018 – 5 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Manohar Singh |
| Constituency | Ladnun |
| State President, Rajasthan Youth Congress | |
| In office 7 April 2020 – 14 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Chandna |
| Succeeded by | Ganesh Ghogra |
| State President, National Student Union of India, Rajasthan | |
| In office 31 January 2013 – 26 May 2015 | |
| National Secretary, National Student Union of India | |
| In office 21 October 2015 – May 2017 | |
| Vice President, Rajasthan Youth Congress | |
| In office 22 November 2017 – 6 April 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1988 Nagaur, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts |
| Alma mater | University of Rajasthan |
Mukesh Bhakar (born 20 November 1988) is an Indian politician from Nagaur, Rajasthan. He is the former Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Ladnun. He was president of the Rajasthan Youth Congress.[1][2] He is a member of the Indian National Congress.[3] He served as state president of the National Students Union of India from 2013 to 2015. He was elected state president of Rajasthan Shooting Ball Association.[4][5][6]
Early life
[edit]Bhakar was born on 20 November in a Hindu Jat Family in Nagaur, Rajasthan. His father served Indian Army as a subedar. Bhakar completed his graduation and post graduation from the University of Rajasthan. He was influenced by the ideology of Bhagat Singh at a very young age and was actively engaged in social political work even as a student.
Political life
[edit]In 2013, Bhakar won the election for the State President of National Students' Union of India.[7] He successfully organised Congress's Student Wing in the state. NSUI made come back after 12 years in the largest university in Rajasthan under his leadership. After completion of his tenure he was nominated to be the national secretary.
He contested his first election for Rajasthan Legislative assembly in 2018 for Ladnun assembly and won by a margin of 12,947 votes to his closest opponent three times MLA Thakur Manohar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party.[8] In February 2020, Bhakar won the election for the state president of Indian Youth Congress, Rajasthan, beating his nearest rival Amardeen by 9872 votes.[citation needed]
On 5 August 2024, he was suspended from the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly due to alleged indecent behaviour in the house.[6]
Positions held
[edit]| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Unit President, National Students Union of India, University of Rajasthan |
| 2013–15 | State President, National Students Union of India, Rajasthan |
| 2015-17 | National Secretary, National Students Union of India |
| 2017-Cont. | PCC Member, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 2017-Cont. | AICC Member, All India Congress Committee |
| 2018-20 | State Vice President, Rajasthan Youth Congress |
| 2018-23 | Member, Fifteenth Rajasthan Legislative Assembly[9] |
| 2018-Cont. | Member, Committee on Petitions Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |
| 2020-20 | State President, Rajasthan Youth Congress |
| 2020-Cont. | State President, Rajasthan Shooting Ball Association |
References
[edit]- ^ "यूथ कांग्रेस चुनाव: प्रदेशाध्यक्ष के परिणाम में बड़ा उलटफेर, MLA मुकेश भाकर विजेता घोषित". News18 Hindi.
- ^ "राजस्थान: बर्ख़ास्तगी के बाद और तेज हुई बग़ावत, IYC अध्यक्ष ने कहा- चुनाव जीत कर बना हूं, गहलोत होते कौन हैं हटाने वाले?". Jansatta. 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Indian National Congress Party". rajpcc.com.
- ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Rajasthan 2018". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Rajasthan 2023". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b PTI. "Congress legislators hold overnight dharna in Rajasthan Assembly over MLA Mukesh Bhakar's suspension". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "NSUI के प्रदेशाध्यक्ष बने मुकेश भाकर". Dainik Bhaskar. 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Ladnun Assembly constituency (Rajasthan): Full details, live and past results". News18.
- ^ "Mukesh Kumar Bhakar INC Candidate 2018 विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम Ladnun". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).