Naresh Bansal

Naresh Bansal is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from Uttarakhand in the Rajya Sabha. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He is a former General Secretary (Organisation) of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand and also previously served as its interim president.[3][4] As of 2020, he has been involved with party activities for over four decades.[5]

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 67–68)
Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand)[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Children3
EducationM.Com
Alma materDAV College
OccupationBanker, Politician

Political career

Naresh Bansal joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organisation, at the age of eight, and remains an active member. Bansal has held a variety of positions with RSS. Between 1972 and 1974, he was the city treasurer of the RSS student council. In 2020, it was reported that he had headed the RSS’s disaster management panel for over 20 years.[1]

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

He worked at the government for some time before leaving to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. From 2002 to 2009, Bansal was the state general secretary (organisation) of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand, and served as its interim president.[1] Prior to his election to the Rajya Sabha, Bansal was the vice-chairman of the state-level 20-point programme implementation committee.[6]

In 2012 Bansal was selected as a Rajya Sabha candidate for BJP, ticket but later withdrew.[1] On 2 November 2020 he was elected unopposed from Uttarakhand.[7]

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. "BJP's Naresh Bansal declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand". The Economic Times.
  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. "राज्यसभा चुनाव 2020: मात्र आठ साल की उम्र में नरेश बंसल बने राष्ट्रीय स्वयं सेवक, जानिए उनके बारे में खास बातें".
  6. "BJP fields Naresh Bansal for Uttarakhand Rajya Sabha seat". The Times Of India.
  7. "Naresh Bansal declared elected unopposed to Rajyasabha from Uttarakhand". economictimes.com.


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