Chandrashekhar Azad | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Azad in 2021 | |
| National President of the Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Leader of the Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Chief of the Bhim Army | |
| Assumed office 21 July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Girish Chandra |
| Constituency | Nagina, Uttar Pradesh |
| Majority | 1,51,473 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1987-12-05)5 December 1987 (age 37) |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Political party | Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Govardhan Das (father) Kamlesh Devi (mother) |
| Residence | Chhutmalpur |
| Education | B.A. Hons. &L.L.B. |
| Alma mater | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University |
| Occupation | Politician,lawyer,social activist |
Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan (born 5 December 1987;Hindi pronunciation:[t͡ʃən̪d̪ɾəʃeːkʰəɾaːzaːd̪]), also known asChandrashekhar andChandrashekhar Azad 'Ravan', is an Indian politician, social activist,Ambedkarite and lawyer. He is serving as aMember of Parliament of the18th Lok Sabha fromNagina since June 2024.[1] He is the chief and co-founder of theBhim Army,[2] and the National President of the Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram). In February 2021,Time magazine featured him in its annual list of100 Emerging Leaders who are Shaping the Future.[3]
Chandrashekhar Azad was born on 3 December 1986, villageChhutmalpur inSaharanpur,Western Uttar Pradesh.[4] Growing up in a Dalit family, Azad experienced caste-based discrimination, which influenced his early interest in social justice and advocacy.[5][6][7] His father, Govardhan Das, retired as a principal of agovernment school. Azad came to prominence as aBahujan leader after he installed a hoarding titledThe Great Chamars of Ghadkhauli Welcome You on the outskirts of his village. Chandra Shekhar Azad started free coaching classes for all categories and distributed free books for poor students to study.[8][9][10]
Azad, Satish Kumar, and Vinay Ratan Singh foundedBhim Army in 2014, an organisation that works for the emancipation ofDalits through education in India.[11] It runs free schools for Dalits in westernUttar Pradesh.[12][13]
In 2020, he founded theAazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram).
5656 UP legislative Assembly elections, he contested the Gorakhpur Urban Assembly constituency againstYogi Adityanath, with Azad getting 3.06% of the vote share and losing his deposit.
In the2024 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh,Aazad Samaj Party (ASP) candidate Chandrashekhar Azad won theNagina Lok Sabha constituency by 1,51,473 votes. He got 5,12,552 votes. BJP'sOm Kumar came second, who got 3,61,079 votes.[14][15][16]
| # | From | To | Position | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2024 | Incumbent | Member of Parliament,18th Lok Sabha | ASP | |
| 2 | 14 August 2024 | Incumbent | Member of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes | ASP | |
| 3 | 26 September 2024 | Incumbent | Member of the Standing Committee on Home Affairs | ASP | |
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | Opponent | Opponent party | Opponent votes | Result | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nagina | ASP(KR) | 5,12,552 | Om Kumar | BJP | 3,61,079 | Won | 1,51,473 | ||
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | Opponent | Opponent party | Opponent votes | Result | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gorakhpur Urban | ASP(KR) | 7,640 | Yogi Adityanath | BJP | 1,65,499 | Lost | 1,57,859 | ||
