Sanjeev Balyan


Sanjeev Kumar Balyan is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2014 Indian general elections from the Muzaffarnagar constituency. He defeated Kadir Rana of the Bahujan Samaj Party by a margin of more than four lakh votes.
He was appointed as 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..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.

Early life and education

Balyan was born on 23 June 1972 in Kutbi village of Muzaffarnagar district. He is married to Dr.Sunita Balyan and have two daughters Ketki Balyan and Taj balyan. Surendra Pal Singh is his father and ravinder singh balyan is his elder brother Vivek Balyan is his younger brother. He obtained his degrees, including a doctorate in Veterinary Anatomy, from CCS Haryana Agricultural University. During his education in CCSHAU, he was a student leader and was very active in politics. He served in Government of Haryana as an assistant professor and veterinary surgeon.

Political career

Balyan is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Muzaffarnagar in 2014 defeating Kadir Rana of Bahujan Samaj Party by more than four lakh votes. He won 2019 Indian general elections from Muzaffarnagar defeating Ajit Singh of Rashtriya Lok Dal.
He became the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing in 2014. In 2016, he became Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Balyan is an accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, although he was already in jail as a precautionary measure taken by administration when the riots took place. According to a May 2014 report in The Times of India:
In November 2015 a bailable warrant was issued against Balyan. Balyan was charged with offences under the Indian Penal Code sections 188, 353 and 341. In December 2015, Balyan surrendered before a Muzzafarnagar court and obtained bail. Balyan has denied his involvement in the riots and has claimed that he has been booked in a false case and accused of doing things he never did.
In May 2019, Balyan became Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.