Sanjeev Balyan

Sanjeev Baliyan
Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
In office
30 May 2019 – 11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Minister of State for Water Reources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
In office
5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded bySanwar Lal Jat
Succeeded bySatya Pal Singh
Minister of State for Agriculture
In office
26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Minister of State for Food Processing
In office
26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Succeeded bySadhvi Niranjan Jyoti
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byKadir Rana
Succeeded byHarendra Singh Malik
ConstituencyMuzaffarnagar
Personal details
Born (1972-06-23) 23 June 1972 (age 52)
Kutbi, Uttar Pradesh, India
CitizenshipIndian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Alma materCCS Haryana Agricultural University
Websitewww.drsanjeevbalyan.com

Sanjeev Baliyan (born 23 June 1972) is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been elected to Lok Sabha from the Muzaffarnagar constituency in 2014 and 2019.[1]

He was appointed as the 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Narendra Modi Cabinet reshuffle: Full list". The Indian Express. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Big changes in cabinet reshuffle; Prakash Javadekar lands HRD, Ravi Shankar Prasad loses telecom". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ^ "The Nowhere People of Muzaffarnagar". Rediff.com. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

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