Bhan Singh Bhaura
| Bhan Singh Bhaura | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 September 1934 Niamatpur |
| Died | 3 January 2004 (aged 69) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | ripudaman college |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (CPI) |
Bhan Singh Bhaura (4 September 1934 – 3 January 2004) was an Indian politician. He was a leader of the Communist Party of India in Punjab. He served as a member of the National Executive of the CPI as well as president for the Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union. He was also a Punjab State Executive member of CPI. He was elected to the Lok Sabha (lower house of the parliament of India) in 1971 and 1999 from the Bhatinda seat. He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly twice as well.
Bhaura hailed from a poor peasant family in Sangrur district. He was the son of Sadhu Singh. Bhaura became politically active in the student movement, serving as secretary of the Punjab branch of the All India Students Federation and president of the All India Youth Federation in Punjab. He obtained a B.A. degree from Punjab University. During the colonial period, he took part in the struggle for Indian independence as well being active in the peasant movement.
He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1962, from the Dhuri (SC) seat. Bhaura obtained 20,658 votes (49.08% of the votes in the constituency), defeating the Congress, Jan Sangh and Swatantra candidates in the fray. He became the acting president of the Punjab Dihati Mazdoor Sabha (agricultural workers' union). In the 1967 election, he was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Bhadaur (SC) seat. He obtained 14,748 votes (49.92%). Bhaura lost the Bhadaur seat in the 1969 election, finishing in third place with merely 430 votes (1.31%).
He won the Bhatinda Lok Sabha seat in the 1971 general election. He obtained 138,092 votes (51.46%). Bhaura survived the 1973 crash of Indian Airlines Flight 440.
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