Bhagwati Singh Visharad


Bhagwati Singh Visharad was an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He contested every single Vidhan Sabha election for Bhagwantnagar seat from 1957 to 1993. He was elected as a legislator of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly seven times, and lost 4 times. He started his career with Praja Socialist Party, but switched to Indian National Congress after 1967 assembly elections.

Biography

Visharad was born on 23 September 1921. He was elected as a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bhagwant Nagar in 1957 and 1967 as a Praja Socialist Party candidate. Later, he joined Indian National Congress. Then, he was elected from this constituency in 1969, 1974, 1980, 1985, and 1991.
He lost four times, the final defeat coming in 1993 when he finished fourth behind BJP, JD, and Samajwadi Party candidates. At that point, he retired from electoral politics.
Visharad died on 2 December 2019 at the age of 98.