Hanuman Beniwal
Hanuman Beniwal | |
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Beniwal in 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 15 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | C. R. Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Nagaur |
| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 16 December 2023 – 18 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Narayan Beniwal |
| Succeeded by | Rewant Ram Danga |
| In office 2008-2019 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Beniwal |
| Constituency | Khinvsar |
| President of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party | |
| Assumed office 29 October 2018 | |
| President of the Rajasthan University Student Union | |
| In office 1997–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1972 Barangaon, Rajasthan, India |
| Party | Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (2018 - present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (2004 - 2013) Indian National Lok Dal (2003) |
| Spouse |
Kanika Beniwal (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | B.A, L.L.B |
| Alma mater | University of Rajasthan |
| Occupation | Social worker, agriculturist |
| Profession | Politician |
Hanuman Beniwal (Hindi pronunciation: [ɦənʊˈmaːn beːˈɳiːʋaːl] ⓘ; born 2 March 1972) is an Indian politician and founder of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP). Beniwal is serving as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Nagaur since 2019. He is founder and national convener of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, the third political party of Rajasthan besides the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for four-terms from Khinvsar constituency since 2008.
Born in Nagaur district of Rajasthan. He graduated with Bachelor of Laws from University of Rajasthan. His political career began during his student life as president of the Rajasthan University Student Union. He later entered the Politics of Rajasthan with the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2008. Beniwal later formed a political party, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, after accusing BJP leaders of corruption.
Beniwal is an agrarian rights activist. He resigned from the parliamentary committees and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in opposition to the 2020 Indian agriculture acts. He has led various protests on public issues, most notably against the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), over paper leaks, illegal sand mining in the state, and the central government’s Agnipath military recruitment scheme.