Mahant Balaknath
Mahant Balaknath | |
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| Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sandeep Yadav |
| Constituency | Tijara |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 7 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Karan Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Bhupender Yadav |
| Constituency | Alwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1984 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician, monk |
| Website | yogibalaknath |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Denomination | Shaivism |
| Temple | Baba Mastnath Math |
| Institute | Baba Mastnath University |
| School | Yoga |
| Lineage | Baba Mastnath |
| Sect | Nath Sampradaya |
| Ordination | 2016 |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Mahant Chandnath |
| Post | Mahant |
| Period in office | 2016–present |
| Predecessor | Mahant Chandnath |
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Mahant Balaknath Yogi (born 16 April 1984), better known as Baba Balaknath, is an Indian politician and current MLA from Tijara constituency in Rajasthan. He is Chancellor of the Baba Mastnath University (BMU), Rohtak, Haryana. He is also 8th Mahant of the Nath sect of Hinduism. On 29 July 2016, Mahant Chandnath declared Balaknath Yogi as his successor in a ceremony which was attended by Yogi Adityanath and Baba Ramdev.