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Timeline, 1960 – 2026
Forty dated entries across seven decades, each drawn from the records cited elsewhere in this archive. Filter by theme to follow one thread at a time.
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1960s
196021 Jun
Born at Bhatpura
Born at Bhatpura, P.O. Umari, then in Etawah district and now in Auraiya district, Uttar Pradesh.
Life
1980s
1980
Cricket captain
Captains the cricket team of Government Nehru Degree College, Ashok Nagar, Madhya Pradesh.
Education1982
M.Sc., Military Science
Completes an M.Sc. in Military Science at Jiwaji University, Gwalior.
Education1987
LL.B.
Takes a law degree from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut.
Education198930 Nov
Marriage
Marries Madhu Singh Baghel.
Life
1990s
1996
First contest: Jalesar
Contests the Jalesar Lok Sabha seat for the BSP and finishes second with 155,047 votes.
Elections & party1998
Elected to the 12th Lok Sabha
Wins Jalesar for the Samajwadi Party by 2,734 votes. Joins the Committee on Subordinate Legislation.
Elections & party · Parliament1999
Re-elected, 13th Lok Sabha
Holds Jalesar by 8,062 votes. Later sits on the Estimates and Public Undertakings committees.
Elections & party · Parliament
2000s
2004
Third consecutive term
Wins Jalesar by 106,068 votes to enter the 14th Lok Sabha.
Elections & party · Parliament2004
Ph.D.
Awarded a doctorate by Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut.
Education20075 Aug
External Affairs committee
Joins the Standing Committee on External Affairs, serving until May 2009.
Parliament2008
Jalesar seat abolished
Delimitation abolishes the Jalesar Lok Sabha constituency. Its Assembly segment later becomes part of Agra (SC).
Elections & party2009May
Firozabad contest
Contests Firozabad for the BSP and finishes second to Akhilesh Yadav with 219,710 votes.
Elections & party2009Nov
Firozabad by-election
Contests the by-election for the same seat for the BSP and finishes third. Raj Babbar wins.
Elections & party
2010s
20105 Jul
Enters the Rajya Sabha
Becomes a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh for the BSP.
Parliament2011Aug
Standing Committee on Industry
Appointed to the Rajya Sabha’s Standing Committee on Industry.
Parliament2013
M.A., History
Completes an M.A. in History at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra.
Education201412 Mar
Rajya Sabha term ends
His Rajya Sabha membership ends.
Parliament2014
Firozabad, for the BJP
Contests Firozabad as the BJP candidate and polls 420,524 votes, finishing second to Akshay Yadav.
Elections & party2015Jul
OBC Morcha president
Named national president of the BJP OBC Morcha, a post he holds until 2016.
Elections & party201711 Mar
Wins Tundla (SC)
Wins the Tundla Assembly seat by 56,070 votes.
Elections & party201719 Mar
Uttar Pradesh cabinet
Sworn in as Cabinet Minister: animal husbandry, fisheries and minor irrigation.
Government2019May
Elected from Agra (SC)
Wins Agra with 646,875 votes (56.48%), a margin of 211,546, and enters the 17th Lok Sabha.
Elections & party · Parliament20194 Jun
Resigns Assembly seat
Resigns from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, according to the Allahabad High Court record.
Government2019Sep
Urban Development committee
Joins the Standing Committee on Urban Development (to July 2021).
Parliament
2020s
20203 Mar
Election petitions dismissed
The Allahabad High Court dismisses the petitions against his 2017 election as infructuous, following his resignation from the seat.
Elections & party20217 Jul
Union Minister of State
Sworn in as Minister of State for Law and Justice.
Government2022Mar
Karhal contest
Contests Karhal against Akhilesh Yadav while serving as a Union minister, and loses by 67,504 votes.
Elections & party202215 Oct
Law ministers’ conference
Present at the All India Conference of Law Ministers and Law Secretaries, Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
Government202329 Apr
Event in New Delhi
Addresses an event of the Delhi Foundation of Deaf Women at Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, Chanakyapuri (see Gallery).
Life202318 May
Moves to Health
Reassigned as Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.
Government202325 Sep
AIIMS Foundation Day
Presides over the 68th Foundation Day of AIIMS, New Delhi.
Government202423 Feb
NPHICON-2024
Inaugurates the first National Public Health India Conference.
Government2024Jun
Fifth Lok Sabha term
Re-elected from Agra with 599,397 votes (53.34%), a margin of 271,294.
Elections & party · Parliament20249 Jun
Two ministries
Appointed Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and for Panchayati Raj. Takes charge on 11 June.
Government202426 Sep
PESA conference
Inaugurates the National Conference on the PESA Act in New Delhi.
Government202513 Feb
Devolution ranking
Releases the report ranking states on devolution to panchayats.
Government202526 Nov
National Milk Day
Confers the National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025.
Government202625 Jan
Panchayat guests at Republic Day
Felicitates elected panchayat representatives invited as Republic Day special guests.
Government202614 Mar
Cold-water fisheries
Attends the National Conference on Cold Water Fisheries in Srinagar.
Government
Sources: Lok Sabha member record; Election Commission of India; PRS Legislative Research; Press Information Bureau; Allahabad High Court. Full citations are on the individual pages.