Om Prakash Tyagi (1912–1986) was a leader of Bharatiya Jan Sangh from

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. He was a member of the

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from Moradabad and

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from Bahraich. He lost from Bahraich in 1971 and 1980. After losing his bid for a place in Lok Sabha in 1971, he served as a member of the

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from 1972 to 1977. He was born in 1912 in

Bulandshahr District Bulandshahr district (also spelled Bulandshahar) is a district in the Meerut region in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), situated between the Ganga and Yamuna rivers. It is a part of the National Capital Region of India, and Bulandsh ...

. He studied at

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. He took active part in the "Quit India" movement in 1942 and was imprisoned. He was associated with

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and RSS. He was founder President of Arya Veer Dal. Later he joined Jan Sangh. He was involved with

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too . He wrote a number of books on religion, social and political themes. In 1978 he introduced Freedom of Religion Bill as a private bill in Lok Sabha to make 'fraudulent' conversions illegal.Members Bioprofile
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1912 births 1986 deaths People from Bulandshahr district Arya Samajis Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh India MPs 1967–1970 India MPs 1977–1979 Banaras Hindu University alumni Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh {{UttarPradesh-politician-stub