Kunwar Pushpendra Singh Chandel is an Indian politician serving as a Member of Parliament in the

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from Hamirpur in

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, from where he was elected for two consecutive terms. He is a member of

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Personal life

Chandel was born in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh on 8 October 1973 to Kunwar Harpal Singh Chandel and Sheel Singh Chandel, along with his 3 sisters Rishika Singh Chandel, Shalini Singh Chandel and Ragini Singh Chandel. His educational qualifications include M.A. (Political Science) and LL.B. He received his education from Bundelkhand University and Allahabad university . Pushpendra married Deepali Singh on 18 February 1999, with whom he has two sons.

Political career

* May 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha * 1 September 2014 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on Railways; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture * 2 August 2016 onwards: Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit * 1 September 2017 - 25 May 2019: Member, Standing Committee on Finance * May 2019: Re-elected to the 17th Lok Sabha * 13 September 2019 onwards: Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs * 9 October 2019 onwards: Member, Rules Committee and Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence

References

Living people India MPs 2014–2019 People from Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh 1973 births People from Mahoba India MPs 2019–2024 Bundelkhand University alumni {{UttarPradesh-BJP-politician-stub