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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Naresh Bansal
| net_worth =
| image =
| office1 = General Secretary (Organisation), [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand]]
| term_start1 = 2002
| term_end1 = 2009
| president1 = * [[Manohar Kant Dhyani]]
* [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
* [[Bachi Singh Rawat]]
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 25 November 2020
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Raj Babbar]]
| constituency = [[Uttrakhand]]
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1955}}
| birth_place = [[Dehradun]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (now [[Uttarakhand]])<ref name=":0"/>
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| occupation = [[Banker]], Politician
| nationality = Indian
| education = [[M.Com]]
| alma_mater = [[DAV College]]
| spouse =
| children = 3
| residence =
}}

'''Naresh Bansal''' is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from [[Uttarakhand]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]]. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjps-naresh-bansal-declared-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-uttarakhand/articleshow/78999666.cms|title = BJP's Naresh Bansal declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref> He is a former General Secretary (Organisation) of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand]] and also previously served as its interim president.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajya Sabha Election 2020: उत्तराखंड से राज्यसभा के लिए नरेश बंसल भाजपा प्रत्याशी|website=Jagran|url=https://m.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-naresh-bansal-is-bjp-candidate-for-rajyasabha-election-20958995.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/dehradun/naresh-bansal-appointed-as-bjps-interim-president/articleshow/68604533.cms|title= Naresh Bansal appointed as BJP's interim president|website= The Times Of India}}</ref> {{As of|2020}}, he has been involved with party activities for over four decades.<ref>{{cite news|title=राज्यसभा चुनाव 2020: मात्र आठ साल की उम्र में नरेश बंसल बने राष्ट्रीय स्वयं सेवक, जानिए उनके बारे में खास बातें|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/dehradun/rajya-sabha-election-2020-naresh-bansal-is-uttarakhand-bjp-candidate}}</ref>

==Political career==

Naresh Bansal joined the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organisation, at the age of eight, and remains an active member. Bansal has held a variety of positions with RSS. Between 1972 and 1974, he was the city treasurer of the RSS student council. In 2020, it was reported that he had headed the RSS’s disaster management panel for over 20 years.<ref name=":0" />

In 1977 Bansal was elected as district coordinator of student organization [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP). He was also part of the [[Hindu Jagran Manch]] from 1980 to 1986.

He worked at the government for some time before leaving to join the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. From 2002 to 2009, Bansal was the state general secretary (organisation) of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand]], and served as its interim president.<ref name=":0" /> Prior to his election to the Rajya Sabha, Bansal was the vice-chairman of the state-level 20-point programme implementation committee.<ref>{{cite news|title=BJP fields Naresh Bansal for Uttarakhand Rajya Sabha seat|website=The Times Of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/bjp-fields-naresh-bansal-for-ukhand-rajya-sabha-seat/articleshow/78878775.cms}}</ref>

In 2012 Bansal was selected as a [[Rajya Sabha]] candidate for BJP, ticket but later withdrew.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/bjps-rajya-sabha-candidate-naresh-bansal-joined-rss-at-the-age-of-eight/articleshow/78898519.cms|title= BJP's Rajya Sabha candidate Naresh Bansal joined RSS at the age of eight|website=The Times Of India}}</ref> On 2 November 2020 he was elected unopposed from Uttarakhand.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjps-naresh-bansal-declared-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-uttarakhand/amp_articleshow/78999666.cms|title= Naresh Bansal declared elected unopposed to Rajyasabha from Uttarakhand|website= economictimes.com}}</ref>

== Political positions held ==
* 2002 - 2009: General Secretary (Organisation), Uttarakhand BJP
* 2002 - 2009 : National Executive member BJP India.
* 2009 - 2012: Chairman Housing and Development Council, Uttarakhand
* 2012 - 2019 General secretary, Uttarakhand BJP
* 2019 - 2020 oct 27 : Vice Chairman of the state-level 20-point programme implementation committee
* 2020 - Till Date: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand state.

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Dehradun district]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from the Bharatiya Janata Party]]
[[Category:1955 births]]

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