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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rajeev Bhardwaj
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra]]
| term_start1 = 4 June 2024
| predecessor1 = [[Kishan Kapoor]]
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|02|02|df=y}}
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| other_party = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Doctor|Politician}}
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'''Rajeev Bhardwaj''' is an Indian [[politician]] belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He is the member of the [[18th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Kangra Election Result 2024 Live Updates: BJP's Rajeev Bhardwaj Has Won This Lok Sabha Seat |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/kangra-election-result-2024-live-updates-counting-of-votes-himachal-pradesh-lok-sabha-seat-latest-news |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Doctors {{!}} Healthy corps">{{cite news|work=India Today|title=Doctors {{!}} Healthy corps|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-doctors-healthy-corps-2565856-2024-07-13|accessdate=9 November 2024|date=13 July 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109153202/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-doctors-healthy-corps-2565856-2024-07-13|archivedate=9 November 2024|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Rajeev Bhardwaj was originally a resident of the Mangwal in [[Kangra district]]’s [[Dehra Assembly constituency|Dehra tehsil]]. However, his family was evicted from the village following the construction of the [[Pong Dam]] in the 1970s. Bhardwaj continues to identify himself as a Pong Dam evictee as many families are yet to receive their promised compensation and subsequent land allocation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-28 |title='Depot Bazar-wale doctor' Rajeev Bhardwaj, BJP's Kangra candidate, sees himself as a Pong Dam evictee |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/rajeev-bhardwaj-kangra-lok-sabha-polls-himachal-pradesh-9356663/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2013 |title=Himachal Pradesh: Pong Dam raises tempers in House |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Himachal-Pradesh-Pong-Dam-raises-tempers-in-House/articleshow/18998402.cms |accessdate=2016-01-07 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Bhardwaj currently serves as the Member of Lok Sabha from the [[Kangra Lok Sabha constituency|Kangra constituency]]. He was elected in the 2024 Indian general elections with a margin of 251,895 votes defeating his nearest rival candidate [[Anand Sharma]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Kangra, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Live: Kangra लोकसभा सीट पर Rajeev Bhardwaj को मिली बड़ी जीत, 251895 वोटोंं से Anand Sharma को किया पराजित |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/lok-sabha-election-2024/story/kangra-himachal-pradesh-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live-updates-chunav-parinam-news-in-hindi-1957528-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls">{{cite news|work=The Economic Times|title=Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bullish-wins-bearish-losses-here-are-the-key-contests-of-2024-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/110713130.cms?from=mdr|accessdate=27 July 2024|date=6 June 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727153249/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bullish-wins-bearish-losses-here-are-the-key-contests-of-2024-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/110713130.cms?from=mdr|archivedate=27 July 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{18th LS members from Himachal Pradesh}}

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[[Category:People from Kangra district]]
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Candidates in the 2024 Indian general election]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1963 births]]

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