# Subhash Chandra Baheria

Subhash Chandra Baheria is an Indian politician and a three-term Member of Parliament elected to Lok Sabha in 1996, 2014 and 2019 from Bhilwara in Rajasthan as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also elected as MLA from same constituency in 2003. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA), only CA from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha currently and one of the two qualified Chartered Accountants in the 17th Lok Sabha.

## Early life and education

He was born in Shahpura, Bhilwara. He did his B.Com from Govt. College, Shahpura (Bhilwara) in 1976 and he completed Chartered Accountancy (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in 1983. He has been associated with the RSS, maintains clean and low profile image, is involved in social work and lives a simple lifestyle. He has been known for his easy access to the people of the area. He has been associated with Bharat Vikas Parishad since 1981.

## Business

He is a renowned industrialist in the textile sector who contributed tremendously to Bhilwara evolving into a textile hub. He is founder of Swastika Suitings, which is one of the biggest clothing units of Bhilwara. He is also Director in Sona Textiles and Swastika Threads.

## Political and parliamentary career

Subhash Chandra Baheria is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Bhilwara. He was previously District President of BJP, Bhilwara. As a professional accountant, he has served as member of various government committees on Commerce and Finance. He has contributed to various business related government policies related to GST Implementation, Export Infrastructure, Anti-Competitive Practices and more. He delivered a talk on how textiles can contribute to a 5 trillion dollar economy of India at IIM-A.
Political Journey of Subhash Chandra Baheria :
| Period | Position |
| 2023 - | Member, Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee (ZRUCC), West Central Railway Zone |
| 2019 - | Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development Member, Standing Committee on Finance, Ministry of Finance |
| 2019 - | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha for the 3rd term. |
| 2017 - 2019 | Member, Public Accounts Committee |
| 2017 | Member, Joint Committee on the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017 |
| 2016 | Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016 |
| 2014 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House Member, Standing Committee on Commerce |
| 2014 | Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha for 2nd term against Ashok Chandna of INC from Bhilwara. |
| 2004 - 2008 | Elected as a Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. |
| 1998 | Lost 1998 Lok Sabha polls contesting against Rampal Upadhyay of INC from Bhilwara. |
| 1996 | Member, Standing Committee on Commerce Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance |
| 1996 | Elected to the 11th Lok Sabha for the 1st term by defeating Mahendra Singh Mewar, royal descendant of the great Maharana Pratap of INC party from Bhilwara constituency. |

### Electoral performance

His electoral performance is considered with high regards as his 2019 Lok Sabha victory was by a massive margin of 6,12,000. He had 9,38,160 votes in his favour which is 71.6% of the total voters. His previous victory was by 2,46,264 votes. His victory margin in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections was amongst the top 5 victory margins in the election across 543 constituencies, which is the highest victory margin in Rajasthan and even higher than the 2014 record winning margin of highly popular Prime Minister Modi. His victory is attributed to his strong grassroots connect and his simplicity. Such is his simplicity that he is often sighted traveling on his personal scooter in Bhilwara. He maintains all booth level numbers on his finger tips - initially via register, then laptop and now mobile. This telephone directory and maintaining all booth-level data analysis of all state and central elections is his strength for grassroot connects which he claims to be maintaining since 1996. This technique is highly effective and seems to be the inspiration for BJP's panna-pramukh programme to maintain grassroot connects.

### Contributions to Bhilwara

The completion of the Chambal drinking water project bringing water to Bhilwara, opening of Bhilwara Medical College and electrification of railways are his prime achievements as per his claims. During his tenure, the city gained passport office. More than 7 lakh accounts were opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. New branches of polytechnic colleges were initiated. Compensation for acquisition of land for national highway projects was increased manifold.

## Personal life

Subhash Chandra Baheria has three children, one son and two daughters, namely Astha Baheria, Arpita Baheria and Pulkit Baheria. His wife Ranjana Baheria is a homemaker.