Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Textiles, Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Santosh Gangwar Minister of State (independent charge) for Ministry of Textiles and also minister of state for Parliamentary affairs, water resources, River Development and Ganga rejuvenation.(born 1 November 1948) is a Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha), former minister of state in Government of India and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been Member of Parliament for the city of Bareilly since 1989 till date (except 2009-2014). He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th Lok Sabha. He faced defeat in the 15th Lok Sabha Elections, 2009 by a very narrow margin. He has been elected as Member of Parliament in 16th Lok Sabha. He has won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes from his rival candidate in 16th Lok Sabha elections held in 2014. Gangwar is associated with social work and active politics for over three decades.