Sakshi Maharaj
Sakshi Maharaj | |
|---|---|
Sakshi Maharaj in 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Annu Tandon |
| Constituency | Unnao |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Salman Khurshid |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Bhushan Singh |
| Constituency | Farrukhabad |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Manvendra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhary Tejveer Singh |
| Constituency | Mathura |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 03 April 2000 – 21 March 2006 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1956 Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician, monk |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Religious career | |
| Post | Acharya "Mahamandleshwar" of Shri Nirmal Panchayati Akhada. |
Swami Sachchidanand Hari Sakshi Ji Maharaj (born 12 January 1956), also known as Sakshi Maharaj, is an Indian political and religious leader belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won the 2014 general election from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. He also won Indian general election in 1991 from Mathura, 1996 and 1998 from Farrukhabad. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 2000 to 2006, before being suspended for corruption. He holds a Ph.D. degree and runs various educational institutions and ashrams across India under the banner of Sakshi Maharaj Group for which he is also serving as its present director.
He has been at the center of controversies for his reportedly Islamophobic views. While campaigning in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, he said that he feels it is the last election of the country.