Mahant Avaidyanath
Former Member of the Lok Sabha
Mahant Avaidyanath was an Indian politician and the head priest of the Gorakhnath Math, a prominent Hindu temple. He was a member of the Hindu Mahasabha and, later Bharatiya Janata Party; and got elected to the Indian parliament from Gorakhpur... Wikipedia
Born: May 28, 1921, Pauri Garhwal, India
Died: September 12, 2014 (age 93 years), Gorakhpur, India
Previous offices: Member of the Lok Sabha (1989–1997), Member of the Lok Sabha (1970–1971), and Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1962–1980)
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency: Gorakhpur
Guru: Mahant Digvijaynath
Lineage: Guru Gorakhnath
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