Mahant Balaknath
Mahant Balaknath Yogi is an Indian politician and current Member of Parliament from Alwar Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. He is Chancellor of the Baba Mastnath University (BMU). He is also 8th chief/ Mahant of the Nath sect of Hinduism. On 29 July 2016, Mahant Chandnath declared Balaknath as his successor in a ceremony which was attended by Yogi Adityanath and Baba Ramdev. Early life
He was born in a Hindu Yadav family to Subhash Yadav and Urmila Devi. He was named Gurumukh by Baba Khetanath in his early age. He used to live in Matsyendra Maharaj Ashram from 1985-1991 (up to age of 6) after that he moved to a Math in village Nathawali Theri in Hanumangarh district with Mahant Chandnath. Political career
He was nominated as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for Lok Sabha from Alwar, Rajasthan and he won the elections in 2019 by defeating Bhanwar Jitendra Singh of Indian National Congress by the margin of 3 Lakh votes. 