[4] He obtained his degrees, including a doctorate in Veterinary Anatomy, from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar.

[5] He won 2019 Indian general elections from Muzaffarnagar defeating Ajit Singh of Rashtriya Lok Dal by 6,500 votes.

According to a May 2014 report in The Times of India:He was part of a mahapanchayat in September 2013 which was held despite prohibitory orders and allegedly inflamed tensions.

Balyan was charged with offences under the Indian Penal Code sections 188 (violating prohibitory orders), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharging his duty) and 341 (wrongful restraint).

Balyan has denied his involvement in the riots and has claimed that he has been booked in a false case and accused of doing things he never did.