Biographical Sketch

 

Hooda, Shri Bhupinder Singh

Chief Minister of Haryana

 

Constituency : Kiloi (District Rohtak)

Party : Indian National Congress (INC)

 

Father’s Name                            Choudhary Ranbir Singh

Date of Birth                               September 15, 1947

Place of Birth                              Village Sanghi, District Rohtak (Haryana)

Marital Status                              Married

Date of Marriage                          October 15, 1976

Spouse’s Name                           Smt. Asha Hooda

No. of Sons                                   1

No. of Daughters                           1

Educational Qualifications            B.A., LL.B. Educated at Panjab University,

                                                    Chandigarh and University of Delhi, Delhi

Profession                                    Agriculturist, Advocate

Permanent Address                      Matu Ram Bhawan, Model Town, Delhi

                                                     Road, Rohtak (Haryana).

                                                     Tel. (01262) 42283, 42212

Present Address                            Kothi No. 1, Sector 3, Chandigarh

                                                      (0172) 2749394, 2749395

Positions held

1972-1977                                      President, Block Congress Committee, Kiloi, Haryana                            1980-82                                         Senior Vice-President, Haryana PradeshYouth Congress

1982-83                                         President, Haryana Pradesh Youth Congress

1983-87                                         Chairman, Panchayat Samiti, Rohtak

1984-87                                         Chairman, Panchayat Parishad, Haryana

1991                                              Elected to 10^th Lok Sabha  

1992 onwards                                Member, All India Congress Committee

1994 onwards                                Member, Executive, Congress Parliamentary Party

1994-1996                                      Convenor, Haryana Congress Parliamentary Group

1996                                               Re-elected to 11^th Lok Sabha (2^nd term)

1996-97                                          Member, Committee on Agriculture 

1997-2002                                       President, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee

1998                                               Re-elected to 12^th Lok Sabha (3^rd term)

                                                       Member, Executive Committee

1998-99                                           Member, Committee on Agriculture; Member,

                                                       Committee on Subordinate Legislation; Member, Consultative 

                                                        Committee, Ministry of Communication.

2000                                                Elected to 9^th Haryana Vidhan Sabha from Kiloi Constituency  

2002-2004                                        Leader of Opposition in Haryana Legislative Assembly.

2004                                                Re-elected to 14^th Lok Sabha (4^th term)

2005                                                Elected to 10^th Haryana Vidhan Sabha (bye-

                                                       election from Kiloi constituency) with a record margin of 1,03,635 votes

March 4, 2005                                  Elected Leader of Haryana Legislature Party

March 5, 2005                                  Sworn in as Chief Minister of Haryana.

Social and Cultural Activities          Secretary, Jat Education Society, Rohtak,

                                                        Haryana ; Member, Managing Committee, D.A.V.

Educational Society, Hasangarh, Haryana

Special Interests                             Social service in rural areas

Favourite Pastime and Recreation        Reading and Sports

  

Sports and Clubs                              Cricket, Badminton and Lawn Tennis; Colour

Holder in Lawn-Tennis and promotion of

sports in rural areas. 

Countries visited                               Hong-Kong, Japan, South Korea, UAE and

former USSR, Pakistan, China and Nepal.

International Conferences                  World Youth Festival in U.S.S.R., World

attended                                            Parliamentary Conference in China, International Conference in USSR as a delegate of AICC and OISCA and International Conferences in Japan and South Korea.

Other Information                              President, All India Young Farmers’

Association, Haryana; Ex-Member, Market Committee, Rohtak; Director, Bank of India, 1989-92; Secretary Farmers’ Parliamentary Forum, 1991 onwards; Founder-Member and Working President of All India Freedom Fighters’ Successors’ Organisation; Working President, National Federation Railway Porters, Vendors and Bearers.

 

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