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Kiran Choudhary | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 Sep 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Deepender Singh Hooda |
| Constituency | Haryana |
| Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2005 – 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Surender Singh |
| Constituency | Tosham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1955 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2024 - present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 2024) |
| Spouse | Surender Singh |
| Children | Shruti Choudhry |
| Residence(s) | Bhiwani and Delhi[1] |
Kiran Choudhary (born 5 June 1955) is an Indian politician, who is serving as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha under the Bharatiya Janata Party from Haryana.[2]
She is a four-time elected former Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Tosham constituency under the Indian National Congress, preceded by her late husband, Surender Singh.[3][4][5] Her father-in-law, Bansi Lal has served as the Chief Minister of Haryana three times.[6]
Originally a member of the Indian National Congress, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in June 2024.[5]
Political Career
[edit]Choudhry entered Haryana electoral politics following the death of her husband and Bansi Lal’s son, Surender Singh, in 2005.[7] Choudhry became known as the daughter-in-law of former Haryana CM Bansi Lal, and first got elected as an MLA from Tosham (Bhiwani) in 2005, and has been a sitting MLA from Tosham (Bhiwani) since then.[8]
In June 2024, she and her daughter, Shruti Choudhry, quit the Congress party due to differences with the party leader and ex-Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.[6] The differences had heightened during the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, when the Congress fielded a Hooda loyalist, Rao Dan Singh, instead of Choudhry's daughter, Shruti Choudhry, a former MP from the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh parliamentary seat.[7] Subsequently, both of them joined the BJP on June 19, 2024, in the presence of former CM Manohar Lal Khattar.[5] After joining the BJP, Choudhry claimed she was inspired by Prime Minister Modi's vision to develop India by 2047.[9]
There were mixed reactions to her leaving the Congress party, wherein senior Congress MP Selja Kumari expressed regret over Choudhry's leaving and called it a loss for the party.[9] Another Congress MP attacked Choudhry, asserting it won't affect Congress as women could not be political heirs.[10][11] According to political analysts, as Choudhry belongs to the Jat community, she may help improve BJP's standing among the community, which makes up almost a fourth of the state’s population, while also expanding influence in the Bhiwani region, where late Bansi Lal enjoys respect.[12]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kiran Choudhry | 72,699 | 49.72% |  11.26 | |
| BJP | Shashi Ranjan Parmar | 54,640 | 37.37% | 36.17 | |
| JJP | Sita Ram | 7,522 | 5.14% | New | |
| BSP | Narender Lara | 4,513 | 3.09% | 1.78 | |
| INLD | Kamla Rani | 2,094 | 1.43% |  23.99 | |
| AAP | Pawan Hindustani | 865 | 0.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,059 | 12.35% | 0.69 | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,204 | 69.93% | 11.45 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,09,063 | 12.42 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 11.26 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kiran Choudhry | 58,218 | 38.46% | 19.16 | |
| INLD | Kamla Rani | 38,477 | 25.42% | 10.45 | |
| Independent | Rajbir Singgh Lala | 38,427 | 25.39% | New | |
| HJC(BL) | Ved Pal Tanwar | 5,907 | 3.90% | 9.27 | |
| BSP | Jai Bhagwan | 1,971 | 1.30% | 6.44 | |
| BJP | Gunpal | 1,822 | 1.20% | 2 | |
| Independent | Rajesh Kumar | 1,697 | 1.12% | New | |
| Independent | Khushi Ram | 813 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,741 | 13.04% | 29.61 | ||
| Turnout | 1,51,357 | 81.39% | 13.19 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,85,970 | 17.33 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 19.16 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kiran Choudhry | 62,290 | 57.63% | 41.73 | |
| INLD | Col. Gajraj Singh | 16,183 | 14.97% | New | |
| HJC(BL) | Kamal Singh | 14,233 | 13.17% | New | |
| BSP | Narender Lara | 8,369 | 7.74% | New | |
| BJP | Meena Kumari | 3,460 | 3.20% | New | |
| Smast Bhartiya Party | Surender Kumar | 1,108 | 1.03% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 46,107 | 42.66% | 56.43 | ||
| Turnout | 1,08,088 | 68.19% | 20.63 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,58,501 | 11.14 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 41.73 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kiran Choudhry | 125,858 | 99.36% | 45.39 | |
| Independent | Mangal Singh Khreta | 338 | 0.27% | New | |
| Independent | Jitendra | 208 | 0.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,25,520 | 99.09% | 77.86 | ||
| Turnout | 1,26,674 | 88.82% | 14.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,42,617 | 0.00 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Detailed Profile: Smt. Shruti Choudhry". India: National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "BJP leader Kiran Choudhry elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Haryana". The Tribune. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "तोशाम मेरा घर, कोई बड़ा नेता कोनी ल्याऊं, खुद प्रचार करने में हूं सक्षम: किरण". 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Haryana: Congress workers organize Satyagrah to express solidarity with farmers, shopkeepers | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Setback for Congress in Haryana- MLA Kiran Choudhry, her daughter join BJP". Business Today. 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Ahead Of Poll, BJP Now Has Members From Haryana's 3 Big Political Families". NDTV.
- ^ a b "Haryana Congress leader Kiran Choudhry, daughter Shruti quit party, to join BJP". Indian Express. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Kiran Choudhry, daughter join BJP ahead of Haryana assembly polls". Indian Express. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Ex-Haryana Congress leader Kiran Choudhry and daughter join BJP". Indian Express. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Haryana: Hisar Congress MP comes under fire over 'remarks on women'". Hindustan Times. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Congress should expel Jai Prakash for anti-women remarks, says Kiran". The Tribune. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Decode Politics: How Congress veteran Kiran Choudhry's switch to BJP may play out in Haryana ahead of polls". Indian Express. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Haryana Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 - Haryana - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Haryana Results". Election Commission of India, Constituencywise-All Candidates. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.