Kiran Choudhary | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2005 – present | |
| 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 (2005-2024) |
| Spouse | Surender Singh |
| Children | Shruti Choudhry |
| Residence(s) | Bhiwani and Delhi [1] |
Kiran Choudhary (born 5 June 1955) is an Indian politician from the state of Haryana. She is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since June, 2024. [2] She is an MLA from Tosham assembly constituency in Bhiwani district. Previously, she was a member of the Congress party in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha. [3] [4]
She comes from a prominent political family of Haryana and has been a five-time MLA from Tosham, Bhiwani since 2005. [2] Her father-in-law, Bansi Lal was a three-time Chief Minister of Haryana and among the most influential leaders of the state. [5]
Choudhry entered Haryana electoral politics following the death of her husband and Bansi Lal’s son, Surender Singh, in 2005. [6] 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. [7]
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. [5] 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. [6] Subsequently, both of them joined the BJP on June 19, 2024, in the presence of former CM Manohar Lal Khattar. [2] After joining the BJP, Choudhry claimed she was inspired by Prime Minister Modi's vision to develop India by 2047. [8]
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. [8] Another Congress MP attacked Choudhry, asserting it won't affect Congress as women could not be political heirs. [9] [10] 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. [11]
- ^ "Detailed Profile: Smt. Shruti Choudhry". India: National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Setback for Congress in Haryana- MLA Kiran Choudhry, her daughter join BJP". business today.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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 MLAs 2019–2024
- Haryana MLAs 2014–2019
- Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana
- People from Bhiwani district
- 1955 births
- Living people
- People charged with corruption
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- Women members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana
Kiran Choudhary | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2005 – present | |
| 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 (2005-2024) |
| Spouse | Surender Singh |
| Children | Shruti Choudhry |
| Residence(s) | Bhiwani and Delhi [1] |
Kiran Choudhary (born 5 June 1955) is an Indian politician from the state of Haryana. She is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since June, 2024. [2] She is an MLA from Tosham assembly constituency in Bhiwani district. Previously, she was a member of the Congress party in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha. [3] [4]
She comes from a prominent political family of Haryana and has been a five-time MLA from Tosham, Bhiwani since 2005. [2] Her father-in-law, Bansi Lal was a three-time Chief Minister of Haryana and among the most influential leaders of the state. [5]
Choudhry entered Haryana electoral politics following the death of her husband and Bansi Lal’s son, Surender Singh, in 2005. [6] 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. [7]
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. [5] 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. [6] Subsequently, both of them joined the BJP on June 19, 2024, in the presence of former CM Manohar Lal Khattar. [2] After joining the BJP, Choudhry claimed she was inspired by Prime Minister Modi's vision to develop India by 2047. [8]
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. [8] Another Congress MP attacked Choudhry, asserting it won't affect Congress as women could not be political heirs. [9] [10] 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. [11]
- ^ "Detailed Profile: Smt. Shruti Choudhry". India: National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Setback for Congress in Haryana- MLA Kiran Choudhry, her daughter join BJP". business today.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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 MLAs 2019–2024
- Haryana MLAs 2014–2019
- Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana
- People from Bhiwani district
- 1955 births
- Living people
- People charged with corruption
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- Women members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana