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Revision as of 13:35, 18 August 2022
Udai Bhan | |
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| President Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 27 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Selja Kumari |
| Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2014–2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Nayar, BJP |
| Constituency | Hodal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1955 Hodal, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Shakuntala Devi |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Gaya Lal (Father) Chander Wati (Mother) |
| Residence(s) | Hodal, Haryana, India |
Udai Bhan (born 2 November 1955) is state president of Haryana state unit of Indian National Congress.[1] He has represented the Hodal Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly in 13th assembly (2014-2019).[2] Earlier he has represented Hassanpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency in 1987, 2000, 2005.[3]
Early life
Mr Udai Bhan was born in Hodal in Palwal distt. in Haryana.[4] His father Mr. Gaya Lal was a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Hodal constituency in Palwal district. Contesting as an Independent candidate from Hassanpur, reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Gaya Lal defeated the Congress’s M Singh by 360 votes, garnering 10,458 votes against Singh’s 10,098 votes. Days later, he joined the Congress.[5] Mr Udai Bhan's grandfather Chaudhary Dharam Singh was also a noted politician and elected the chairman of Hodal municipal corporation several times between 1928 to 1942.[6]
Political career
Udai Bhan fought and won his first assembly election from Hassanpur in 1987 as a candidate of Lok Dal under the leadership of Chaudhary Devi Lal and won the seat twice thereafter — in 2000 as an Independent candidate and later in 2005 as a Congress candidate.[7] Udai Bhan was the chairman of the Krishak Bharati Cooperative (KRIBHCO) between 1989 and 1993 and joined the Congress in 1997.[8] Bhan won the Hodal (reserved) seat as a Congress candidate in 2014[9] but lost in the last assembly election to the BJP’s Jagdish Nayar with a very small margin of 3,387 votes.[10] He actively supported 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest which was a protest against three farm acts that were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020.[11] On 19 November 2021, the union government decided to repeal the bills,[64] and both houses of Parliament passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 on 29 November.[12]
In April, 2022 Udai Bhan was appointed new state President of Haryana unit of Indian National Congress.[13][14]
Personal life
Udai Bhan is married to Shakuntala Devi and have 3 sons and one daughter.[15] Bhan’s elder son Raj Gopal and his younger son Devesh Kumar have also been in public life and been associated with the Congress.[16] Udai Bhan’s elder son Raj Gopal served as chairman, Municipal Council, Hodal, from 2016 to 2019.[17]
References
- ^ "Hooda loyalist Udai Bhan is new Haryana Congress chief". 27 April 2022.
- ^ https://haryanaassembly.gov.in/mla-details/?id=23091
- ^ "In a win for Bhupinder Hooda, loyalist Udai Bhan appointed Haryana Congress chief". 28 April 2022.
- ^ https://haryanaassembly.gov.in/mla-details/?id=23091
- ^ "Udai Bhan as Haryana Cong chief: Of Aaya Rams, Gaya Rams, and open-ended doors". 3 May 2022.
- ^ "In a win for Bhupinder Hooda, loyalist Udai Bhan appointed Haryana Congress chief". 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Udai Bhan as Haryana Cong chief: Of Aaya Rams, Gaya Rams, and open-ended doors". 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Cong revamps Haryana unit, appoints Udai Bhan as president". 27 April 2022.
- ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Haryana 2014".
- ^ "Hodal Election Result 2019 LIVE: Hodal MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia".
- ^ "पलवल: नेशनल हाइवे-19 पर चल रहे किसानों के धरने में शामिल हुए पूर्व विधायक उदयभान".
- ^ "Parliament clears Farm Laws Repeal Bill without a debate". The Hindu. 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Udai Bhan as Haryana Cong chief: Of Aaya Rams, Gaya Rams, and open-ended doors". 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Cong rejigs Haryana unit; Udai Bhan appointed as state president".
- ^ https://haryanaassembly.gov.in/mla-details/?id=23091
- ^ "Newsmaker | New Haryana Cong chief Udai Bhan a Hooda man, says 'Must work under his leadership'". 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Deficiencies in Haryana Congress removed, to emerge winner in 2024 poll: Udai Bhan".