Leader of Opposition

Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Leader Of Opposition

Father’s Name : Choudhary Ranbir Singh
Date & Place of Birth : September 15, 1947, Village Sanghi (Rohtak), Haryana
Education :B.A., L.L.B.
Constituency : Garhi Sampla Kiloi 
Party affiliation : Indian National Congress
Marital Status : Married
Name of Spouse : Smt. Asha Hooda
Children : One son and one daughter
Languages known : Hindi, English and Punjabi 
Present profession : Agriculture &Politics

Social Activities :

  • Secretary, Jat Education Society, Rohtak, Haryana.
  • Member, Managing Committee, DAV Educational Society, Hasangarh, Haryana;
  • Working for Social Cohesiveness and upliftment of poor people of the society.
Hobbies : Reading, Sports and Social Services.
Sports and Clubs : Cricket, Badminton and Lawn Tennis; Colour Holder in Lawn Tennis and promotion of sports in rural areas.

Favourite pastime and Recreation : Reading and Sports.

Foreign Travels: Hong-Kong, Japan, South Korea, UAE, and former USSR, Pakistan, China, Nepal, U.K., France, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Singapore, Mauritius, USA and Canada.

Office, if any, held in:

  • President, All India Young Farmers Association Haryana,
  • Ex-Member Market Committee, Rohtak.
  • Director, New Bank of India, 1989 to 92;
  • Secretary, Farmers Parliamentary Forum , 1991 Onwards;
  • Fonder Member and Working President of All India Freedom Fighters Successors Organization Working President, National Federation Railway Porters, Vendors and Bearers.

Conference/ Seminar/ Study tour attended :

  • World Youth Festival in U.S.S.R.,
  • World Parliamentary Conference in China, International Conference in USSR as a delegate of AICC,
  • OISCA International Conference in Japan and South Korea.
Favourite Subject : History and Life details of Great Leaders.

Number of Times & When Elected :

Lok Sabha:

  • 1991: elected to 10th Lok Sabha.
  • 1996: Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha( 2nd Term).
  • 1998: Re-elected to 12th lok Sabha(3rd Term).
  • 2004: Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term).

  Vidhan Sabha:

  • 2000: Elected to 10th Haryana Vidhan Sabha from Kiloi Constituency.
  • 2005: Elected to 11th Haryana Vidhan Sabha ( bye-election, from Kiloi Constituency .
  • 2009: Elected to 12th Haryana Vidhan Sabha from Garhi Sampla – Kiloi Constituency.
  • 2014: Elected to 13th Haryana Vidhan Sabha from Garhi Sampla – Kiloi Constituency.
  • 2019: Elected to 14th Haryana Vidhan Sabha from Garhi Sampla – Kiloi Constituency.

Vegetarian/Non-vegetarian : Vegetarian

Any other information:  Belong to a renowned Freedom Fighter Family. Father, Ch. Ranbir Singh was a Freedom Fighter & Member of the Constituent Assembly, who was imprisoned several times during the freedom movement. He also remained closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi during the later’s visit to Rohtak and nearby district of Punjab. He had a rare distinction of being member of Seven different Houses in India’s democratic history and this feat has been registered and acknowledged by the Limca Book of Records. He also remained Irrigation & Power Minister during joint Punjab and he is remembered for his contribution in the creation of the Bhakra Nangal Project.

Permanent Address : Matu Ram Bhawan, Model Town, Delhi Road, Rohtak ( Haryana)