Shri BHUPINDER SINGH HOODA
Leader of Opposition
Father’s Name | Choudhary Ranbir Singh |
Date of Birth | 15 Sep 1947 |
Place of Birth | Rohtak |
Ed. and place of Ed. | B.A.,L.L.B.; Panjab University, Chandigarh and University of Delhi, Delhi. |
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 and Politics |
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Hobbies | Reading, Sports and Social Service |
Sports and Clubs | Cricket, Lawn Tennis and Badminton; Colour Holder in Lawn-Tennis and promotion of sports in rural areas |
Favourite pastime and Recreation | Reading and Sports |
No. of times elected MLA | Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) 4 Times (1991, 1996, 1998 and 2004), MLA (Haryana) 5 Times 2000, 2005, 2009, 2014 and 2019 |
Foreign Travel | 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, 1989-92; 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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Conference/ Seminar/ Study tour attended | World Youth Festival in U.S.S.R.; World Parliamentary Conference in China; International Conference in U.S.S.R. as a delegate of AICC and OISCA and International Conferences in Japan and South Korea. |
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 8150 remained Irrigation & Power Minister during joint Punjab and he is remembered for his contribution in the creation of the Bhakra Nangal Project. |
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