| Birth date | 5 June 1955 (age 71) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Lado Sarai Village , New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Office 1 | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Term start 1 | 3 September 2024 |
| Term end 1 | 9 April 2026 |
| Successor 1 | Sanjay Bhatia |
| Constituency 1 | Haryana |
| Predecessor 1 | Deepender Singh Hooda |
| Office 2 | Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly |
| Term 2 | 22 November 2005 — 8 October 2024 |
| Constituency 2 | Tosham |
| Predecessor 2 | Surender Singh |
| Successor 2 | Shruti Choudhry |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2024) |
| Spouse | Surender Singh (m. 1972; died 2005) |
| Other party | Indian National Congress (until 2024) |
Kiran Choudhary (born 5 June 1955) is an Indian politician from Haryana, who served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha with the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2024 till 2026.[1]
She is a five-time former Member of the legislative assembly of Delhi from Delhi Cantt and Haryana Legislative Assembly (1998-2003) and from Tosham (Bhiwani) (2005-2024) under the Indian National Congress, preceded by her late husband, Surender Singh.[2][3][4] Her father-in-law, Bansi Lal has served as the Chief Minister of Haryana three times.[5]
Originally a member of the Indian National Congress, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in June 2024.[4]
Political career
Kiran Choudhry started her electoral politics from Delhi. She contested and won in 1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election from Delhi Cantt but lost to Karan Singh Tanwar by 8,869 votes, then in 1998 she gained the seat from the same opponent by 2,626 votes, again lost to him in 2003 by 3,766 votes.
In June 2004 she contested Rajya Sabha election from Haryana as INC candidate but lost to Tarlochan Singh who got elected as Independent Candidate.
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 got elected from Tosham (Bhiwani) on 5 June 2005 till 20 August 2024.[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.[4] 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 her late father-in-law Bansi Lal enjoys respect.[11]
She got elected to Rajya Sabha as BJP candidate on 27 August 2024 for 2 years, by-election was held as Deepender Singh Hooda got elected to Lok Sabha from Rohtak and resigned as Rajya Sabha MP on 4 June.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Setback for Congress in Haryana- MLA Kiran Choudhry, her daughter join BJP". Business Today. 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Ahead Of Poll, BJP Now Has Members From Haryana's 3 Big Political Families". NDTV
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.