Jaleb Khan

{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jaleb Khan | office1 = Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | office = Chief Parliamentary Secretary, <br/>Government of Haryana | term_start = 27 July 2009 | term_end = 26 July 2014 | 1blankname = Ministries and Departments | 1namedata = *Revenue and Disaster Management *Employment *Waqf *Mines and Geology | 2blankname = Chief Minister | 2namedata = Bhupinder Singh Hooda | term_start1 = 2009 | term_end1 = 2014 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|7|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Hathin, British India<br />{{small|(present-day Haryana, India)}} | party = Independent | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|9|18|1942|7|15|df=y}} | image = | constituency1 = Hathin | 3blankname = Governor | 3namedata = Jagannath Pahadia | honorific_prefix = Baba <br/> Chaudhary | children = Mohammad Israil }}

'''Chaudhary Jaleb Khan''' also known as '''Baba Jaleb Khan''' (born 15 July 1942) was an Indian politician who served as a Chief Parliamentary Secretary in the Government of Haryana. He was elected as a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Hathin constituency once in 2009 and served his complete term till 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaleb Khan (Independent(IND)):Constituency- Hathin(FARIDABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/ha2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=577 |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=सुपुर्दे खाक किए गए पूर्व विधायक जलेब खां - |url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/palwal-jaleb-khan-16729114.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Hathin Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/hathin-haryana-assembly-constituency#2009 |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>

== Early life == Chaudhary Jaleb Khan was born to Chaudhary Suleiman on 15 July 1942 in the village of Kot/Uttawar in Haryana. Jaleb khan has Two son (Chaudhary Mohd Israil, Mohd Sajid Khan). He was an Ethnic Meo belonging to the Chhirkalot pal. His father was a famous Chaudhary in the Mewat region of Haryana. He was not highly literate only being educated till grade 5.<ref name=":0" />

== Political career == Chaudhary Jaleb Khan contested the Haryana Legislative Assembly elections in 1996 independent where he earned 10069 votes and came in third position. Then he contested again in 2005 under the Indian National Congress where he lost by a margin of 8,830 ballots against the independent candidate, Harsh Kumar. It was in 2009 where he finally defeated Harsh Kumar despite himself being independent and Harsh Kumar receiving the Indian National Congress ticket by a margin of 6473 votes garnering a total of 29.59% of the total ballots in the Hathin constituency that year. Khan had a successful political career being elected as a Chief Parliamentary Secretary in the Government of Haryana.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Personal life == The people of Mewat gave Jaleb Khan the honorific title of Baba (meaning father or respected elder) due to his simplistic lifestyle. He was also known for promoting Hindu-Muslim unity in his region of Hathin, which has the significantly higher Hindu population compared to other areas of the Mewat region of Haryana. He is also known to be the individual who asked for Hathin to become a constituent of Palwal district rather than the Nuh district (previously Mewat district) of Haryana.<ref name=":0" />

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