{{short description|Indian politician (born 1955)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Kiran Choudhary | image = Kiran Choudhry photo.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|06|05}} | birth_place =Lado Sarai Village , New Delhi, Delhi, India | death_date = | death_place = | office1 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | term_start1 = 3 September 2024 | term_end1 = 9 April 2026 | successor1 = Sanjay Bhatia | constituency1 = Haryana | predecessor1 = Deepender Singh Hooda | office2 = Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | term2 = 22 November 2005 — 8 October 2024 | constituency2 = Tosham | predecessor2 = Surender Singh | successor2 = Shruti Choudhry | party = Bharatiya Janata Party {{small|(since 2024)}} | spouse = {{marriage|Surender Singh|1972|2005|end=died}} | children = Shruti Choudhry (daughter) | website = | footnotes = | date = | year = | other_party = Indian National Congress {{small|(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.<ref>{{cite news|date=27 August 2014|title=BJP leader Kiran Choudhry elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Haryana|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/bjp-leader-kiran-choudhry-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-haryana/|work=The Tribune|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://haryana.punjabkesari.in/haryana/news/kiran-chaudhary-said-no-need-to-bring-star-campaigners-in-tosham-1069927|title=तोशाम मेरा घर, कोई बड़ा नेता कोनी ल्याऊं, खुद प्रचार करने में हूं सक्षम: किरण|date=17 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryana-congress-workers-organize-satyagrah-to-express-solidarity-with-farmers-shopkeepers/articleshow/78971408.cms|title = Haryana: Congress workers organize Satyagrah to express solidarity with farmers, shopkeepers | Chandigarh News - Times of India|website = The Times of India| date=31 October 2020 }}</ref><ref name=BT2024>{{Cite web |title=Setback for Congress in Haryana- MLA Kiran Choudhry, her daughter join BJP |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/setback-for-congress-in-haryana-mla-kiran-choudhry-her-daughter-join-bjp-433809-2024-06-19 |website=Business Today|date=19 June 2024 }}</ref> Her father-in-law, Bansi Lal has served as the Chief Minister of Haryana three times.<ref name=NDTV2024>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kiran-choudhary-joins-bjp-ex-congress-mp-shruti-choudhary-joins-bjp-bjp-signs-up-4-time-ex-congress-mla-kiran-choudhary-secures-key-sweep-5922833|title = Ahead Of Poll, BJP Now Has Members From Haryana's 3 Big Political Families |website = NDTV }}</ref>
Originally a member of the Indian National Congress, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in June 2024.<ref name=BT2024 />
== 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.<ref name="IndianExpKC">{{cite news |title= Haryana Congress leader Kiran Choudhry, daughter Shruti quit party, to join BJP |date=19 June 2012 |work=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-congress-leader-kiran-choudhry-bjp-9400178/ |accessdate=23 June 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref name="IndianExpKC2">{{cite news |title= Kiran Choudhry, daughter join BJP ahead of Haryana assembly polls |date=19 June 2012 |work=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/kiran-choudhry-daughter-join-bjp-ahead-of-haryana-assembly-polls-9401549/|accessdate=23 June 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref name=NDTV2024/> 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.<ref name=IndianExpKC/> Subsequently, both of them joined the BJP on June 19, 2024, in the presence of former CM Manohar Lal Khattar.<ref name=BT2024 /> After joining the BJP, Choudhry claimed she was inspired by Prime Minister Modi's vision to develop India by 2047.<ref name=IndiaTodayKC>{{cite news |title= Ex-Haryana Congress leader Kiran Choudhry and daughter join BJP |date=19 June 2012 |work=Indian Express|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kiran-choudhry-ex-haryana-congress-leader-daughter-shruti-bjp-assembly-election-2555119-2024-06-19|accessdate=23 June 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref name=IndiaTodayKC/> Another Congress MP attacked Choudhry, asserting it won't affect Congress as women could not be political heirs.<ref name=HTKC1>{{cite news |title= Haryana: Hisar Congress MP comes under fire over 'remarks on women' |date=23 June 2012 |work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/haryana-hisar-congress-mp-comes-under-fire-over-remarks-on-women-101719084692268.html|accessdate=23 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Congress should expel Jai Prakash for anti-women remarks, says Kiran |date=23 June 2012 |work=The Tribune|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/congress-should-expel-jai-prakash-for-anti-women-remarks-says-kiran-633273|accessdate=23 June 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref name=IEJun24>{{cite news |title= Decode Politics: How Congress veteran Kiran Choudhry's switch to BJP may play out in Haryana ahead of polls |date=20 June 2012 |work=Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/decode-politics-congress-veteran-kiran-choudhrys-switch-bjp-play-out-haryana-polls-9402784/| accessdate=24 June 2024}}</ref>
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.
==Electoral performance== {{transcluded section|source=Tosham Assembly constituency}} {{#section:Tosham Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2019}} {{#section:Tosham Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2014}} {{#section:Tosham Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2009}} {{#section:Tosham Assembly constituency|Assembly By-election 2005}}
==See also== * Haryana Forestry case * Dynastic politics of Haryana
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