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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kiran_Choudhry > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kiran_Choudhry.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiran_Choudhry > Source revision: 1356264964 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/New_Delhi), [Delhi](/source/Delhi), [India](/source/India) | death_date = | death_place = | office1 = [Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Rajya_Sabha) | term_start1 = 3 September 2024 | term_end1 = 9 April 2026 | successor1 = [Sanjay Bhatia](/source/Sanjay_Bhatia) | constituency1 = [Haryana](/source/List_of_Rajya_Sabha_members_from_Haryana) | predecessor1 = [Deepender Singh Hooda](/source/Deepender_Singh_Hooda) | office2 = [Member](/source/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India)) of [Haryana Legislative Assembly](/source/Haryana_Legislative_Assembly) | term2 = 22 November 2005 — 8 October 2024 | constituency2 = [Tosham](/source/Tosham_Assembly_constituency) | predecessor2 = [Surender Singh](/source/Surender_Singh) | successor2 = [Shruti Choudhry](/source/Shruti_Choudhry) | party = [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) {{small|(since 2024)}} | spouse = {{marriage|[Surender Singh](/source/Surender_Singh)|1972|2005|end=died}} | children = [Shruti Choudhry](/source/Shruti_Choudhry) (daughter) | website = | footnotes = | date = | year = | other_party = [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress) {{small|(until 2024)}} }} '''Kiran Choudhary''' (born 5 June 1955) is an Indian politician from [Haryana](/source/Haryana), who served as a [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Rajya_Sabha) in the [Rajya Sabha](/source/Rajya_Sabha) with the [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) from 2024 till 2026.{{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}} She is a five-time former [Member of the legislative assembly](/source/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India)) of [Delhi](/source/Delhi_Legislative_Assembly) from [Delhi Cantt](/source/Delhi_Cantonment_Assembly_constituency) and [Haryana Legislative Assembly](/source/Haryana_Legislative_Assembly) (1998-2003) and from [Tosham (Bhiwani)](/source/Tosham_Assembly_constituency) (2005-2024) under the [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress), preceded by her late husband, [Surender Singh](/source/Surender_Singh).{{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}}{{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](/source/The_Times_of_India)| date=31 October 2020 }}{{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 }} Her father-in-law, [Bansi Lal](/source/Bansi_Lal) has served as the [Chief Minister of Haryana](/source/List_of_chief_ministers_of_Haryana) three times.{{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 }} Originally a member of the Indian National Congress, she joined the [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) in June 2024. == Political career == Kiran Choudhry started her electoral politics from [Delhi](/source/Delhi_Legislative_Assembly). She contested and won in [1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly Election](/source/1993_Delhi_Legislative_Assembly_election) from [Delhi Cantt](/source/Delhi_Cantonment_Assembly_constituency) but lost to [Karan Singh Tanwar](/source/Karan_Singh_Tanwar) by 8,869 votes, then in [1998](/source/1998_Delhi_Legislative_Assembly_election) she gained the seat from the same opponent by 2,626 votes, again lost to him in [2003](/source/2003_Delhi_Legislative_Assembly_election) by 3,766 votes. In June 2004 she contested [Rajya Sabha](/source/Rajya_Sabha) election from [Haryana](/source/List_of_Rajya_Sabha_members_from_Haryana) as [INC](/source/Indian_National_Congress) candidate but lost to [Tarlochan Singh](/source/Tarlochan_Singh) who got elected as [Independent](/source/Independent_politician) Candidate. Choudhry entered [Haryana](/source/Haryana_Legislative_Assembly) electoral politics following the death of her husband and Bansi Lal's son, [Surender Singh](/source/Surender_Singh), in 2005.{{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}} Choudhry became known as the daughter-in-law of former Haryana CM Bansi Lal, and got elected from [Tosham](/source/Tosham_Assembly_constituency) (Bhiwani) on 5 June 2005 till 20 August 2024.{{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}} In June 2024, she and her daughter, [Shruti Choudhry](/source/Shruti_Choudhry), quit the Congress party due to differences with the party leader and ex-Chief Minister [Bhupinder Singh Hooda](/source/Bhupinder_Singh_Hooda). The differences had heightened during the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, when the Congress fielded a Hooda loyalist, [Rao Dan Singh](/source/Rao_Dan_Singh), instead of Choudhry's daughter, Shruti Choudhry, a former MP from the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh parliamentary seat. Subsequently, both of them joined the [BJP](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) on June 19, 2024, in the presence of former [CM](/source/List_of_chief_ministers_of_Haryana) [Manohar Lal Khattar](/source/Manohar_Lal_Khattar). After joining the BJP, Choudhry claimed she was inspired by Prime Minister [Modi](/source/Narendra_Modi)'s vision to develop India by 2047.{{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}} There were mixed reactions to her leaving the Congress party, wherein senior Congress MP [Selja Kumari](/source/Selja_Kumari) expressed regret over Choudhry's leaving and called it a loss for the party. Another Congress MP attacked Choudhry, asserting it won't affect Congress as women could not be political heirs.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}} She got elected to Rajya Sabha as BJP candidate on 27 August 2024 for 2 years, by-election was held as [Deepender Singh Hooda](/source/Deepender_Singh_Hooda) got elected to [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) from [Rohtak](/source/Rohtak_Lok_Sabha_constituency) 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](/source/Haryana_Forestry_case) * [Dynastic politics of Haryana](/source/Political_families_of_Haryana) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Choudhry, Kiran}} Category:Haryana MLAs 2019–2024 Category:Haryana MLAs 2014–2019 Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana Category:People from Bhiwani district Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Indian women politicians Category:Women members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana Category:Haryana MLAs 2009–2014 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kiran Choudhry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiran_Choudhry) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiran_Choudhry?action=history)). 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