{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Varun Chaudhary | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | term_start = 4 June 2024 | predecessor = Rattan Lal Kataria | constituency = Ambala | office1 = Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | constituency1 = Mulana | term_start1 = November 2019 | term_end1 = June 2024 | predecessor1 = Santosh Chauhan Sarwan | successor1 = Pooja Chaudhary | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|03|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Ambala, Haryana, India | birth_name = | spouse = Pooja Chaudhary | children = 2 | father = Phool Chand Mullana | relatives = | party = Indian National Congress | occupation = | profession = Lawyer | alma_mater = University of Delhi, (LLB, 2006) | relations = }} '''Varun Chaudhary''' (born 23 March 1980) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament of the 18th Lok Sabha representing Ambala.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhatia |first1=Varinder |date=30 July 2024 |title=Haryana Congress future, Varun Chaudhary looks to leave his mark in Parliament |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/haryana-congress-future-varun-chaudhary-looks-to-leave-his-mark-in-parliament-9482179/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=25 March 2025}}</ref> He was a member of 14th Haryana Legislative Assembly representing Mulana.<ref name="MyNeta"/><ref name="News18"/> He is a member of the Indian National Congress.<ref name="MyNeta"/>
==Personal life== Chaudhary was born on 23 March 1980 to former Indian National Congress chief Phool Chand Mullana and Pushpa Devi in Ambala city of Haryana.<ref name="MyNeta"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sura |first1=Ajay |date=25 October 2019 |title=Haryana Election Result: Dynasts have a field day in Haryana's game of thrones |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/dynasts-have-a-field-day-in-haryanas-game-of-thrones/articleshow/71748783.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="LoKSabha_Profile">{{cite web |title=Chaudhry, Shri Varun |url=https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/5545?from=members |website=Digital Sansad |publisher=National Informatics Centre |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> He completed Bachelor of Laws from Campus Law Center, University of Delhi in 2006. Singh is a lawyer by profession.<ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Varun Chaudhary(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Mullana (SC) (Ambala) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/haryana2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=8541 |website=myneta.info |access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref> He is married to Pooja Chaudhary, with whom he has a son and a daughter.<ref name="LoKSabha_Profile"/><ref name="HT_Sep2024"/>
==Political career== ===Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly=== In the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Chaudhary represented Indian National Congress as a candidate from Mulana and went on to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajbir Singh by 1,688 votes, succeeding Santosh Chauhan Sarwan in the process.<ref name="News18">{{cite news |title=Mulana Election Results 2019 Live Updates (मुलाना): Varun Chaudhary of Congress Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/mulana-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2356359.html |work=News18 |date=24 October 2019 |access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mulana Election Result 2019 LIVE: Mulana MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/mulana-assembly-elections-hr-6/ |work=One India |access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>
In March 2021, Chaudhary was awarded the 'Best Legislator Award' for his contribution to the Haryana state's assembly.<ref>{{cite web |title=Session 5, Bulletin No. 2 |url=https://haryanaassembly.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/08.03.2021.pdf |website=Haryana Legislative Assembly |date=8 March 2021 |access-date=26 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2 MLAs get Best Legislator Award |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/2-mlas-get-best-legislator-award-227183 |work=Tribune |date=19 March 2021 |access-date=13 May 2022 |archive-date=20 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720165518/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/2-mlas-get-best-legislator-award-227183 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)=== In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Chaudhary representing Ambala, defeated Banto Kataria of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 49,036 votes, succeeding incumbent Rattan Lal Kataria.<ref>{{cite web |title=General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 Parliamentary Constituency 1 - Amabala (Haryana) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS071.htm |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ambala Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/ambala-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-lok-sabha-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mp-margin-8916696.html |work=News18 |date=4 June 2024 |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> A significant win since it ended BJP's streak in the Ambala seat, which had been held by the party since 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dogra |first1=Shailee |date=5 June 2024 |title=Varun Chaudhary shatters saffron fold's hat-trick dream in Ambala |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/varun-chaudhary-shatters-saffron-fold-s-hat-trick-dream-in-ambala-101717590313011.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=11 September 2025}}</ref> After which, he had to vacate the Mulana Assembly seat, that incidentally was won by his wife Pooja in the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.<ref name="HT_Sep2024">{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Aneesha Sareen |date=20 September 2024 |title=Haryana elections: Women candidates face-off in Ambala prestige battle between Congress, BJP |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/haryana-elections-women-candidates-face-off-in-ambala-prestige-battle-between-congress-bjp-101726772244374.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=12 October 2024}}</ref>
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