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Kiran Choudhry

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Kiran Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2005 – present
Preceded bySurender Singh
ConstituencyTosham
Personal details
Born (1955-06-05) 5 June 1955 (age 69)
New Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2024-present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (2005-2024)
SpouseSurender Singh
ChildrenShruti Choudhry
Residence(s)Bhiwani and Delhi[1]

Kiran Choudhary (born 5 June 1955) is an Indian politician from the state of Haryana. She is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since June, 2024.[2] She is an MLA from Tosham assembly constituency in Bhiwani district. Previously, she was a member of the Congress party in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.[3][4]

She comes from a prominent political family of Haryana and has been a five-time MLA from Tosham, Bhiwani since 2005.[2] Her father-in-law, Bansi Lal was a three-time Chief Minister of Haryana and among the most influential leaders of the state.[5]

Political Career[edit]

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 first got elected as an MLA from Tosham (Bhiwani) in 2005, and has been a sitting MLA from Tosham (Bhiwani) since then.[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.[2] 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 late Bansi Lal enjoys respect.[11]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Detailed Profile: Smt. Shruti Choudhry". India: National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Setback for Congress in Haryana- MLA Kiran Choudhry, her daughter join BJP". business today.
  3. ^ "तोशाम मेरा घर, कोई बड़ा नेता कोनी ल्याऊं, खुद प्रचार करने में हूं सक्षम: किरण". 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Haryana: Congress workers organize Satyagrah to express solidarity with farmers, shopkeepers | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ a b "Ahead Of Poll, BJP Now Has Members From Haryana's 3 Big Political Families". NDTV.
  6. ^ a b "Haryana Congress leader Kiran Choudhry, daughter Shruti quit party, to join BJP". Indian Express. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Kiran Choudhry, daughter join BJP ahead of Haryana assembly polls". Indian Express. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Ex-Haryana Congress leader Kiran Choudhry and daughter join BJP". Indian Express. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Haryana: Hisar Congress MP comes under fire over 'remarks on women'". Hindustan Times. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Congress should expel Jai Prakash for anti-women remarks, says Kiran". The Tribune. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
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