Rajinder Singh Joon
Rajinder Singh Joon (born 15 August 1956)[1] is an Indian politician from Haryana. He is an MLA from Bahadurgarh Assembly constituency in Jhajjar district. He won the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.[2] On 7 September 2024, he quit the Congress party after he was denied a ticket to contest the 2024 election. He declared that he would contest the Bahadurgarh seat as an independent candidate.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Singh is from Bahadurgarh, Haryana. His father Ch. Surajmal Joon weas a former MLA from Bahadurgarh. He completed his B.A. in 1977 at Hindu College, Delhi which is affiliated with Delhi University.[4]
Career
[edit]Singh won from Bahadurgarh Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election. He polled 55,825 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Naresh Kaushik of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 15,491 votes.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rajinder Singh Joon". www.rajindersinghjoon.org. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "Bahadurgarh Constituency Election Results 2019: Bahadurgarh Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ PTI (2024-09-07). "Congress faces revolt in Haryana as Rajesh Joon quits party, announces to fight from Bahadurgarh as independent". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "Rajinder Singh Joon(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BAHADURGARH(JHAJJAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ Live, A. B. P. "Bahadurgarh Assembly Election Results 2020 Live Updates, Bahadurgarh Assembly Election Latest News & Updates". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "Bahadurgarh Election Results 2019 Live Updates (बहादुरगढ़): Rajinder Singh Joon of Congress Wins". News18. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2024-09-11.