Shruti Choudhry
Shruti Choudhry | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2009 – 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Kuldeep Bishnoi[1] |
| Succeeded by | Dharambir |
| Constituency | Bhiwani-Mahendragarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1975 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Arunabh Choudhry |
| Residence | Bhiwani[2] |
As of 2 June, 2009 | |
Shruti Choudhry (born 3 October 1975) is an Indian National Congress politician.
Early life
Shruti Choudry was born in New Delhi on 3 October 1975.[2] Her parents were Surender Singh and Kiran Choudhry, both of whom had served as ministers in the government of Haryana. One of her grandfathers was the former Haryana chief minister, Bansi Lal.[2][3]
Choudhry's early education was at the Convent of Jesus & Mary school and Delhi Public School, R K Puram, after which she studied in Oxford, England. She earned a B.A. from the University of Delhi and then a LL.B. from B. R. Ambedkar University in Agra. On 7 March 2003, she married Arunabh Choudrhy, a lawyer.[2][3]
Politics
At first practising as a lawyer, Choudhry turned to politics following the death of her father in 2005. Choudhry was chosen by the Indian National Congress party to contest the 2009 Indian general election in the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh constituency of the Lok Sabha. Mainly as a consequence of the goodwill that existed for her family in the area,[3] she defeated her nearest rival, Ajay Singh Chautala of the Indian National Lok Dal, by a margin of 55,097 votes. Her grandfather had previously won the same seat three times, and her father had done so twice.[1]
Choudhry served as a member of the Lok Sabha committees for agriculture and empowerment of women from 2009.[2]
Choudhry is defending the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh constituency in the 2014 Indian general election.[1] Reportedly due to her poor leadership skills in addition to a lack of progress in her district, she got a thumping defeat in the 2014 general election.
References
- ^ a b c Saini, Ravinder (19 March 2014). "Battle lines drawn for multi-cornered contest". The Tribune. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Detailed Profile: Smt. Shruti Choudhry". India: National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Chaudhury, Tashneem (4 March 2011). "Heir conditioned". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
External links
- 15th Lok Sabha members
- People from Bhiwani
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Lok Sabha members from Haryana
- Women in Haryana politics
- United Progressive Alliance candidates in the Indian general election, 2014
- University of Delhi alumni
- Delhi Public School alumni
- Indian National Congress politicians
- Haryana politicians