Mahender Singh

Mahender Singh
Constituency Dharampur -[32]- Mandi
Personal details
Political party As of 2018 BJP

Mahender Singh is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Singh is a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Dharampur constituency in Mandi district for straight 7th time. At swearing in ceremony of new Jai Ram Thakur Ministry on 27 December 2017 he was sworn in as cabinet Minister after Chief Minister Jairam Thakur prompting his senior most position.He is oldest in the Cabinet. He is holding Irrigation and public health, Horticulture,Sainik welfare departments.[1][2][3][4]

Life

Early life

Son of late Shri Bali Ram; born at Chanjyar (Richhli), Distt. Mandi on 22 February 1950; Intermediate, Merrut University (UP); Married to Smt. Parmila Devi; One son and two daughters; Ex-Serviceman and Horticulturist.

Involved in construction of temples and helping poor people in solemnizing their marriages.Joined Dogra Regiment on 15 January 1969; took part in Indo-Pak war 1971 and sought discharge from the Army in 1973.

Political Carrier

Elected to State Legislative Assembly in February 1990 as an Independent; elected again in 1993 as Congress candidate, in 1998 on H.V.C. ticket, in 2003 as Lok Tantrik Morcha (H.P.) candidate, and in 2007 on B.J.P. ticket. For being elected to the Assembly in five consecutive elections, on five different election symbols, has been recommended for entry in to the Guinness Book of World Record.

Remained Vice President, HVC, 1997-2002; President, H.P Lok Tantrik Morcha,2003–04; Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, P.W.D., and Excise & Taxation during 1998 to December 4, 2000; and Chairman, Estimates Committee and Member of various House Committees before being appointed Transport Minister on 9 July 2009 and remained such till December, 2012. Again elected to the State Legislative Assembly for the sixth time in 2012. Elected to State Legislative Assembly in December, 2017.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "BJP to prepare chargesheet against Congress govt in Himachal - Times of India".
  2. ↑ "Asset comparison of MAHENDER SINGH(BJP):DHARAMPUR in Himachal Pradesh 2012". myneta.info.
  3. ↑ "Opposition to submit charge sheet against 'corrupt' Congress on december 25 - Times of India".
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "HOME | eVidhan- Himachal Pradesh". Hpvidhansabha.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-07-26.


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