Udai Bhan
Udai Bhan | |
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| President of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 27 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Selja Kumari |
| Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office October 2014 – October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Nayar |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Nayar |
| Constituency | Hodal |
| In office 2000–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Nayar |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Nayar |
| Constituency | Hassanpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1955 Hodal, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Shakuntala Devi |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Gaya Lal |
| Residence(s) | Hodal, Haryana, India |
Udai Bhan (born 2 November 1955) is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the incumbent president of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee.[1] He is former four-time elected Member of Haryana's Legislative Assembly (MLA). He represented Haryana's Hodal constituency from 2014 to 2019.[2] He previously also represented the former constituency of Hassanpur in 1987, 2000, 2005.[3]
Early life
Udai Bhan was born to Gaya Lal in the modern-day Palwal district of Haryana.[2] His father was elected as a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Hassanpur constituency multiple times. Ch. Udai Bhan's grandfather Dharam Singh was also a noted politician and was elected as the Chairman of Hodal Municipal Corporation several times between 1927 and 1942.[3]
Political career
Udai Bhan fought and won his first assembly election from Hassanpur in 1987 as a candidate of Lok Dal under the leadership of Chaudhary Devi Lal and won the seat twice thereafter — in 2000 as an Independent candidate and later in 2005 as a Congress candidate.[4] Udai Bhan was the chairman of the Krishak Bharati Cooperative (KRIBHCO) between 1989 and 1993 and joined the Congress in 1997.[5] Bhan won the Hodal (reserved) seat as a Congress candidate in 2014[6] but lost in the last assembly election to the BJP's Jagdish Nayar with a very small margin of 3,387 votes.[7] He actively supported 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest which was a protest against three farm acts that were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020.[8] On 19 November 2021, the union government decided to repeal the bills,[64] and both houses of Parliament passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 on 29 November.[9] In April, 2022 Udai Bhan was appointed as the new State President of Haryana unit of Indian National Congress.[4][10]
Personal life
Udai Bhan is married to Shakuntala Devi and they have three sons and one daughter.[2] Bhan's younger son Raj Gopal and his youngest son Devesh Kumar have also been in public life and been associated with the Congress.[11] Udai Bhan's younger son Raj Gopal served as chairman, Municipal Council, Hodal, from 2016 to 2019.[12]
References
- ↑ "Hooda loyalist Udai Bhan is new Haryana Congress chief". 27 April 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "MLA Details". 17 July 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "In a win for Bhupinder Hooda, loyalist Udai Bhan appointed Haryana Congress chief". 28 April 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Udai Bhan as Haryana Cong chief: Of Aaya Rams, Gaya Rams, and open-ended doors". 3 May 2022.
- ↑ "Cong revamps Haryana unit, appoints Udai Bhan as president". 27 April 2022.
- ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Haryana 2014".
- ↑ "Hodal Election Result 2019 LIVE: Hodal MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia".
- ↑ "पलवल: नेशनल हाइवे-19 पर चल रहे किसानों के धरने में शामिल हुए पूर्व विधायक उदयभान".
- ↑ "Parliament clears Farm Laws Repeal Bill without a debate". The Hindu. 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "Cong rejigs Haryana unit; Udai Bhan appointed as state president". The Week.
- ↑ "Newsmaker | New Haryana Cong chief Udai Bhan a Hooda man, says 'Must work under his leadership'". 28 April 2022.
- ↑ "Deficiencies in Haryana Congress removed, to emerge winner in 2024 poll: Udai Bhan".