Dushyant Chautala
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Dushyant Singh Chautala (born 3 April 1988) is an Indian politician who was the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana from 2019 to 2024. He is the president and co-founder of the Jannayak Janata Party since 2018.[2]
He represents Uchana Kalan[3] constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly since 2019, and was sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana after making an alliance with Bhartiya Janata Party after the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.[4]
He also served as the Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha representing Hisar Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, he lost his seat to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[5]
He is also the President of Table Tennis Federation of India since 2017 and Executive Member of Indian Olympic Association since 2019.
Early life and education edit
Dushyant Chautala was born in the village of Daroli, Hisar, Haryana, on 3 April 1988 to Ajay Chautala and Naina Singh Chautala. He is the grandson of Om Prakash Chautala and the great grandson of former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Devi Lal. He is also the nephew of Abhay Singh Chautala. He has a younger brother, Digvijay Chautala. He comes from one of the most prominent Jat political dynasties of Haryana.[6]
Dushyant Chautala completed his initial schooling from St. Mary School, Hisar and The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Himachal Pradesh. He completed his Bachelors in Business Administration and Management[7] from California State University, Bakersfield, California. He has done 'Masters of Law' from National Law University, Delhi.[8] He married Meghna Chautala on 18 April 2017.[9]
Political career edit
In 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Dushyant Chautala defeated Kuldeep Bishnoi from Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) by a margin of 31,847 votes[10][11] to become the youngest ever elected Member of the Parliament at 26 for which he holds a record in the 'Limca Book of Records'.[12] In 2017, Chautala became the first Indian to be conferred with the highest civilian honor by the Cooperation Commission of Arizona, USA.[13]
On 9 December 2018, Dushyant Chautala launched the new party Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) after differences in the family led to his expulsion from Indian National Lok Dal.
Jannayak Janata Party formation edit
Jannayak Janata Party was formed by supporters of Dushyant Chautala in Jind, Haryana on 9 December 2018. The name of JJP party was inspired from the legacy of former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Devi Lal, who was often respectfully referred to as "Jan Nayak" or people's leader.[14]
Dushyant Chautala was in a turf war over leadership of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) with his uncle Abhay Singh Chautala. Matters came to a head when Abhay Chautala dissolved the student wing of the INLD, the INSO, which triggered Dushyant to announce the formation of the JJP.[15] Youth employment, senior citizen pension, fair support price for farmers, and women safety were the main issues held up during the 2019 election for the JJP.[16]
Under the leadership of Dushyant Chautala, Jannayak Janata Party fought its first election for Jind legislative assembly seat by-election. In the Jind by-election, JJP got 37631 votes and secured the second position.[17]
Positions held as a Member of Parliament edit
Chautala was a Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development, 2014–2016.[7] He was also a Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015-2018;[7] and a Member, Standing Committee on Commerce, 2016-2019.[7]
Positions held in Sports Associations edit
Chautala holds the position of President, Table Tennis Federation of India.[18][19][20] He also is a Member, Executive Council, Indian Olympic Association.[21]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Dushyant Chautala(Jannayak Janta Party):Constituency- HISAR(HARYANA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
- ^ Dec 9, PTI. "INLD splits; Dushyant Chautala announces launch of Jannayak Janata Party | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "'Missing' posters of Dushyant Chautala, Hisar MP appear in Jind's Uchana". Hindustan Times. 2 January 2023.
- ^ Oct 28, PTI. "Haryana CM, deputy CM both promise to give state a 'stable, honest' govt | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Election Results 2014 – North: Powered by Modi, BJP sweeps Delhi, Himachal and Uttarakhand". The Indian Express. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Sukumar Muralidharan (April 2001). "The Jat patriarch". Frontline. 18 (9).
- ^ a b c d "Dushyant Chautala | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Dushyant Chautala (Jannayak Janta Party): Constituency- HISAR (HARYANA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Who's who of country at Chautala scion's wedding - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Elections 2014: Kuldeep Bishnoi's defeat a body blow to leader projected as future CM". The Economic Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Dushyant's name in Limca Book of Records as youngest MP". www.hindustantimes.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ . 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti celebrated". 17 February 2002.
- ^ Hebbar, Nistula (25 October 2019). "Dushyant Chautala turns true legatee of Devi Lal". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "JJP sounds the poll bugle in Haryana, holds rally in Rohtak". The Hindu. 22 September 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "As INLD Splits, Dushyant Chautala Launches Jannayak Janata Party". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Executive Committee". ttfi.org. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "About TTFI". ttfi.org. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Dushyant Chautala is new TTFI president". The Indian Express. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "EXECUTIVE COUNCIL | Indian Olympic Association". www.olympic.ind.in. Retrieved 10 December 2018.