Surender Singh Legha
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Chaudhary Surender Singh (Legha) (b: July 25, 1946, d: 31 March 2005) was a politician from Haryana. He was son of Chaudhary Bansi Lal and Vidya Devi. Surender is husband of Kiran Choudhry and father of Shruti Chaudary. In his political carrer he had been an MLA, Minister, Lok Sabha MP and Rajya Sabha MP.
Education and Profession
He was educated at Chandigarh (Panjab University) where he completed his M.A. and L.L.B. During 1970s, he was an active member of Indian Youth Congress. He was an advocate and sports administrator.
Political Carrer
- 1977 - 1982 Tosham MLA ind 5 assembly
- 1982 - 1986 Tosham MLA INC 6 assembly
- 1982 - 1986 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Wildlife Preservation, Haryana
- 1986 - 1992 Member, Rajya Sabha
- 1996 - lost Adampur Assembly HVP against Bhajan Lal of INC
- 1996 - 1998 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha Bhiwani HVP
- 1998 - 1999 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1999 lost from Bhiwani 13 lok sabha from Ajay Chautala
- 2000 lost from Tosham assembly HVP from Dharambir Panghal
- 2004 lost bhiwani lok sabha from Kuldeep Bhishnoi and Ajay Chautala
- 2005 - Tosham MLA INC 11 assembly
- 2005 - Minister of Agriculture, Revenue
Death
on 31 March 2005, Surender Singh, aged 59, lost his life, along with noted industrialist Om Prakash Jindal, in a chopper crash during an emergency landing in Saharanpur.
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