Krishan Pal Gurjar | |
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Minister of State Government of India | |
Assumed office 26 May 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Ministry | Term |
Minister of Power Minister of Heavy Industries | 7 July 2021 - Incumbent |
Minister of Social Justice &Empowerment | 9 November 2014 - 7 July 2021 |
Minister of Road Transport &Highways Minister of Ports,Shipping &Waterways | 26 May 2014 - 9 November 2014 |
Ministry of Co-operation | 11 June 2024 - Incumbent |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Avtar Singh Bhadana |
Constituency | Faridabad |
Transport Minister Government of Haryana | |
In office 11 May 1996 –24 July 1999 | |
Chief Minister | Bansi Lal |
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | constituency created |
Succeeded by | Lalit Nagar |
Constituency | Tigaon |
In office 1996–2005 | |
Preceded by | Mahender Pratap |
Succeeded by | Mahender Pratap |
Constituency | Mewla–Maharajpur |
Personal details | |
Born | Faridabad,Punjab (now in Haryana),India | 4 February 1957
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Nirmla Devi |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Sector-28,Faridabad |
Krishan Pal Gurjar [1] (born 4 February 1957) is an Indian politician and is the present Minister of State of Power and Heavy Industries. As a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha,he represents the Faridabad constituency in the state of Haryana. He won this seat in the 2014 Indian general election as a BJP candidate by a margin of 4,66,873 votes and he won election with margin of over 6 lakh in 2019 from Faridabad constituency. In August 2014 he also inaugurated Manjhawli bridge which is his dream project. [2] In March 2024,he was re-fielded as the BJP candidate for the Faridabad constituency in the 2024 General Elections. [3]
Krishan Pal Gurjar was born in Mewla Maharajpur,Faridabad,Haryana on 4 February 1957 to Hans Raj Zaildar. [4] [5] He completed his graduation from Jawaharlal Nehru College in 1978 and got his law degree from Meerut University. [6]
He won the Corporation Councilor election in 1994 as a Bhartiya Janta Party candidate and became the party's State Minister. He became the Member of Legislative Assembly of Haryana for Mewla–Maharajpur constituency in 1996. He won the MLA seat in next two consecutive terms again. [7] He served as Transport minister in Bansi Lal government from 1996 to 1999. He later served as BJP state President of Haryana. [8]
Gurjar became Member of parliament,Lok Sabha from Faridabad in 2014 Indian general elections by defeating Avtar Singh Bhadana by 4,66,873 votes making him lose his election deposit. [9] He defeated Bhadana again in 2019 Indian general elections by 6.44 lakh votes and became the member of 17th Lok Sabha. [10] He declared his assets worth over ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) in the election affidavit. [6]
In May 2014,Gurjar became the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping. His ministry was later changed to Social Justice and Empowerment. [7] He continued the position of Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment in May 2019 Second Modi ministry. [11] Gurjar’s son and nephew are also politicians. His son Devender Chaudhary being Deputy Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Faridabad and his nephew Utkarsh Chaudhary was Vice President of Delhi University Students Union.
S. No. | Position / Ministries | Tenure | Along with (Cabinet) |
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1. | Transport Minister of Haryana | 1996-1999 | - |
2. | Minister of Shipping,Road Transport and Highways (Minister of State) | 2014-2019 | Pon Radhakrishnan |
3. | Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment (Minister of State) | 2019-2021 | Thawar Chand Gehlot (Cabinet) |
4. | Minister of Power and Heavy Industries (Minister of State) | 2021-incumbent | Mahendra Nath Pandey (Heavy Industries) R.K.Singh (Power) |
S. No. | Position | Constituency | Institution | Political Party | Tenure | Ref |
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1. | Member of Municipal Corporation | --- | Municipal Corporation | BJP | 1994-1996 | [7] |
2. | Member of Legislative Assembly | Mewla–Maharajpur | Haryana Legislative Assembly | BJP | 1996-1999 | [4] |
3. | Member of Legislative Assembly | Mewla–Maharajpur | Haryana Legislative Assembly | BJP | 2000-2005 | [4] |
4. | Member of Legislative Assembly | Tigaon | Haryana Legislative Assembly | BJP | 2009-2014 | - |
5. | Member of Parliament | Faridabad | Lok Sabha | BJP | 2014-2019 | [12] |
6. | Member of Parliament | Faridabad | Lok Sabha | BJP | 2019–2024 | [13] [12] |
7. | Member of Parliament | Faridabad | Lok Sabha | BJP | 2024– |
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