Haryana is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area,with less than 1.4% of India's land area. The state capital is Chandigarh,which it shares with the neighboring state of Punjab,and the most populous city is Faridabad,which is a part of the National Capital Region. The city of Gurugram is among India's largest financial and technology hubs. Haryana has 6 administrative divisions,22 districts,72 sub-divisions,93 revenue tehsils,50 sub-tehsils,140 community development blocks,154 cities and towns,7,356 villages,and 6,222 villages panchayats.
Gurgaon,officially named Gurugram[ɡʊɾʊɡɾaːm],is a planned city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border,about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the national capital New Delhi and 268 km (167 mi) south of Chandigarh,the state capital. It is one of the major satellite cities of Delhi and is part of the National Capital Region of India. As of 2011,Gurgaon had a population of 1,153,000.
Faridabad is the most populous city in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite cities around Delhi and is located 284 kilometres south of the state capital Chandigarh. The river Yamuna forms the eastern district boundary with Uttar Pradesh. The Government of India included it in the second list of Smart Cities Mission on 24 May 2016. Faridabad has been described as the eighth fastest growing city in the world and the third in India by the City Mayors Foundation survey. As per the 2001 Delhi Regional Plan,Faridabad is part of the Delhi Metropolitan Area (DMA).
Chaudhary Devi Lal was an Indian statesman who served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1991 in the governments of V. P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar. Also popularly known as Tau (uncle),Lal emerged as farmer leader from the state of Haryana,and served as the Chief Minister of Haryana first in 1977-79 and then in 1987-89.
Om Prakash Chautala is an Indian politician from Haryana who served as a former Chief Minister of Haryana from Indian National Lok Dal and son of 6th Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal.
Gurgaon district,officially known as Gurugram district,is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern districts of Haryana. On its north,it is bounded by the district of Jhajjar and the Union Territory of Delhi. Faridabad district lies to its east. On its south,lie the districts of Palwal and Nuh. To its west lies Rewari district.
Ambala district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in the country of India with Ambala town serving as the administrative headquarters of the district. District Ambala lies on the North-Eastern edge of Haryana and borders Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Ambala district is a part of Ambala Division.
Selja Kumari is an Indian politician and former parliamentarian. A member of the Indian National Congress,she has been the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment and Tourism in the Government of India during Manmohan Singh's premiership.
Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE),established in 1969 is the authority which conducts the Public Examinations at Middle,Matric and Senior Secondary School levels annually in the Indian state of Haryana through affiliated schools.
GSDP of Haryana state was US$85 billion in 2016–17 which had grown at 12.96% CAGR between 2012–17,boosted by the fact that this state on DMIC in NCR contributes 7% of India's agricultural exports and 60% of India's Basmati rice export,with 7 operational SEZs and additional 23 formally approved SEZs also produces India's 67% of passenger cars,60% of motorcycles,50% of tractors and 50% of the refrigerators,which places Haryana on 14th place on the list of Indian states and union territories by GDP behind only much bigger states that are significantly larger in both area and population. As per Nov 2016 data,Gurugram ranks number 1 in India in IT growth rate and existing technology infrastructure,and number 2 in startup ecosystem,innovation and livability.
Elections in Haryana,which is a state in India,have been conducted since 1967 to elect the members of state-level Haryana Legislative Assembly and national-level Lok Sabha. There are 90 assembly constituencies and 10 Lok Sabha constituencies.
The Haryana Legislative Assembly or the Haryana Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in India.
Manohar Lal Khattar is an Indian politician serving as the 10th and current chief minister of Haryana. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a former RSS pracharak. He represents Karnal constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly. He was sworn in for the first time as Chief Minister of Haryana on 26 October 2014 after BJP's win in the 2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election. He was sworn in a second time as the chief minister on 27 October 2019 after making an alliance with Jannayak Janta Party post-2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election with Dushyant Chautala as his deputy chief minister.
Forests Department,Haryana is a department of the Government of Haryana in India that runs and maintains many protected nature areas in the state of Haryana. It has two administrative divisions:Forest and Wildlife. The department is responsible for maintaining National Parks,Wildlife Sanctuaries and Conservation Reserves in Haryana. It also provides a special emphasis on Soil and Moisture Conservation works in the hills to conserve water and deliver it to adjacent farmlands. Two National Parks,eight Wildlife Sanctuaries,two Conservation Reserves,four Animal &Bird Breeding Centres,one Deer park,and 49 herbal parks. Kanwar Pal Gujjar has been the cabinet minister responsible for this department since October 2019. constitute the Protected Area network of the department,covering 0.75% of the state. It also maintains a list of Protected Areas in Haryana.
Department of School Education,Haryana is a unit of the Government of Haryana in India that looks after the school education in the state of Haryana.
Department of Excise &Taxation,Haryana is a Ministry and department of the Government of Haryana in India.
Department of Labour &Employment,Haryana is a Ministry and department of the Government of Haryana in India.
The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 61.4% turnout in the election,the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (SHS) won a majority. Following differences over the government formation,the alliance was dissolved,precipitating a political crisis. Since a council of ministers had not been formed after no party could manage to form the government,President's rule was imposed in the state. On 23 November 2019,Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. However both of them resigned on 26 November 2019 before the floor test and on 28 November 2019,Shiv Sena,NCP,and Congress formed the government under a new alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA),with Uddhav Thackeray as the Chief Minister. Subsequently,Uddhav Thackeray had to resign due to the Shiv Sena being split which was led by Eknath Shinde. Eknath Shinde is currently the Chief Minister with a BJP-Shiv Sena alliance with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis as the deputy Chief Minister.
Legislative Assembly election was held in Haryana on 21 October 2019 to elect 90 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. The final voter turnout was recorded at 68.20%. The results were announced on 24 October 2019.
