Varun Chaudhary

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Varun Chaudhary
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Residence(s)Ambala, Haryana, India
Alma mater University of Delhi, (LLB, 2006)
ProfessionLawyer

Varun Chaudhary (born 23 March 1980) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament of the 18th Lok Sabha representing Ambala. He was member of 14th Haryana Legislative Assembly representing Mulana. [1] [2] He is a member of the Indian National Congress. [1]

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Personal life

Chaudhary was born on 23 March 1980 to former Indian National Congress chief Phool Chand Mullana and Pushpa Devi in Ambala city of Haryana. [1] [3] [4] He completed Bachelor of Laws from Campus Law Center University of Delhi in 2006. Singh is a lawyer by profession. [1] He is married to Pooja Chaudhary. [5]

Political career

In the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Chaudhary represented Indian National Congress as a candidate from Mulana and went on to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajbir Singh by a margin of 1,688 votes, succeeding Santosh Chauhan Sarwan in the process. [2] [6]

In March 2021, Chaudhary was awarded the 'Best Legislator Award' for his contributions to the state's assembly. [7]

In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Chaudhary representing Ambala, defeated Banto Kataria of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 49,036 votes, succeeding incumbent Rattan Lal Kataria. [8] [9] After which, he had to vacate the Mulana Assembly seat, that incidentally was won by his wife Pooja in the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election. [5]

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