Biography
Ajay Singh Chautala (b. 13 March 1961) is son of Shri Om Prakash Chautala, Former Chief Minister of Haryana and grandson of Chaudhari Devi Lal. He did his B.A. from Kurukshetra University, M.A. (Public Administration) and LL.B. from Rajasthan University. He joined active politics in 1980s, became MLA from Rajasthan twice: first from Data Ram Garh (1989) and then from Nauhar (1993).[2] Former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Devi Lal, who was also his grand father, had special bonding and affection for Ajay. Ajay also consider his grand father Devi Lal to be his role model.Ajay became member of Parliament from Bhiwani Constituency in 1999.[3] In the recently held Vidhan Sabha elections, He was the star campaigner besides his father & INLD president Om Parkash Chautala. He is currently Member of Legislative Assembly from Dabwali in Haryana as he defeated Dr K.V.Singh by more than 12,000 votes. Earlier he was elected as Rajya Sabha member from Haryana (Member of Parliament. He became President of the Youth Wing of Indian National Lok Dal and secretary General of Indian National Lokdal Party.
In addition to his active participation in political affairs, he snatches time to pursue his academic, sports & social commitments. He is also actively associated with cooperative movement and held the office of Director, IFFCO as well as Senior Vice President of IFFCO.[1] Ajay Chauhan has taken up various social causes like anti-polythene campaign, tree plantation drive, eye donation campaign etc.
He is also deeply interested in sports. He is President of the Table Tennis Federation of India(TTFI) since year 2000.[4] Recently, He has been elected Vice President of Asian Table Tennis Union(ATTU) A widely traveled man, he has visited several countries of Asia, Europe, Australia, America, Africa, Japan, South Korea, China and Newzeland.[1]
Profession :Agriculturist/Farmer,Political Worker/Politician,Social Worker/Social Service
Permanent Address: H.No. 803, Chauhan House, Ram Colony, Barnala Road, Sirsa, Haryana. Tel. - (Tel. {01666} 224015, 231129)
Positions Held:1990-98 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (two terms) 1999-Feb. 2004 Member, Thirteenth Lok Sabha Aug. 2004 Elected to Rajya Sabha Aug. 2004 onwards Member, Committee on Water Resources Dec. 2005 onwards Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture
Books Published:(i) Ch. Devi Lal: Life, Work and Philosophy, Hope India Ltd., Gurgaon, 2003 and (ii) Pratispardha Ke Yug Mein Haryana, Pragati Press Ltd., Delhi, 2003
Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :Special interest in social, cultural, literary and scientific activities in the State of Haryana; got an academy established in 2002 in order to keep the culture of Haryana alive
Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :President, (i) Haryana Table Tennis Association Pastimes and Recreation since 1987, (ii) Table Tennis Federation of India since 2000 and (iii) Table Tennis Federation of Commonwealth since 2000; table tennis, volleyball and wrestling
Countries Visited :Visited several countries including U.S.A., U.K., China, Canada, Japan, Russia, Australia, Pakistan, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (North Korea), South Korea, Kenya, New Zealand, Austria, France, Switzerland, Abu Dhabi (U.A.E), Hungary, South Africa, Denmark and Germany
Other Information :Officiating as Head of Ch. Devi Lal Vidyapeeth, Sirsa, an institution which is working in the field of education and being run by Ch. Devi Lal Memorial Trust; Chairman, Sirsa Milk Union, 1987–90; Director, IFFCO, 2000–2004; Chief Patron, Indian National Students Organization (I.N.S.O.)
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