Krishan Pal Gurjar

Krishan Pal Gurjar
Gurjar, c. 2018
Union Minister of State
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Ministry	Term
PowerHeavy Industries	7 July 2021 – 9 June 2024
Social Justice & Empowerment	9 November 2014 – 7 July 2021
Road Transport & HighwaysPorts, Shipping & Waterways	26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Cooperation	10 June 2024 – present
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Avtar Singh Bhadana
Constituency	Faridabad, Haryana
HaryanaMinister of Transport
In office11 May 1996 – 24 July 1999
Chief Minister	Bansi Lal
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office2009–2014
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Lalit Nagar
Constituency	Tigaon
In office1996–2005
Preceded by	Mahender Pratap
Succeeded by	Mahender Pratap
Constituency	Mewla–Maharajpur
Personal details
Born	(1957-02-04) 4 February 1957 Faridabad, Punjab, India (present-day Haryana)
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Nirmla Devi ​ (m. 1975)​
Children	1
Residence	8, Tughlak Lane, New Delhi

Krishan Pal Gurjar^[1] (born 4 February 1957) is an Indian politician and is the present Minister of State of Cooperation. 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]

Early life and education

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]

Career

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.

Positions held

S. No.	Position / Ministries	Tenure	Along with (Cabinet)
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) Ramdas Athawale, Rattan Lal Kataria
4.	Minister of Power and Heavy Industries (Minister of State)	2021-incumbent	Mahendra Nath Pandey (Heavy Industries) R.K.Singh (Power)

Offices held

S. No.	Position	Constituency	Institution	Political Party	Tenure	Ref
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–

Krishan Pal addressing at the foundation stone laying ceremony of “Auxiliary Production Unit and State-of-the-Art Artificial Limbs Fitting Centre” of Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) under DEPwD.

See also

• Third Modi ministry

References

1. "Krishan Pal Gurjar | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
2. Kumar, Ashok (17 May 2014). "BJP's Gurjar wins Faridabad". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
3. "Second list of BJP candidates for ensuing General Elections 2024 to the Parliamentary Constituencies of different states finalised by BJP CEC". 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
4. Krishan Pal Gurjar Biography, archived from the original on 18 November 2015, retrieved 15 October 2015
5. "Krishan Pal Gurjar | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
6. "Haryana MP Krishan Pal Gurjar Retained as MoS in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment", News18, 31 May 2019
7. "Three MPs from Haryana get ministerial berths", India Today, 31 May 2019
8. "List of Ex State Presidents". BJPHaryana.org.
9. "Lok Sabha Election result 2019: BJP's Krishan Pal leads in Faridabad; Congress' Avtar Singh Bhadana trails", Business Today, 23 May 2019
10. "Faridabad Election Result 2019: BJP's Krishan Pal Gurjar won with margin of over 6 lakh". www.timesnownews.com. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
11. "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
12. Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
13. "Faridabad (Haryana) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Faridabad Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

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