Harsh Mahajan

Harsh Mahajan
Harsh Mahajan
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 April 2024
Preceded by	J. P. Nadda
Constituency	Himachal Pradesh
Cabinet Minister of Government of Himachal Pradesh
	In office; 2003 - 2008
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1993-2008
Personal details
Born	12 December 1955
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress (1986-2022)

Harsh Mahajan (ex- Animal Husbandry minister of Himachal Pradesh), son of a former Vidhan Sabha Speaker and Cabinet Minister Des Raj Mahajan and was born at Chamba on 12 December 1955. Completed schooling from St. Edwards School in 1971. He has a B. Com. and MBA. He studied at Sriram College of Commerce, New Delhi and at Delhi University, New Delhi. He married Uma Singh on 7 June 1983.

He was the President of State Youth Congress from 1986 to 1995.

He got elected to the State Legislative Assembly first in November 1993 and again in 1998 and 2003.[1] He has been the Parliamentary Secretary from 1994 to 1998 and has served as Animal Husbandry Minister (at the Cabinet level). He is also a native speaker of English and Hindi.

On 28 September 2022, Himachal Pradesh state Congress working president and former cabinet minister Harsh Mahajan joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2][3]

On 27 February 2024, Mahajan was elected to the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of Parliament, from Himachal Pradesh as a BJP candidate against the Congress' Abhishek Singhvi.[4]

References

Official Profile of Harsh Mahajan @ hpvidhansabha.nic.in Archived 9 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
"Himachal elections: State Congress working president Harsh Mahajan joins BJP". Hindustan Times. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
"Himachal Congress working president Harsh Mahajan joins BJP". The Indian Express. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
The Economic Times (28 February 2024). "BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan wins lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh". Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

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[1] Official Profile of Harsh Mahajan @ hpvidhansabha.nic.in Archived 9 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[Harsh_Mahajan-2] "Himachal elections: State Congress working president Harsh Mahajan joins BJP". Hindustan Times. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[3] "Himachal Congress working president Harsh Mahajan joins BJP". The Indian Express. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[BJP_candidate_Harsh_Mahajan_wins_lone_Rajya_Sabha_seat_from_Himachal_Pradesh-4] The Economic Times (28 February 2024). "BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan wins lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh". Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.