Kiran Choudhry

Kiran Choudhary (born 5 June 1955) is an Indian politician from the state of Haryana. She is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since June, 2024.[2] She is an MLA from Tosham assembly constituency in Bhiwani district. Previously, she was a member of the Congress party in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.[3][4]

Kiran Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2005 – present
Preceded bySurender Singh
ConstituencyTosham
Personal details
Born (1955-06-05) 5 June 1955
New Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2024 - present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress(untill - 2024)
SpouseSurender Singh
ChildrenShruti Choudhry
Residence(s)Bhiwani and Delhi[1]

She comes from a prominent political family of Haryana and has been a five-time MLA from Tosham, Bhiwani since 2005.[2] Her father-in-law, Bansi Lal was a three-time Chief Minister of Haryana and among the most influential leaders of the state.[5]

Political Career

Choudhry entered Haryana electoral politics following the death of her husband and Bansi Lal’s son, Surender Singh, in 2005.[6] Choudhry became known as the daughter-in-law of former Haryana CM Bansi Lal, and first got elected as an MLA from Tosham (Bhiwani) in 2005, and has been a sitting MLA from Tosham (Bhiwani) since then.[7]

In June 2024, she and her daughter, Shruti Choudhry, quit the Congress party due to differences with the party leader and ex-Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.[5] The differences had heightened during the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, when the Congress fielded a Hooda loyalist, Rao Dan Singh, instead of Choudhry's daughter, Shruti Choudhry, a former MP from the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh parliamentary seat.[6] Subsequently, both of them joined the BJP on June 19, 2024, in the presence of former CM Manohar Lal Khattar.[2] After joining the BJP, Choudhry claimed she was inspired by Prime Minister Modi's vision to develop India by 2047.[8]

There were mixed reactions to her leaving the Congress party, wherein senior Congress MP Selja Kumari expressed regret over Choudhry's leaving and called it a loss for the party.[8] Another Congress MP attacked Choudhry, asserting it won't affect Congress as women could not be political heirs.[9][10] According to political analysts, as Choudhry belongs to the Jat community, she may help improve BJP's standing among the community, which makes up almost a fourth of the state’s population, while also expanding influence in the Bhiwani region, where late Bansi Lal enjoys respect.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Detailed Profile: Smt. Shruti Choudhry". India: National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. "Setback for Congress in Haryana- MLA Kiran Choudhry, her daughter join BJP". business today.
  3. "तोशाम मेरा घर, कोई बड़ा नेता कोनी ल्याऊं, खुद प्रचार करने में हूं सक्षम: किरण". 17 October 2019.
  4. "Haryana: Congress workers organize Satyagrah to express solidarity with farmers, shopkeepers | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. "Ahead Of Poll, BJP Now Has Members From Haryana's 3 Big Political Families". NDTV.
  6. "Haryana Congress leader Kiran Choudhry, daughter Shruti quit party, to join BJP". Indian Express. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. "Kiran Choudhry, daughter join BJP ahead of Haryana assembly polls". Indian Express. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. "Ex-Haryana Congress leader Kiran Choudhry and daughter join BJP". Indian Express. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. "Haryana: Hisar Congress MP comes under fire over 'remarks on women'". Hindustan Times. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  10. "Congress should expel Jai Prakash for anti-women remarks, says Kiran". The Tribune. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  11. "Decode Politics: How Congress veteran Kiran Choudhry's switch to BJP may play out in Haryana ahead of polls". Indian Express. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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