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{{short description|Indian politician}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Jagdish Nehra<br />
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| constituency = [[Rania, Sirsa]]<br />
| office = Ex Minister<br />
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| predecessor = <br />
| successor = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |71 |2014}}<ref name=MyNeta>{{cite web |title=My Neta profile 2014 |url=http://myneta.info/haryana2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=108 |website=MyNeta |accessdate=7 March 2019}}</ref><br />
| birth_place = Bhakran Wali, Sangria, Raj.<br />
| residence = Sirsa, Haryana<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
| father = <br />
| children = 2<br />
| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]], [[Kurukshetra University]], [[Panjab University]]<br />
| education = MA LLB<br />
| profession = Agriculturist and Business<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| minister = Parliamentary Affairs and Irrigation Minister<br />
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| constituency2 = Rori<br />
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| constituency3 = Bhattu Kalan<br />
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| footnotes = [http://myneta.info/haryana2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=108 Profile]<br />
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<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-11|title=Ellenabad bypoll: Former Haryana minister Jagdish Nehra joins Congress|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/ellenabad-bypoll-former-haryana-minister-jagdish-nehra-joins-congress-1039740.html|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><br />
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'''Jagdish Nehra''' is a politician and former Education and Irrigation Minister in [[Haryana]] and Chairman of Haryana Hindi Granth Academy, Haryana ([[India]]). He took number of steps to improve the standard of education in Haryana. He promoted use of [[Hindi]] in offices.<br />
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==Timeline==<br />
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*In 1973-1977 he was general secretary district youth congress, Sirsa.<br />
*In 1977 he contested the Haryana legislative assembly election against (partap singh) s/o late (sh.devi lal) from rori Sirsa.<br />
*1977-1982 president, district congress committee, Sirsa.<br />
*1982 he contested election against (partap singh)and won the election.<br />
*1982-1987 he was education minister.<br />
*In 1987 he contested election against sh ranjit singh from Rori.<br />
*1987-1989 he was gen secretary HPCC. 1989-91 he was president district congress committee Sirsa.<br />
*1991-1996 he was irrigation and parliamentary affairs minister.<br />
*1996 he contested election against sh om parkash chautala from Rori.<br />
*2000-2005 he was a.i.c.c delegate.<br />
*2000 he contested assembly election against sh. sampat singh from Bhattu (Fatehabad/Hisar).<br />
*2005 he contested assembly election against sh.om parkash chautala from Rori (Sirsa).<br />
*2006 he was vice president of h.p.c.c.-up till 13 July, 2014<br />
*From 1973 to 14 July 2014 he was in congress.<br />
*14 July 2014 Jagdish Nehra joined Bhartiya Janta Party.<br />
*11 October 2021 Jagdish Nehra returned to Indian national congress.<br />
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==Educational qualifications==<br />
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Panjab University|Punjab University]] in 1963, followed by an L.L.B. from [[Delhi University]] in 1966. He did his masters in Mass Communication from [[Kurukshetra University]] in 2003.<ref name=MyNeta/><br />
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[[Category:People from Sirsa district]]<br />
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