Jayant Chaudhary

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Jayant Singh
Chaudhary Jayant Singh.jpg
Chairman of Rashtriya Lok Dal
Assumed office
25 May 2021[1]
Preceded byAjit Singh
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Mathura
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byManvendra Singh
Succeeded byHema Malini
Personal details
Born (1978-12-27) 27 December 1978 (age 45)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
NationalityIndian
Political partyRashtriya Lok Dal
Spouse(s)Charu Singh
ChildrenTwo Daughters
Parent(s)
RelativesChaudhary Charan Singh (grandfather)
Alma materLondon School of Economics
OccupationPolitician
Biographical Note on Lok Sabha

Chaudhary Jayant Singh (born 27 December 1978) is an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian Parliament for Mathura from 2009–2014.

Early life[edit]

He was born in Dallas, TX, USA to Chaudhary Ajit Singh and Radhika Singh in a Jat Family of Tewatia(Teotia) Clan. He is the National President of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and was a member of Parliament from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh state in the 15th Lok Sabha.

He graduated from the London School of Economics.[2][3]

Career[edit]

He started his political career as a member of parliament from Mathura, which has majority of Jat people. He was one of the prime mover on Land Acquisition issue and had introduced a Private Member Bill on Land Acquisition in the Lok Sabha.[4] Jayant Singh Chaudhary was a member of the Standing Committee on Commerce, the Consultative Committee on Finance, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and the Committee on Government Assurances. He has served previously on the Standing Committees on Agriculture and Finance as well as the Committee on Ethics.

He again contested from Mathura in 2014 Indian general election but lost his seat against BJP candidate Hema Malini.

Chaudhary called the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre where 8 people died in a vehicle-ramming attack "not less than a terror attack".[5][6]

Family[edit]

Jayant is married and has two children. He is the grandson of Chaudhary Charan Singh, former prime minister of India and son of Chaudhary Ajit Singh, former union minister.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Jayant Chaudhary appointed new RLD president". The Economic Times.
  2. ↑ "Detailed Profile - Shri Jayant Singh Chaudhary - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". india.gov.in. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Ashish Tripathi (20 April 2014). "'Dhritrashtra Syndrome' dominates phase III in UP". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Learning lessons from the neighborhood". Tehelka. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Lakhimpur incident a 'terror attack', slap UAPA on accused: Jayant Chaudhary | english.lokmat.com". Lokmat English. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Jaiswal, Anuja (7 October 2021). "Lakhimpur Kheri incident no less than a terror attack, says Jayant Chaudhary, seeks UAPA against minister, son | Agra News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "In Mathura, son keeps out Ajit Singh, invokes his grandfather - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

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