Mahendra Hardia

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Mahendra Hardia
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Hardia in 2008
Member of Legislative Assembly, Madhya Pradesh
Assumed office
2003
Preceded bySatyanarayan Patel
ConstituencyIndore-5
Personal details
Born (1953-08-22) 22 August 1953 (age 71)[1]
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Anita Hardia
Children2
Residence6/1, Navlakha, Indore
EducationB.Sc, M. A.
Alma materDAVV

Mahendra Hardia is the current Member of Legislative Assembly from Indore Constituency 5 of Madhya Pradesh.[2] He is elected from No. 5 constituency of Indore for the record third time.[3] His notable works as an ex health minister includes the implementation of Janani Suraksha Yojna,[4] a program of Madhya Pradesh government to provide healthcare facilities to pregnant women.

Early life and education[edit]

Hardia was born to Keval Chand Hardia, a businessman in Indore. He received his education in Indore at Holkar college and completed his B.Sc. Later he completed his M.A. from Indore University (Currently known as Devi Ahilya University.[5]

Political career[edit]

Hardia started his career as a youth leader in Indore University. He later joined BJP and was promoted to the post of Health minister in Shivraj Government.

References[edit]

  1. "Biography: Mahendra Hardia" (PDF). MPVidhanSabha.nic.in. Retrieved 14 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Preceded by
Health Minister of Madhya Pradesh
2008 – 2016
Succeeded by
Shri Rustam Singh