Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

HOODA, SHRI BHUPINDER SINGH
CONGRESS (I) - ROHTAK (HARYANA)


Father's Name:       Ch. Ranbir Singh

Date of Birth:   15 September 1947

Place of Birth:   Vill. Sanghi in Distt. Rohtak (Haryana)

Marital Status:    Married in 1976

Spouse's Name:       Smt. Asha

Children:   One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.A., LL.B.
Educated at Panjab University, Chandigarh and 
Delhi University, Delhi

Profession :
   Agriculturist and Advocate

Permanent Address :
   Vill. & P.O. Sanghi, Distt. Rohtak-124001 (Haryana)
Tels. (01262) 42283, 42212
 

Positions Held :
   
1972-77President, Bloc Congress Committee, Killoi Assembly Constituency, 
Haryana
1980-82Senior Vice-President, Haryana Pradesh Youth Congress
1982-83President, Haryana Pradesh Youth Congress
1983-87Chairman, Panchayat Samiti, Rohtak
1984-87Chairman, Panchayat Parishad, Haryana
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1992 onwardsMember, A.I.C.C.
1994 onwardsElected as Member, Executive, C.P.P.
1994-96Convenor, Haryana Congress Parliamentary Group
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
March 1997 onwardsPresident, P.C.C., Haryana

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Secretary, Jat Education Society, Rohtak, 
Haryana; Member, Managing Committee, D.A.V. Educational Institution, Hassangarh, 
Haryana

Special Interests :
   Social service in rural areas

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
   Reading and sports

Sports and Clubs :
   Cricket, badminton and lawn tennis; colour holder in lawn 
tennis, promotion of sports in rural areas

Countries Visited :
   Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, U.A.E. and U.S.S.R.; attended 
World Youth Festival in U.S.S.R. in 1986 as a delegate of A.I.C.C.

Other Information :
    President, All India Young Farmers Association, Haryana; 
Ex-Member, Market Committee, Rohtak; Director, New Bank of India, 1989-92; 
Secretary, Farmer's Parliamentary Forum, 1991 onwards; Founder Member and 
Working President of All India Freedom Fighters' Successors' Organisation; 
Working President of National Federation of Railway Porters, Vendors and Bearers


Election Result :
   
Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate9,49,760
Total votes polled6,44,480
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda (I.N.C.)1,98,154
(2) Shri Devi Lal (S.A.P.)1,95,490
(3) Shri Pardeep Kumar (B.J.P.)1,58,376
(4) Shri Ramesh Dalal (Ind.)11,439