Leela Ram Explained

Leela Ram
Office1:Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:October 2019
Constituency1:Kaithal
Predecessor1:Randeep Singh Surjewala
Term Start2:2000
Term End2:2005
Constituency2:Kaithal
Predecessor2:Charan Dass
Successor2:Shamsher Singh Surjewala
Birth Date:1961 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Ujjana, Kaithal, Haryana
Party:Bharatiya Janta Party
Residence:Ujjana, Kaithal, Haryana, India
Alma Mater:Kurukshetra University (M.A. in 1985)
Profession:Businessman, agriculturalist
Spouse:Balbir Kaur
Children:1

Leela Ram (born 20 April 1961) is an Indian politician and a member of the 14th Haryana Legislative Assembly elected from the Kaithal constituency in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election. He had also served as Member of Legislative Assembly in 10th Haryana Legislative Assembly from Kaithal.

Personal life

Ram was born on 20 April 1961 to Jhandu Ram in Ujjana village of Kultaran tehsil in Kaithal district of Haryana. He is a post graduate and completed his Master of Arts in political science from Kurukshetra University in 1985.[1] Ram is married to Balbir Kaur, with whom he has a daughter.[2]

Political career

Ram had served as Member of Legislative Assembly in Haryana Legislative Assembly from Kaithal seat as an Indian National Lok Dal candidate from 2000 to 2005.[3] He then joined Bharatiya Janta Party in 2014.[1]

In the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, he won from Kaithal seat as a BJP candidate, defeating two-time winner Randeep Singh Surjewala of Indian National Congress by 530 votes and got re-elected.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leela Ram(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KAITHAL(KAITHAL) – Affidavit Information of Candidate . myneta.info . 1 November 2019.
  2. Web site: MLA Details . haryanaassembly.gov.in . 1 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190730184812/http://haryanaassembly.gov.in/MLADetails.aspx?MLAID=49. 30 July 2019.
  3. News: Sitting and previous MLAs from Kaithal Assembly Constituency . Elections.in . 13 October 2017 .
  4. News: Haryana assembly election result: Congress's Randeep Surjewala concedes defeat from Kaithal . 1 November 2019 . India Today . 24 October 2019 . en.
  5. News: Kaithal Election Results 2019 Live Updates (कैथल): Leela Ram of BJP Wins . 1 November 2019 . News18 . 24 October 2019.