Chaudhary Surender Singh | |
Birth Place: | Bhiwani, Punjab, British India |
Birth Date: | 15 November 1946 |
Death Date: | 31 March 2005 (aged 58) |
Death Place: | Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Term: | 1996 - 1999 |
Predecessor: | Jangbir Singh |
Successor: | Ajay Singh Chautala |
Constituency: | Bhiwani |
Occupation: | Advocate and agriculturist |
Spouse: | Smt. Kiran Choudhry |
Residence: | Golagarh, Bhiwani, India |
Party: | Haryana Vikas Party |
Chaudhary Surender Singh (15 November 1946 - 31 March 2005) was an Indian politician from the Haryana Vikas Party and twice (1996, 1998) represented Bhiwani constituency in the Lok Sabha, was a Rajya Sabha member 1986–1992, and twice represented Tosham in Haryana Vidhan Sabha. His widow won the Tosham by-poll caused by his death.
He was educated at Panjab University, Chandigarh and completed his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Law.
Advocate and agriculturist, he was son of former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal.
1971-73 General-Secretary, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Bhiwani
1973-77 Treasurer, Indian Youth Congress
1977-86 Member, Haryana Vidhan Sabha
1982-83 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Wildlife Preservation, Haryana
1986-92 Member, Rajya Sabha
Member, Committee on Petitions
Member, House Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
1989-90 Member, Public Accounts Committee
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
Member, Railway Convention Committee
Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Environment and Forests
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, Committee on Communications its Sub Committee 'A' on Department of Telecom
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
Travelling, participation in the youth activities; including: sports, cultural activities and debates.
Reading and sports
Outstanding sportsman during college days, keen interest in cricket
Canada, Finland, France, Switzerland, US and the former USSR; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to UK, 1998
He also held positions including President, Bar Association, Bhiwani, 1970–71, chairman, (i) Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana; (ii) Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, 1978 and 1980–82; Member (i) Executive Council, Kurukshetra University; (ii) Executive Committee, C.R. Jat College, Hissar; (iii) Executive Committee, Indian Olympic Association; (iv) All India Congress Committee (Indira); and (v)Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira), Haryana.
On 31 March 2005 Singh aged 59, died along with noted industrialist and Power Minister Om Prakash Jindal, in a chopper crash during an emergency landing in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He was survived by his wife Kiran Choudhry and daughter Shruti Choudhry.[1]