Kuldeep Gurjar is a politician from the Indian National Congress. He was a member of Lok Sabha representing Chandigarh constituency from 2009 to 2014. On 10 January 2019, Kuldeep was appointed the chief spokesperson of the party in Rajasthan. In this article, we will discuss how he got into politics and what is his contribution to society.
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Kuldeep Gurjar is the son of Darshan Singh Gurjar and Neeti Singh. He was born in Rajasthan and went to school in Udaipur, followed by the college in Jaipur. Kuldeep is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts (BA) and holds a Masters in social work (MSW).
He started his political career when he contested for elections in Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency on a ticket from Indian National Congress (INC). He won the election with a margin of over 360,000 votes and became the youngest MP ever elected from Chandigarh.
After serving for five years as an MP, Kuldeep lost his seat to BJP candidate Anil Sharma by a margin of 12000 votes in the 2019 general elections.
Since January 2019, he has been appointed as the chief spokesperson of the INC party in Rajasthan.
He has been actively involved with various social causes such as fair trade practices, equal rights for women, and disability rights.
Apart from that, he has actively participated in protests against female
Kuldeep’s Political Journey
Kuldeep Gurjar is a politician from the Indian National Congress. He was a member of Lok Sabha representing Chandigarh constituency from 2009 to 2014. On 10 January 2019, Kuldeep was appointed the chief spokesperson of the party in Rajasthan.
Born in 1969 in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, he is an alumnus of National College for Men, Jaipur. He then joined MA (Political Science) at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and completed it with distinction in 1994.
Kuldeep’s political journey started when he joined the All India Congress Committee in 1995 as an assistant secretary at AICC headquarters, New Delhi. In 1996, he became an adviser to Shrimati Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna and later on became general secretary for Uttar Pradesh where he was responsible for handling party affairs and organization building activities during the 1998-2004 period. He also served as president of Youth Congress and chairman of Yuvjan Sabha during this period.
In 2009, Kuldeep was elected to Lok Sabha from Chandigarh constituency by defeating BJP candidate Mahesh Inder Singh by over 40 thousand votes margin. He served as General Secretary (Organ
Kuldeep’s Achievements and Contribution to the Society
Kuldeep Gurjar was the youngest parliamentarian in Lok Sabha when he represented the Chandigarh constituency. He is also the first person in India to be elected to parliament for five consecutive terms, all of which were unopposed.
Before contesting for elections in 2009, Kuldeep served as the managing director of Dhoot Group of Companies. He was also associated with various other social and educational institutions.
As one of the few Indians who has a keen understanding of Pakistan’s politics and foreign policy, Kuldeep has worked tirelessly to reach out to people from both sides of Kashmir’s divide-something that earned him a lot of praise from many Kashmiris during his tenure as a member of parliament.
In this article, we will discuss how Kuldeep got into politics and what is his contribution to society.
Conclusion
Kuldeep Gurjar is a politician who served as the Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to the Rajya Sabha in April 2009.
He was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Sikar constituency in Rajasthan in the 2003 state assembly elections.
He was also associated with the Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an economic and social nationalist organization founded by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, and was arrested under the Defense of India Act 1940, for participating in farmers protest demanding higher prices for their produce.