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Dushyant Chautala
Chautala in 2024
6th Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana
In office
27 October 2019 – 12 March 2024
GovernorSatyadev Narayan Arya
Bandaru Dattatreya
Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar
Preceded byChander Mohan
Succeeded byTBA
President of Jannayak Janta Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 December 2018
Preceded byOffice Established
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
24 October 2019 – 8 October 2024
Preceded byPremlata Singh
Succeeded byDevender Attri
ConstituencyUchana
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byKuldeep Bishnoi
Succeeded byBrijendra Singh
ConstituencyHisar
Executive Member, Indian Olympic Association
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 July 2019
President, Table Tennis Federation of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 January 2017
Personal details
Born (1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 (age 36)
Hisar, Haryana, India
Political partyJannayak Janta Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Lok Dal (till December 2018)
SpouseMeghna Ahlawat (m.2017)
ChildrenRamya (Daughter)
Parents
Alma materCalifornia State University (BSc)
National Law University, Delhi (LLM)
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (MA Mass Communication)
OccupationPolitician

Dushyant Singh Chautala (born 3 April 1988) is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana from 2019 to 2024.[1] He represented the Uchana Kalan[2] constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly from 2019 until 2024 and was sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana upon making an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party after the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.[3]

He is the co-founder and president of the Jannayak Janta Party or JJP, a party which was split from the Indian National Lok Dal. He founded the party on 9 December 2018.[1]

He has also served as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha representing the Hisar constituency from the Indian National Lok Dal from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, he lost his seat under the JJP to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] He has also been the President of Table Tennis Federation of India since 2017 and Executive Member of Indian Olympic Association since 2019.The JJP suffered a drubbing by the hands of the saffron tsunami in the state of Haryana in 2024 Assembly elections , where the BJP stormed back to power for the third consecutive time in the state.

Early life and education

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Dushyant Chautala was born in the village of Daroli, Hisar, Haryana, on 3 April 1988 to Ajay Chautala and Naina Singh Chautala. He is the grandson of Om Prakash Chautala and the great grandson of former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Devi Lal. He is also the nephew of the Indian National Lok Dal leader, Abhay Singh Chautala. He comes from one of the most prominent Jat political dynasties of Haryana, and has a younger brother, Digvijay Chautala, who is also a politician.[5]

Dushyant Chautala completed his initial schooling from St. Mary School, Hisar and The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Himachal Pradesh. He completed his Bachelors in Business Administration and Management[6] from California State University, Bakersfield, California. He has done 'Masters of Law' from National Law University, Delhi.[7] He married Meghna Chautala on 18 April 2017.[8]

Political career

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Indian National Lok Dal

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Dushyant Chautala's political career started under the Indian National Lok Dal, under the leadership of his grandfather, Om Prakash Chautala.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Dushyant Chautala defeated Kuldeep Bishnoi from Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) by a margin of 31,847 votes[9][10] to become the youngest ever elected Member of the Parliament at 26 for which he holds a record in the 'Limca Book of Records'.[11] In 2017, Chautala became the first Indian to be conferred with the highest civilian honor by the Cooperation Commission of Arizona, USA.[12]

On 9 December 2018, Dushyant Chautala launched the new party Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) after he was expelled from Indian National Lok Dal.

Formation of the Jannayak Janata Party

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Jannayak Janata Party was formed by supporters of Dushyant Chautala in Jind, Haryana on 9 December 2018. The name of JJP party was inspired from the legacy of former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Devi Lal, who was often respectfully referred to as "Jan Nayak" or people's leader.[13]

Dushyant Chautala was in a turf war over leadership of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) with his uncle Abhay Singh Chautala. Matters came to a head when Abhay Chautala dissolved the student wing of the INLD, the INSO, which triggered Dushyant to announce the formation of the JJP.[14] Youth employment, senior citizen pension, fair support price for farmers, and women safety were the main issues held up during the 2019 election for the JJP.[15]

Under the leadership of Dushyant Chautala, Jannayak Janata Party fought its first election for Jind legislative assembly seat by-election. In the Jind by-election, JJP got 37,631 votes and secured the second position.[16]

Positions held as a Member of Parliament

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Chautala was a Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development, 2014–2016.[6] He was also a Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015-2018;[6] and a Member, Standing Committee on Commerce, 2016-2019.[6]

Positions held in Sports Associations

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Chautala holds the position of President, Table Tennis Federation of India.[17][18][19] He also is a member of Indian Olympic Association's[20] executive council.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dec 9, PTI. "INLD splits; Dushyant Chautala announces launch of Jannayak Janata Party | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "'Missing' posters of Dushyant Chautala, Hisar MP appear in Jind's Uchana". Hindustan Times. 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ Oct 28, PTI. "Haryana CM, deputy CM both promise to give state a 'stable, honest' govt | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Election Results 2014 – North: Powered by Modi, BJP sweeps Delhi, Himachal and Uttarakhand". The Indian Express. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ^ Sukumar Muralidharan (April 2001). "The Jat patriarch". Frontline. 18 (9).
  6. ^ a b c d "Dushyant Chautala | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Dushyant Chautala (Jannayak Janta Party): Constituency- HISAR (HARYANA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Who's who of country at Chautala scion's wedding - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "Elections 2014: Kuldeep Bishnoi's defeat a body blow to leader projected as future CM". The Economic Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Dushyant's name in Limca Book of Records as youngest MP". www.hindustantimes.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Hisar News: दुष्यंत चौटाला का अमेरिका में सम्मान - chautala dushyanta honor in the us". 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti celebrated". 17 February 2002.
  14. ^ Hebbar, Nistula (25 October 2019). "Dushyant Chautala turns true legatee of Devi Lal". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  15. ^ "JJP sounds the poll bugle in Haryana, holds rally in Rohtak". The Hindu. 22 September 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  16. ^ "As INLD Splits, Dushyant Chautala Launches Jannayak Janata Party". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Executive Committee". ttfi.org. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  18. ^ "About TTFI". ttfi.org. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Dushyant Chautala is new TTFI president". The Indian Express. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  20. ^ "EXECUTIVE COUNCIL | Indian Olympic Association". www.olympic.ind.in. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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