Krishan Hooda

Krishan Hooda
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2020
Preceded byRamphal
Succeeded byIndu Raj Narwal
ConstituencyBaroda
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress
ParentBhale Ram

Krishan Hooda (1945–2020)[1] was an Indian politician from Haryana. He was elected as a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Baroda Assembly constituency from 2009 to 2020.[2][3] He last represented the Indian National Congress[4] winning the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election from Baroda. Earlier, he won three times from the Garhi Sampla-Kiloi Assembly constituency.[5][6]

Early life and education

Hooda was born in Garhi Sampla Kiloi, Haryana in 1945 to Bhale Ram. He passed Class 9 from Government High School, Khidwali tehsil, Rohtak, in 1965.[7]

Career

Hooda was first elected as an MLA winning from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi Assembly constituency representing the Lok Dal in the 1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election. He won again on Samta Party ticket in the 1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election where he polled 27,884 votes and defeated Ram Phool of HVP by a margin of 8,165 votes. He won for the third time from the same constituency in 2005 defeating Prem Singh of the Indian National Lok Dal party by a margin of 34,863 votes, but later shifted to Baroda Assembly constituency where he won continuously for three times in the 2009, 2014 and 2019 elections.[8] He won the 2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election defeating Kapoor Singh Narwal of INLD by a margin of 25,343 votes. In 2014, he retained the seat defeating Narwal again. In the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election he defeated his nearest rival, Yogeshwar Dutt of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 5,100 votes.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Baroda MLA Sri Krishan Hooda dies at 74". Hindustan Times. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Sri Krishan Hooda(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BARODA(SONIPAT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ "हरियाणा: कांग्रेस विधायक श्रीकृष्ण हुड्डा का निधन, पहलवान योगेश्वर दत्त को हराया था". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. ^ Pioneer, The. "Congress MLA from Haryana, Krishan Hooda dies". The Pioneer. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Congress MLA Shri Krishan Hooda dies after prolonged illness". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ "दुखद: हरियाणा कांग्रेस के विधायक कृष्ण हुड्डा का निधन, लंबे समय से थे बीमार". punjabkesari. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Sri Krishan Hooda(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BARODA(SONIPAT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  8. ^ PTI (10 November 2020). "Baroda bypoll: BJP's Yogeshwar Dutt defeated by Congress nominee". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Baroda election result LIVE: Sri Krishan Hooda of Congress defeats BJP's Yogeshwar Dutt by over 5,100 votes". Financialexpress. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2024.