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Leela Ram

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Leela Ram
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
October 2019 – 2024
Preceded byRandeep Singh Surjewala
Succeeded byAditya Surjewala
ConstituencyKaithal
In office
2000–2005
Preceded byCharan Dass
Succeeded byShamsher Singh Surjewala
ConstituencyKaithal
Personal details
Born (1961-04-20) 20 April 1961 (age 63)
Ujjana, Kaithal, Haryana
Political partyBharatiya Janta Party
SpouseBalbir Kaur
Children1
Residence(s)Ujjana, Kaithal, Haryana, India
Alma materKurukshetra University (M.A. in 1985)
ProfessionBusinessman, agriculturalist

Leela Ram (born 20 April 1961), also known as Leela Ram Gurjar, 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.[1]

Personal life

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Ram was born on 20 April 1961 to Jhandu Ram in Ujjana village of Kultaran tehsil in Kaithal district of Haryana.[2] He is a post graduate and completed his Master of Arts in political science from Kurukshetra University in 1985.[3] Ram is married to Balbir Kaur, with whom he has a daughter.[2]

Political career

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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.[4] He then joined Bharatiya Janta Party in 2014.[3][5]

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.[5][6]

In the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Ram lost the Kaithal seat to Indian National Congress' Aditya Surjewala by a margin of 8,124 votes.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Mohan, Neeraj (11 August 2020). "On citizenship law protesters, BJP MLA says can finish them off in one hour". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "MLA Details". haryanaassembly.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Leela Ram(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Kaithal (Kaithal) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Kaithal Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Haryana assembly election result: Congress's Randeep Surjewala concedes defeat from Kaithal". India Today. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Kaithal Election Results 2019 Live Updates (कैथल): Leela Ram of BJP Wins". News18. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Kaithal Assembly Election Results 2024: Kaithal Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ^ "General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results October -2024 Assembly Constituency 17 - Kaithal (Haryana)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 November 2024.