Dushyant Singh Chautala (born 3 April 1988) is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of

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from 2019 to 2024. He represented the Uchana Kalan constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly from 2019 until 2024 and was sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana upon making an alliance with

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after the

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. He is the co-founder and president of the Jannayak Janta Party or JJP, a party which was split from the

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. He founded the party on 9 December 2018. He has also served as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha representing the Hisar constituency from the

from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, he lost his seat under the JJP to the

. He has also been the President of Table Tennis Federation of India since 2017 and Executive Member of

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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. The party managed to garner just 0.9% of the votes and Dushyant Chautala lost his deposit, finishing fifth.

Early life and education

Dushyant Chautala was born in the village of Daroli, Hisar,

, 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

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. He is also the nephew of the

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. Dushyant Chautala completed his initial schooling from St. Mary School, Hisar and The Lawrence School, Sanawar,

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. He completed his Bachelors in Business Administration and Management from California State University, Bakersfield,

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. He has done 'Masters of Law' from

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. He married Meghna Chautala on 18 April 2017.

Political career

Indian National Lok Dal

Dushyant Chautala's political career started under the

, 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 to become the youngest ever elected Member of the Parliament at 26 for which he holds a record in the 'Limca Book of Records'. In 2017, Chautala became the first Indian to be conferred with the highest civilian honor by the Cooperation Commission of Arizona, USA. On 9 December 2018, Dushyant Chautala launched the new party Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) after he was expelled from

Formation of the Jannayak Janata Party

Jannayak Janata Party was formed by supporters of Dushyant Chautala in

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on 9 December 2018. The name of JJP party was inspired from the legacy of former

, Chaudhary

, who was often respectfully referred to as "Jan Nayak" or people's leader. Dushyant Chautala was in a turf war over leadership of the

(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. 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. Under the leadership of Dushyant Chautala, Jannayak Janata Party fought its first election for

legislative assembly seat by-election. In the Jind by-election, JJP got 37,631 votes and secured the second position.

Positions held as a Member of Parliament

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

Positions held in Sports Associations

Chautala was holding the position of President, Table Tennis Federation of India. He also served as a member of Indian Olympic Association's executive council.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chautala, Dushyant 1988 births Living people Indian Hindus California State University, Bakersfield alumni Chautala family Indian National Lok Dal politicians Jannayak Janta Party politicians Deputy chief ministers of Haryana People from Kurukshetra district Haryana MLAs 2019–2024 Table tennis people Indian sports executives and administrators