Chaudhary Jaleb Khan also known as Baba Jaleb Khan (born 15 July 1942) was an Indian politician who served as a Chief Parliamentary Secretary in the

Government of Haryana Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the Haryana Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led ...

. He was elected as a Member of the

Haryana Legislative Assembly The Haryana Legislative Assembly (ISO: ''Hariyāṇā Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Haryana. The seating of the assembly is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. There are seats in the house fil ...

from the Hathin constituency once in 2009 and served his complete term till 2014.

Early life

Chaudhary Jaleb Khan was born to Chaudhary Suleiman on 15 July 1942 in the village of Kot/Uttawar in Haryana. Jaleb khan has Two son (Chaudhary Mohd Israil, Mohd Sajid Khan). He was an Ethnic Meo belonging to the Chhirkalot pal. His father was a famous

Chaudhary Chowdhury (also: Choudhuri, Chaudhuri, Choudhury, Chaudhri, Chaudhary) is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an adaption from Sanskrit. During the Mughal rule, it was a title awarded to eminen ...

in the Mewat region of

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

. He was not highly literate only being educated till grade 5.

Political career

Chaudhary Jaleb Khan contested the Haryana Legislative Assembly elections in 1996 independent where he earned 10069 votes and came in third position. Then he contested again in 2005 under the

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where he lost by a margin of 8,830 ballots against the

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candidate, Harsh Kumar. It was in 2009 where he finally defeated Harsh Kumar despite himself being

and Harsh Kumar receiving the

ticket by a margin of 6473 votes garnering a total of 29.59% of the total ballots in the Hathin constituency that year. Khan had a successful political career being elected as a Chief Parliamentary Secretary in the

Personal life

The people of

Mewat Mewat (; ) is a historical and cultural region which encompasses parts of the modern-day states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh in northwestern India. Geography The loose boundaries of the Mewat region generally include parts of th ...

gave Jaleb Khan the honorific title of Baba (meaning father or respected elder) due to his simplistic lifestyle. He was also known for promoting Hindu-Muslim unity in his region of

Hathin Hathin is a town and a Municipal Committee in Palwal district of Haryana in India. It has the highest Muslim population in the Palwal district. It lies within the National Capital Region as well as the historical Mewat and Braj region of Indi ...

, which has the significantly higher Hindu population compared to other areas of the Mewat region of

. He is also known to be the individual who asked for

to become a constituent of

Palwal district Palwal district was created on 15 August 2008. It is the 21st district of Haryana state in Delhi NCR region of northern India. Palwal City is the headquarters of the district. It is part of the Braj region. The city is situated from Delhi, ...

rather than the

Nuh district Nuh district, formerly known as the Mewat district, is one of the 22 districts of the northern Indian state of Haryana. The district is known for having the largest Muslim population in Haryana. It lies within the National Capital Region as wel ...

(previously Mewat district) of

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Jaleb 1942 births 2017 deaths Independent politicians in India Haryana MLAs 2009–2014 People from Palwal district Meo people

Early life

Political career

Personal life

See also

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