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Mahender Singh (born 22 February 1950) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
(BJP). Singh was a member of the
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The seat of the Assembly is at Shimla, the capital of the state. There are 68 Members of Legislative Assembly, al ...
from the Dharampur constituency in
Mandi district Mandi district is one of the central districts of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Mandi is the headquarters of the district. The main native language is Mandeali. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of ...
. He holds the Irrigation and public health, Horticulture and Sainik welfare portfolios.


Early life

He is the son of the late Shri Bali Ram. He was born at Chanjyar (Richhli). He is married to Smt. Parmila Devi. The couple has one son and two daughters. One son Surender Shourie is an MLA from Banjar Assembly constituency. Initially, he was involved in the construction business.


Career

He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly in February 1990 as an Independent. He was reelected in 1993 with the
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
, in 1998 with H.V.C., in 2003 with Lok Tantrik Morcha (H.P.), and in 2007 with BJP. He served as Vice President of HVC from 1997 to 2002; President, H.P Lok Tantrik Morcha, from 2003 to 2004; Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, P.W.D., and Excise & Taxation from 1998 to 2000; and chairman, Estimates Committee and Member of various House Committees. He served as Transport Minister from 9 July 2009 until December 2012. He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly for the sixth time in 2012 and again in December 2017.


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