Surender Singh (15 November 1946 - 31 March 2005) was an Indian politician from the Haryana Vikas Party and twice (1996, 1998) represented Bhiwani constituency in the Lok Sabha, was a Rajya Sabha member 1986–1992, and twice represented

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in Haryana Vidhan Sabha. His widow won the Tosham by-poll caused by his death.

Education

He was educated at Panjab University,

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and completed his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Law.

Profession

Advocate and agriculturist, he was son of former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal.

Positions held

1971-73 General-Secretary, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Bhiwani 1973-77 Treasurer, Indian Youth Congress 1977-86 Member, Haryana

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1982-83 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Wildlife Preservation, Haryana 1986-92 Member,

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Member, Committee on Petitions Member, House Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence 1989-90 Member, Public Accounts Committee 1996 Elected to 11th

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1996-97 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development Member, Railway Convention Committee Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Environment and Forests Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Member, Committee on Communications its Sub Committee 'A' on Department of Telecom Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

Special interests

Travelling, participation in the youth activities; including: sports, cultural activities and debates.

Favourite pastimes and recreation

Reading and sports

Sports and clubs

Outstanding sportsman during college days, keen interest in cricket

Countries visited

Canada, Finland, France, Switzerland, US and the former USSR; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to UK, 1998

Other information

He also held positions including President, Bar Association, Bhiwani, 1970–71, chairman, (i) Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana; (ii) Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, 1978 and 1980–82; Member (i) Executive Council, Kurukshetra University; (ii) Executive Committee, C.R. Jat College, Hissar; (iii) Executive Committee,

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; (iv)

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(Indira); and (v) Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira), Haryana.

Death

On 31 March 2005 Singh aged 59, died along with noted industrialist and Power Minister Om Prakash Jindal, in a chopper crash during an emergency landing in Saharanpur district of

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. He was survived by his wife Kiran Choudhry and daughter Shruti Choudhry.

References

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