Dushyant Chautala

Dushyant Chautala
Chautala in 2024
6th Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana
In office 27 October 2019 – 12 March 2024
Governor	Satyadev Narayan Arya Bandaru Dattatreya
Chief Minister	Manohar Lal Khattar
Preceded by	Chander Mohan
Succeeded by	TBA
President of Jannayak Janta Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 December 2018
Preceded by	Office Established
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office 24 October 2019 – 8 October 2024
Preceded by	Premlata Singh
Succeeded by	Devender Attri
Constituency	Uchana
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Kuldeep Bishnoi
Succeeded by	Brijendra Singh
Constituency	Hisar
Executive Member, Indian Olympic Association
In office 14 July 2019 – 31 July 2024
President, Table Tennis Federation of India
In office 30 January 2017 – 30 January 2022
Personal details
Born	(1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 (age 36) Hisar, Haryana, India
Political party	Jannayak Janta Party
Other political affiliations	Indian National Lok Dal (till December 2018)
Spouse	Meghna Ahlawat ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1
Parents	Ajay Singh Chautala (father) Naina Singh Chautala (mother)
Alma mater	California State University (BSc) National Law University, Delhi (LLM) Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (MA Mass Communication)
Occupation	Politician

Dushyant Singh Chautala (born 3 April 1988) is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana from 2019 to 2024.^[1] He represented the Uchana Kalan^[2] constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly from 2019 until 2024 and was sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana upon making an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party after the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.^[3]

He is the co-founder and president of the Jannayak Janta Party or JJP, a party which was split from the Indian National Lok Dal. He founded the party on 9 December 2018.^[1]

He has also served as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha representing the Hisar constituency from the Indian National Lok Dal from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, he lost his seat under the JJP to the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[4] He has also been the President of Table Tennis Federation of India since 2017 and Executive Member of Indian Olympic Association 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.

Early life and education

Dushyant Chautala was born in the village of Daroli, Hisar, Haryana, 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 Deputy Prime Minister of India, Devi Lal. He is also the nephew of the Indian National Lok Dal 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.^[5]

Dushyant Chautala completed his initial schooling from St. Mary School, Hisar and The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Himachal Pradesh. He completed his Bachelors in Business Administration and Management^[6] from California State University, Bakersfield, California. He has done 'Masters of Law' from National Law University, Delhi.^[7] He married Meghna Chautala on 18 April 2017.^[8]

Political career

Indian National Lok Dal

Dushyant Chautala's political career started under the Indian National Lok Dal, 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^[9][10] to become the youngest ever elected Member of the Parliament at 26 for which he holds a record in the 'Limca Book of Records'.^[11] In 2017, Chautala became the first Indian to be conferred with the highest civilian honor by the Cooperation Commission of Arizona, USA.^[12]

On 9 December 2018, Dushyant Chautala launched the new party Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) after he was expelled from Indian National Lok Dal.

Formation of the Jannayak Janata Party

Jannayak Janata Party was formed by supporters of Dushyant Chautala in Jind, Haryana on 9 December 2018. The name of JJP party was inspired from the legacy of former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary Devi Lal, who was often respectfully referred to as "Jan Nayak" or people's leader.^[13]

Dushyant Chautala was in a turf war over leadership of the Indian National Lok Dal (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.^[14] 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.^[15]

Under the leadership of Dushyant Chautala, Jannayak Janata Party fought its first election for Jind legislative assembly seat by-election. In the Jind by-election, JJP got 37,631 votes and secured the second position.^[16]

Positions held as a Member of Parliament

Chautala was a Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development, 2014–2016.^[6] He was also a Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015-2018;^[6] and a Member, Standing Committee on Commerce, 2016-2019.^[6]

Positions held in Sports Associations

Chautala was holding the position of President, Table Tennis Federation of India.^[17][18][19] He also served as a member of Indian Olympic Association's^[20] executive council.

See also

• Devi Lal
• Jannayak Janta Party
• Indian National Lok Dal
• Dynastic politics of Haryana

References

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2. "'Missing' posters of Dushyant Chautala, Hisar MP appear in Jind's Uchana". Hindustan Times. 2 January 2023.
3. Oct 28, PTI. "Haryana CM, deputy CM both promise to give state a 'stable, honest' govt | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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9. "Elections 2014: Kuldeep Bishnoi's defeat a body blow to leader projected as future CM". The Economic Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
10. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
11. "Dushyant's name in Limca Book of Records as youngest MP". www.hindustantimes.com. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
12. "Hisar News: दुष्यंत चौटाला का अमेरिका में सम्मान - chautala dushyanta honor in the us". 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
13. "Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti celebrated". 17 February 2002.
14. Hebbar, Nistula (25 October 2019). "Dushyant Chautala turns true legatee of Devi Lal". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
15. "JJP sounds the poll bugle in Haryana, holds rally in Rohtak". The Hindu. 22 September 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
16. "As INLD Splits, Dushyant Chautala Launches Jannayak Janata Party". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
17. "Executive Committee". ttfi.org. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
18. "About TTFI". ttfi.org. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
19. "Dushyant Chautala is new TTFI president". The Indian Express. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
20. "EXECUTIVE COUNCIL | Indian Olympic Association". www.olympic.ind.in. Retrieved 10 December 2018.