Ajay Singh Chautala Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Dr.
Ajay Singh Chautala
Office:Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
Constituency:Dabwali
Term Start:December 2009
Term End:January 2013
Predecessor:Dr. Sita Ram
Successor:Naina Singh Chautala
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency1:Bhiwani
Term Start1:October 1999
Term End1:February 2004
Predecessor1:Surender Singh
Successor1:Kuldeep Bishnoi
Office2:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Constituency2:Haryana
Term Start2:2 August 2004
Term End2:3 November 2009
Office4:Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Constituency4:Nohar
Term Start4:1993
Term End4:1998
Predecessor4:Suchitra Arya
Successor4:Suchitra Arya
Office5:Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Constituency5:Danta Ramgarh
Term Start5:1990
Term End5:1993
Predecessor5:Narain Singh
Successor5:Narain Singh
Office3:President of the Table Tennis Federation of India
Term Start3:7 February 2001
Term End3:19 March 2013
Predecessor3:Vidya Charan Shukla
Successor3:Prabhat Chandra Chaturvedi, (IAS)
Birth Date:1961 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Chautala, Punjab, India
Nationality:Indian
Party:Janata Party (1980 – 1988)
Janata Dal (1988 – 1996)
Indian National Lok Dal (1996 – 2018)
Jannayak Janta Party (2018 – present)
Father:Om Prakash Chautala
Mother:Sneh Lata Chautala
Spouse:Naina Singh Chautala
Residence:Sirsa District, Haryana (permanent)
Alma Mater:Kurukshetra University
University of Rajasthan
Occupation:Agriculturalist and politician

Ajay Singh Chautala (born 13 March 1961) is a former Indian MP and sports administrator. He is elder son of former Chief Minister of Haryana Om Prakash Chautala and father of former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana Dushyant Chautala.[1]

Biography

Ajay Singh Chautala is a son of Om Prakash Chautala, a former Chief Minister of Haryana, and a grandson of Chaudhary Devi Lal,[2] [3] a former deputy prime minister of India. He has two sons Dushyant Chautala, former deputy chief minister of Haryana [4] (youngest MP, Hisar Haryana 16th Lok Sabha)[5] and Digvijay Chautala (national President N INSO).[6] [7] He did his B.A. from Kurukshetra University, M.A. (Public Administration) and LL.B. from Rajasthan University. He entered active politics in 1980s, became MLA from Rajasthan twice: first from Danta Ramgarh (1989) and then from Nohar (1993).[8]

Ajay became MP, Lok Sabha from Bhiwani in 1999.[9] He then became MP, Rajya Sabha from Haryana in 2004. He then became MLA from Dabwali in 2009.

Later Ajay Singh's wife Naina Singh Chautala became MLA from Dabwali In 2014. Their son Dushyant Chautala was MP, Lok Sabha from Hisar from 2014 to 2019.

Conviction in Recruitment scam

In June 2008 Chautala and 53 others were charged in connection with the appointment of 3,206 junior basic teachers in the state of Haryana during 1999 and 2000. In January 2013 a New Delhi court sentenced Chautala and his father Om Prakash Chautala to ten years' imprisonment under various provisions of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.[10] Chautala was found guilty of illegally recruiting over 3,000 teachers.[11] A CBI investigation was ordered by the Supreme Court based on a writ filed by former director of primary education Sanjeev Kumar, a 1989 batch IAS officer.[12] [13]

His and his father's sentences have been upheld by the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-12-10 . Jannayak Janata Party: Ajay Chautala faction unveils new party . 2023-08-08 . The Indian Express . en.
  2. Book: Singh, Raj Pal . Devi Lal, the man of the masses . 1988 . Veenu Printers and Publications . 3 .
  3. News: The Jat patriarch. 26 June 2014. Frontline. 18. 9. 28 April – 11 May 2001.
  4. Web site: In another scion rise, Dushyant comes out of dad Ajay's shadow to lead INLD. 11 April 2014. The Indian Express. 26 June 2014.
  5. News: Elections 2014: Dushyant Chautala of INLD takes lead over HJC president Kuldeep Bishnoi. 16 May 2014. The Economic Times. 26 June 2014.
  6. Web site: INSO Makes it to Guinness Book of World Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714234649/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/INSO-Makes-it-to-Guinness-Book-of-World-Records/2013/12/01/article1922094.ece. dead. 14 July 2014. 1 December 2013. The Indian Express. 26 June 2014.
  7. Web site: MOST PEOPLE TO SIGN UP AS ORGAN DONORS - EIGHT HOURS. 16 December 2013. Guinness World Records. 26 June 2014.
  8. http://haryanaassembly.gov.in/ParliamentMemberDetails.aspx?MemberID=11 Parliament Member Details
  9. http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13HR08.htm Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament, 13th Lok Sabha
  10. News: Former Haryana CM Chautala, his son, 53 others convicted in teachers' recruitment scam. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119053056/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-haryana-cm-chautala-his-son-53-others-convicted-in-teachers-recruitment-scam/316028-37-64.html. dead. 19 January 2013. 16 January 2013. CNN-IBN. 16 January 2013.
  11. News: Chautala, son jailed for 10 years. The Hindu . 2013-01-23 . 2013-01-23 . Chennai, India . Jiby . Kattakayam.
  12. Web site: Why Chautala is in jail: All you need to know about JBT scam.
  13. News: TNN. Recruitment scam: Ex-Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala convicted, arrested. 16 January 2013. Times Of India. 16 January 2013.
  14. News: Teachers' recruitment scam: Supreme Court upholds jail term of Om Prakash Chautala, son Ajay. Indian Express.