Chaudhary Jaleb Khan
Chaudhary Jaleb Khan (born 15 July 1942) was an Indian politician who served as a Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Hathin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) once from 2009 to 2014. During this time, he served as the Chief Parliamentary Secretary in the Government of Haryana.[1][2][3]
Chaudhary Jaleb Khan | |
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| Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Government of Haryana | |
| In office 27 July 2009 – 26 July 2014 | |
| Governor | Jagannath Pahadia |
| Chief Minister | Bhupinder Singh Hooda |
| Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Constituency | Hathin |
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| Born | 15 July 1942 Hathin, British India (present-day Haryana, India) |
| Died | 18 September 2017 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Independent |
Early life
Chaudhary Jaleb Khan was born to Chaudhary Suleiman on 15 July 1942. He was an Ethnic Meo. His father was a famous Chaudhary (land owner) in the Mewat region of Haryana. He was not highly literate only being educated till grade 5.[2]
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 Indian National Congress where he lost by a margin of 8,830 ballots against the independent candidate, Harsh Kumar. It was in 2009 where he finally defeated Harsh Kumar despite himself being independent and Harsh Kumar receiving the Indian National Congress ticket by a margin of 6473 votes garnering a total of 29.59% of the total ballots in the Hathin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) that year. Khan had a successful political career being elected as the Chief Parliamentary Secretary of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. [2][3]
Personal life
The people of Mewat 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, which has the significantly higher Hindu population compared to other areas of the Mewat region of Haryana. He is also known to be the individual who asked for Hathin to become a constituent of Palwal district rather than the Nuh district (previously Mewat district) of Haryana. [2]
References
- "Jaleb Khan (Independent(IND)):Constituency- Hathin(FARIDABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- "सुपुर्दे खाक किए गए पूर्व विधायक जलेब खां -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- "Hathin Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.