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Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Bhupinder Singh Hooda is the Congress party leader and the former Haryana Chief Minister from 2005 to 2014. He is the current Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Legislative Assembly and an MLA from the Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency. Hooda won the seat three consecutive times after the delimitation process in 2009, 2014, and 2024. He represented the Kiloi seat twice before the delimitation in 2000 and 2005 (bypoll). He lost the seat twice, in 1982 and 1987. In the 2019 Haryana Assembly Elections, Hooda won the seat by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Satish Nandal with a margin of 58,312 votes. Hooda represented the Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency four times in 1991, 1996, 1998, and 2004. In the 1991 polls, Hooda defeated former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal in Rohtak by 30,573 votes. He again defeated Devi Lal in 1996 and 1998. However, he lost to Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate Inder Singh by a big margin of 1,44,693 votes. Hooda again won the Rohtak seat in 2004 by defeating BJP leader Captain Abhimanyu with a margin of 1,50,435 votes. He is again contesting from the Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency in the 2024 Haryana Assembly polls against BJP's Manju Hooda and Jannayak Janta Party's (JJP) Sushila Deshwal.

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Bhupinder Singh Hooda

  • haryana allows reliance to quit sez will give rs 343 crore

    Haryana allows Reliance to quit SEZ, will give Rs 343 crore for land

    India | Feb 07, 2014, 06:35 PM

    Chandigarh:  Haryana government today approved Reliance Industries' proposal to opt out of SEZ in Gurgaon and said it will reimburse Rs 343 crore to it, lower than Rs 1,172 crore demanded by the company, for

  • hooda equates khaps with ngos

    Hooda equates Khaps with NGOs

    India | Feb 07, 2014, 07:24 PM

    Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today equated Khap Panchayats with organisations like NGO, saying that they are part of state's culture.  “Khap Panchayats are like NGO as we have Resident Welfare Associations... they

  • youth slaps haryana cm hooda near panipat

    Youth slaps Haryana CM Hooda near Panipat

    India | Feb 02, 2014, 06:48 PM

    Panipat: A young man named Kamal Makhija was detained by police on Sunday afternoon when he slapped Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in the presence of a huge crowd and security personnel.The chief minister

  • congress will sweep all 10 ls seats in haryana says hooda

    Congress will sweep all 10 LS seats in Haryana, says Hooda

    India | Jan 30, 2014, 09:20 AM

    Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said the Congress will sweep all 10 Lok Sabha seats in the coming elections  and will prove all pre-poll surveys incorrect. Hooda told a press conference here

  • bjp inld are backstabbers hooda

    BJP, INLD are backstabbers: Hooda

    National | Nov 11, 2013, 08:42 AM

    Sonipat: Amid scrambling by opposition parties to churn out a suitable alliance, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda yesterday termed BJP and INLD as "backstabbers" saying the political alignment was not in the interest of

  • hooda raises demand for separate hc for haryana

    Hooda raises demand for separate HC for Haryana

    India | Sep 26, 2013, 08:24 AM

    Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda yesterday once again raised the demand for a separate High Court for Haryana.“I need a separate High Court for Haryana. That problem has to be solved,” he said.The Chief

  • centre should control social networking sites says hooda

    Centre Should Control Social Networking Sites, says Hooda

    National | Sep 23, 2013, 04:28 PM

    New Delhi: Voicing concern over the use of social networking sites for spread of propaganda and disturbing communal harmony, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today asked the Centre to take steps to control such

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  • haryana constable punished after he tells cm on phone

    Haryana constable punished after he tells CM on phone: 'Haryna mein saare Hooda khud ko CM samajhte hain'

    National | Sep 22, 2013, 06:10 PM

    Chandigarh: A lowly Haryana Police constable Naresh Singh was worried when the cellphone service provider deducted Rs 50 from his calltime in 2010, and he rang up customer care.The call unfortunately went straight to Haryana

  • congress mp birender singh slams haryana cm hooda

    Congress MP Birender Singh slams Haryana CM Hooda

    National | Aug 21, 2013, 10:35 AM

    Jind: Rajya Sabha MP Birender Singh, a known detractor of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Tuesday lashed out at the uneven development of the state at a rally here.Indirectly slamming the Congress government led

  • congress foes keep hooda on his toes

    Congress foes keep Hooda on his toes

    National | Aug 09, 2013, 01:53 PM

    Chandigarh, Aug 9: In the absence of any formidable opposition leaders to challenge them these days, top Congress leaders in Haryana have put on their boxing gloves to spar with one another.Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh

  • proximity to delhi impacts haryana security scene hooda

    Proximity to Delhi impacts Haryana security scene: Hooda

    India | Jun 05, 2013, 08:31 PM

    New Delhi, June 5: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Wednesday sought extension of the mega-city policing scheme to Gurgaon and Faridabad towns, adding that the state's security environment was impacted by its proximity to

  • hooda inquires about chautala s health

    Hooda inquires about Chautala's health

    National | May 27, 2013, 07:26 AM

    Gurgaon, May 27: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday visited former chief minister and INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala in a hospital here to inquire about his health.The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader

  • hooda competing with modi

    Hooda Competing with Modi!

    National | May 25, 2013, 02:42 PM

    Chandigarh, May 25: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his government may not have much to do with Gujarat and its Chief Minister Narendra Modi but they leave no opportunity to show that Haryana

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  • haryana cm hooda appeals for peace bishnoi hails verdict

    Haryana CM Hooda appeals for peace, Bishnoi hails verdict

    National | Jan 22, 2013, 07:14 PM

    Chandigarh, Jan 22: Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today appealed to the people of the state to maintain peace in the wake of a Delhi court sentencing Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay

  • haryana cm hooda says transfer is govt s prerogative

    Haryana CM Hooda says, transfer is govt's prerogative

    India | Oct 16, 2012, 04:11 PM

    Chandigarh, Oct 16: Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today defended the transfer of senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka saying transferring officials was the government's prerogative.  Hooda told mediapersons here that transfer should not be

  • from serial rapes to robert vadra dlf nexus hooda has lot

    From serial rapes to Robert Vadra-DLF nexus, Hooda has lot to answer for

    National | Oct 12, 2012, 04:52 PM

    Chandigarh, Oct 12: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is a busy man these days. From serial rapes to allegations of a state government-Robert Vadra-DLF nexus in land deals, the Hooda regime is at the

  • kuldeep bishnoi alleges haryana cm hiding gopal kanda

    Kuldeep Bishnoi alleges, Haryana CM hiding Gopal Kanda

    National | Sep 23, 2012, 01:54 PM

    New Delhi, Aug 16: Haryana Janhit Congress MP Kuldeep Bishnoi today alleged that Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was hiding his former Gopal Kanda, hiding since August 8 from Delhi Police in the Geetika

  • haryana cm hooda faces heat over gopal kanda issue

    Haryana CM Hooda faces heat over Gopal Kanda issue

    National | Sep 21, 2012, 12:19 PM

    Chandigarh, Aug 10 : Detractors of Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda have begun demanding his ouster following the Geetika Sharma suicide case in which former minister Gopal Kanda is presently hiding from Delhi police.

  • haryana cm hooda to meet maruti suzuki s ceo shinzo

    Haryana CM Hooda to meet Maruti Suzuki's CEO Shinzo Nakanishi

    Jul 22, 2012, 12:13 PM

    Chandigarh, Jul 22: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will soon hold a meeting with Maruti Suzuki Managing Director and CEO Shinzo Nakanishi to address the concerns of the company, which had witnessed violence at

  • hooda implicated me to grab power claims haryana mla

    Hooda implicated me to grab power , claims Haryana MLA

    National | Jun 02, 2012, 03:31 PM

    New Delhi, Jun 2: Haryana MLA Ajay Chautala, facing trial in decade-old teachers' recruitment scam, has alleged in a Delhi court that chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had implicated him and his family members in

 
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