Chander Parkash (politician)

{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Adampur, Haryana Assembly constituency|Adampur]]
| term_start = 8 October 2024
| term_end =
| profession = Politician
| predecessor = [[Bhavya Bishnoi]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| occupation = Retired [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|10|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hisar, Haryana|Hisar]], [[Haryana]], India
| alma_mater = Dayanand College, [[Hisar, Haryana|Hisar]] ([[Bachelor of Commerce|BCom]])<br>[[Kurukshetra University]] ([[Bachelor of Law|LLB]])
| website = {{URL|chanderparkash.org}}
}}
'''Chander Parkash''' is an Indian politician from Haryana. He is a [[Haryana Legislative Assembly|Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|2024]], representing [[Adampur, Haryana Assembly constituency]] as a Member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Adampur, Haryana Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: INC's Chander Parkash with 65371 defeats BJP's Bhavya Bishnoi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/adampur-haryana-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-aelb-2612825-2024-10-08 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Adampur Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: Congress Wins Another Close Contest By Margin Of 1,268 Votes |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/adampur-election-result-2024-live-update-9077334.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Jangra is from [[Adampur, Hisar|Adampur]], Hisar District. He is the son of Arjun Lal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Haryana Election Results 2024: Full list of constituency wise winners |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/haryana-election-results-2024-full-list-of-constituency-wise-winners-2613310-2024-10-08 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He joined Haryana Civil Services in 1983 and was promoted to IAS rank in 1995. He was the State Information Commissioner in 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-10-09 |title=Bhajan Lal family citadel falls after 56 years as ex-IAS officer edges out Kuldeep Bishnoi son |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/bhajan-lal-family-citadel-falls-after-56-years-as-ex-ias-officer-edges-out-kuldeep-bishnoi-son-9612475/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Jangra won from Adampur Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election. He polled votes and defeated his nearest rival and grandson of [[Bhajan Lal Bishnoi|Bhajan Lal]], [[Bhavya Bishnoi]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a margin of 1,268 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Adampur Results 2024: BJP's Bhavya Bishnoi loses to Congress in big shock to Bhajan Lal's family |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/adampur-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-haryana-election-results-bhavya-bishnoi-bjp-chander-parkash-jangra-congress-449127-2024-10-08 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Haryana Election Results 2024: Full List Of Winners, Losers, Their Constituencies |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/haryana-election-results-2024-full-list-of-winners-their-constituencies-2804138.html |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:1957 births]]


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