Harish Chaudhary

Harish Chaudhary
Harish Chaudhary
AICC In Charge, Punjab
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 October 2021
President of All India Congress Committee	Sonia Gandhi; Mallikarjun Kharge
President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee	Navjot Singh Sidhu (18 July 2021 -09 April 2022); Amrinder Singh Raja Warring (09 April 2022- Incumbent);
Cabinet Minister of Revenue, Government of Rajasthan
	In office; 24 December 2018 – 20 November 2021
Chief Minister	Ashok Gehlot
Preceded by	Amra Ram Choudhary
Succeeded by	Ramlal Jat
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 December 2018
Chief Minister	Ashok Gehlot
Preceded by	Kailash Choudhary
Constituency	Baytoo
National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee & Incharge Punjab
	In office; 2013 - 2019
AICC President	Sonia Gandhi (till 2017) Rahul Gandhi (2017-2019)
Member of Parliament; for Barmer-Jaisalmer
	In office; 2009–2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Manvendra Singh
Succeeded by	Sona Ram
President, Jai Narain Vyas University Student Union
	In office; 1991-92
Student Wing	NSUI
Succeeded by	Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Personal details
Born	13 May 1970; Barmer, Rajasthan, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Hemani Choudhary
Parent	Ch. Mool Singh Godara - Meera Choudhary
Residence(s)	civil lines, Jaipur
Alma mater	Jai Narain Vyas University
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.inc.in
Nickname	Harishji

Harish Chaudhary (Hindi - हरीश चौधरी , Punjabi - ਹਰੀਸ਼ ਚੌਧਰੀ ) (born 13 May 1970) popularly known as 'Harishji' in his loksabha constituency Barmer-Jaisalmer, is a farmer leader & politician serving as the incharge of Indian National Congress organisation in Punjab and Chandigarh and Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Baytu constituency of Barmer district in Rajasthan as an Indian National Congress party candidate which he won in the 2018 legislative assembly elections.[1] He has also served as the Cabinet Minister of Revenue, Colonization and Water Cooperation of Rajasthan for about 3 years. He had won Lok Sabha elections in 2009 from the Barmer-Jaisalmer constituency in Rajasthan.[2] But in 2014 elections, he lost. He was National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee till 2014–2019.

Harish Chaudhary launched a massive agitation in July–August 2022 against the circular issued by the Vasundhara Raje government of Rajasthan in 2018 regarding OBC reservation, in which former MP of Barmer Jaisalmer and BJP leader Col. Sonaram Chaudhary assist him.

References

"Harish Choudhary appointed new AICC in-charge for Punjab. Elder brother lives in jodhpur named ramnivas gwala currently he is the P.R.O of Jay Narayan Vyas University". The Tribune. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
"Oil production at Mangala to begin from Aug 29". The Times of India. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2009.

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[1] "Harish Choudhary appointed new AICC in-charge for Punjab. Elder brother lives in jodhpur named ramnivas gwala currently he is the P.R.O of Jay Narayan Vyas University". The Tribune. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

[2] "Oil production at Mangala to begin from Aug 29". The Times of India. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2009.