Surender Singh

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Constituency	Bhiwani
Personal details
Born	25 July 1946 Bhiwani
Died	31 March 2005
Political party	Haryana Vikas Party
Spouse(s)	Smt. Kiran Chaudhary
Residence	Golagarh, Bhiwani, India
Occupation	Advocate and agriculturist

Chaudhary Surender Leghan was an Indian politician from the Haryana Vikas Party and twice represented Bhiwani constituency in the Parliament of India.

Education

He was educated at Panjab University, Chandigarh and completed his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Law.

Profession

Advocate and agriculturist

Positions held

1971-73 General-Secretary, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Bhiwani

1973-77 Treasurer, Indian Youth Congress

1977-86 Member, Haryana Vidhan Sabha

1982-83 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Wildlife Preservation, Haryana

1986-92 Member, Rajya Sabha

Member, Committee on Petitions

Member, House Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence

1989-90 Member, Public Accounts Committee

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1996-97 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development

Member, Railway Convention Committee

Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Environment and Forests

Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Envionemnt and Forests

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, Committee on Communications its Sub Committee 'A' on Department of Telecom

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

Special interests

Travelling, participation in the youth activities; including: sports, cultural activities and debates.

Favourite pastimes and recreation

Reading and sports

Sports and clubs

Outstanding sportsman during college days, keen interest in cricket

Countries visited

Canada, Finland, France, Switzerland, US and the former USSR; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to UK, 1998

Other information

He also held positions including President, Bar Association, Bhiwani, 1970–71, Chairman, (i) Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana; (ii) Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, 1978 and 1980–82; Member (i) Executive Council, Kurukshetra University; (ii) Executive Committee, C.R. Jat College, Hissar; (iii) Executive Committee, Indian Olympic Association; (iv) All India Congress Committee (Indira); and (v)Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira), Haryana

Death

On 31 March 2005 Singh aged 59, died along with noted industrialist and Power Minister Om Prakash Jindal, in a chopper crash during an emergency landing in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

Sources

• "Biographical Sketch of Member of XII Lok Sabha". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
• "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2014-07-07.