Dharambir
Member of the India Parliament
for Bhiwani-Mahendragarh
Assumed office
1 September 2014
Preceded byShruti Choudhry
ConstituencyBhiwani-Mahendragarh
Personal details
Born (1955-03-05) 5 March 1955
Talu, Bhiwani, Haryana
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSmt. Manju Devi
Children4
Residence(s)Bhiwani, Haryana
Alma materKurukshetra University
OccupationFarmer
As of 15 December, 2016
Source:

Dharambir Singh (b 1955) is an Indian politician and a member of Lok Sabha from Bhiwani-Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency), Haryana. He won the 2014 and 2019 Indian general elections, being a Bharatiya Janata Party member.

During his political career, he is famous for defeating the 3 generations of Bansi Lal family. He has also lost many elections against members of that family.[1] He defeated Bansi Lal from Tosham (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a Lok Dal candidate in 1987, then he defeated his son, Surender from Tosham in 2000 as a member of Congress, and later Bansi Lal's grand daughter (Surender's daughter) Shruti Choudhry from Bhiwani-Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency) as a member of BJP in 2014 and 2019.[2]

Electoral performance

2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Badhra[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dharambir 42,981 41.86% Increase33.01
INLD Ranbir Singh 25,745 25.07% Decrease4.47
Independent Narpender Singh 25,288 24.63% New
Independent Dalbir 4,070 3.96% New
BJP Dharampal 2,180 2.12% New
Margin of victory 17,236 16.79% Increase8.83
Turnout 1,02,681 76.39% Increase3.18
Registered electors 1,34,422 Increase15.35
INC gain from INLD Swing Increase12.31

Badhra Assembly constituency

2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Tosham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dharambir 49,132 52.24% Increase13.15
HVP Surender Singh 28,335 30.13% Decrease23.48
INLD Sunil Lamba 12,991 13.81% New
BSP Om Prakash 897 0.95% New
Independent Ram Sarup 672 0.71% New
Independent Ramehar 572 0.61% New
Margin of victory 20,797 22.11% Increase7.60
Turnout 94,052 76.74% Increase4.30
Registered electors 1,22,641 Increase0.67
INC gain from HVP Swing Decrease1.36
1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Tosham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HVP Bansi Lal 47,274 53.60% Decrease1.49
INC Dharambir 34,472 39.09% Increase2.37
Samata Party Joginder 2,685 3.04% New
JD Ramesh 647 0.73% New
Independent Amar Chand 507 0.57% New
Margin of victory 12,802 14.52% Decrease3.86
Turnout 88,194 74.29% Increase8.98
Registered electors 1,21,829 Increase11.21
HVP hold Swing Decrease1.49
1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Tosham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HVP Bansi Lal 38,272 55.10% New
INC Dharambir 25,507 36.72% Decrease9.46
JP Om Parkash S/O Nanu Ram 1,735 2.50% New
BJP Sukhpal Singh 1,513 2.18% New
BSP Dharam Pal 552 0.79% New
Margin of victory 12,765 18.38% Increase15.05
Turnout 69,463 65.03% Decrease2.40
Registered electors 1,09,549 Increase9.66
HVP gain from LKD Swing Increase5.59
1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election : Tosham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LKD Dharambir 32,547 49.51% New
INC Bansi Lal 30,361 46.18% New
Independent Dharam Pal 772 1.17% New
Independent Zile Singh 333 0.51% New
Margin of victory 2,186 3.33%
Turnout 65,743 69.71%
Registered electors 99,898
LKD gain from INC Swing

References

Wikiquote has quotations related to Dharambir.
  1. ↑ "Bansi Lal family making bid to regain traditional seat".
  2. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Winning Candidate List for Haryana State Assembly Elections 2005". Indian Elections. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009.


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