Chaudhary Dheerpal Singh

Chaudhary Dheerpal Singh Gulia (1946 – 16 May 2014) was an Indian politician from Haryana. He served as the cabinet minister in the Government of Haryana. He was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly for consecutive five terms from Badli.^[1] He was a member of the Indian National Lok Dal.^[2]

Chaudhary Dheerpal Singh
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office 1982 - 2005
Constituency	Badli, Haryana
Personal details
Born	1946 Haryana, India
Died	16 May 2014 (aged 68) Jhajjar district, Haryana
Political party	Indian National Lok Dal
Spouse	Sumitra Gulia
Occupation	Politician

Political career

Singh's electoral success began in 1982 when he won the Badli constituency seat in the Haryana Legislative Assembly. He went on to win this seat five consecutive times, serving as an MLA from 1982 to 2005. His victories spanned multiple elections in a career spanning for more than 20 years.^[3][4]

He won the 1982 and 1987 assembly elections as a member of the Lokdal while he was a member of the Janata Party during 1991 elections before joining Samata Party during 1996 elections.^[5] His last assembly elections was in 2000 which he won as a member of the Indian National Lok Dal.^[6] Hence he was associated with multiple political parties in his career and eventually becoming a member of the Indian National Lok Dal.

Death

He died on 16 May 2014 due to prolonged illness at the age of 68 in New Delhi. After his death, then Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced that the government college in Badli will be named after him.^[7]