Mahendra Hardia

Mahendra Hardia (born August 22, 1953) is the current Member of Legislative Assembly from Indore Constituency 5 of Madhya Pradesh.^[2] He is elected from No. 5 constituency of Indore for the record fifth time.^[3] His notable works as an ex health minister include the implementation of Janani Suraksha Yojna, a program of Madhya Pradesh government to provide healthcare facilities to pregnant women.^{[citation needed]}

Mahendra Hardia
Hardia in 2008
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003
Preceded by	Satyanarayan Patel
Constituency	Indore-5
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-22) 22 August 1953 (age 71)[1] Indore, Madhya Bharat, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Anita Hardia
Children	2
Residence(s)	6/1, Navlakha, Indore
Education	B.Sc, M. A.
Alma mater	Indore University

Early life and education

Hardia was born to Keval Chand Hardia, a businessman in Indore. He received his education in Indore at Holkar college and completed his B.Sc. Later he completed his M.A. from Indore University (currently known as Devi Ahilya University).^[3]

Political career

Hardia started his career as a youth leader in Indore University. He later joined BJP and was promoted to the post of Health minister in Shivraj Government.^{[citation needed]}

Electoral Performance Hardia has consistently secured victories in the Indore-5 constituency: • 2003: Elected as MLA, defeating Satyanarayan Patel. • 2008: Re-elected, defeating Shobha Oza. • 2013: Won against Pankaj Sanghvi. • 2018: Narrowly defeated Satyanarayan Patel by 1,132 votes . • 2023: Secured victory with 144,733 votes, defeating Satyanarayan Patel by a margin of 15,671 votes .