Mahipal Dhanda
Mahipal Dhanda | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of Haryana | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2024 | |
| Governor | Bandaru Dattatreya |
| Chief Minister | Nayab Singh Saini |
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| Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Jain |
| Constituency | Panipat Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1974 Kawi, Panipat, Haryana, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Neelam Dhanda |
| Profession | Politician |
Mahipal Dhanda is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Panipat Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the 2014 and 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Personal Background
He was born on 16 September 1974 in Kawi, Panipat district, Haryana. He comes from a farming family. He's married to Neelam Dhanda.
Political Career
He joined the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) in 1987. Later, he got involved in student politics via ABVP.
In BJP:
• Became district vice president in 2004. • District general secretary in 2006. • State president of BJP's youth wing (Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha) in 2009. • State president of BJP's Kisan (farmer) cell in 2012. • Elected to Haryana Legislative Assembly from Panipat Rural in 2014. • Re-elected in 2019. • As of October 2024, he serves in the Haryana state cabinet and holds various ministries, including Higher Education, Archives, Parliamentary Affairs, and School Education.
Key Achievements / Recent Actions
• After becoming an education minister, one of his priorities has been improving government schools. • Under him, 844 teachers were promoted in Haryana, including principals. • Efforts were made to revise state syllabi in line with the National Education Policy. • He has a strong voter base and recently won by large margins, making him a prominent Jat leader in the Panipat area.