Ajay Singh Chautala
| Ajay Singh Chautala | |
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| Member of the Vidhan Sabha from Mandi Dabwali | |
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Assumed office December 2009 |
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| Member of the Indian Parliament for Bhiwani |
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In office 1999 – February 2004 |
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13 March 1961 Chautala, Sirsa District, Punjab, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Lok Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Nayna Singh Chautala |
| Children | Dushyant Chautala, Digvijay Chautala |
| Residence | Sirsa District, Haryana |
| Alma mater | Kurukshetra University |
| Occupation | Agriculturalist |
Dr Ajay Singh Chautala (born 13 March 1961) is a politician from Indian National Lok Dal party. He is sentenced to ten years imprisonment along with his father Om Prakash Chautala and is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.
Ajay Singh Chautala is a son of Om Prakash Chautala, a former Chief Minister of Haryana, and a grandson of Chaudhari Devi Lal, a former deputy prime minister of India. He has two sons Dushyant Chautala ( Youngest MP, Hisar Haryana 16th Lok Sabha) and Digvijay Chautala ( National President INSO ). He did his B.A. from Kurukshetra University, M.A. (Public Administration) and LL.B. from Rajasthan University. He joined active politics in 1980s, became MLA from Rajasthan twice: first from Data Ram Garh (1989) and then from Nohar (1993).
Ajay became MP, Lok Sabha from Bhiwani in 1999. He then became MP, Rajya Sabha from Haryana in 2004. He then became MLA from Dabwali in 2009.
His wife Naina Singh Chautala is now MLA from Dabwali. His son Dushyant Chautala is MP, Lok Sabha from Hisar
In June 2008 Chautala and 53 others were charged in connection with the appointment of 3,206 junior basic teachers in the state of Haryana during 1999-2000. In January 2013 a New Delhi court sentenced Chautala and his father Om Prakash Chautala to ten years imprisonment under various provisions of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act. Chautala was found guilty of illegally recruiting over 3000 teachers. A CBI investigation was ordered by the Supreme Court during NDA regime led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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