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| Gopal Goyal Kanda | |
|---|---|
| Gopal Kumar Goyal | |
| Former MLA | |
| Preceded by | Randeep Singh Surjewala |
| Succeeded by | Makhan Lal Singla |
| Constituency | Sirsa, Haryana |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 December 1965 Sirsa, Haryana, India |
| Political party | Haryana Lokhit Party |
| Spouse(s) | Saraswati Devi |
| Children | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| Residence | Sirsa, Haryana |
| Profession | Politician and businessman |
| Committees | Committee on Agriculture (Member) |
| Portfolio | Former Minister of State for Urban Local Bodies and Home (attached with CM), Former Minister of State for Industries & Commerce (attached with PWM) |
Gopal Goyal Kanda, also known as Gopal Kumar Goyal, (born 29 December 1965) is a businessman and former member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in India.
Kanda was elected to the legislative assembly of the state of Haryana in 2009 as an Independent representative for the Sirsa constituency. He served for some time as a minister in the Government of Haryana before resigning his post in the wake of legal charges being filed against him. He subsequently founded the Haryana Lokhit Party and stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in the state assembly elections of 2014.
Gopal Goyal Kanda was born on 29 December 1965 in Sirsa, Haryana, India, where his father, Murli Dhar Kanda, was a lawyer. His ancestors were market traders and his surname, Kanda, refers to the iron weights used by such people. He lived with his family in a two-room apartment above their shop. They had connections with an influential local politician, Om Prakash Chautala, and access to Tara Baba (died 2002), a reclusive local spiritual guru whom Kanda has subsequently done much to promote venerate.
A school drop-out, according to The Times of India Kanda has been "Electrician, shoe shop owner, real estate broker, industrialist, car dealer, Tara Baba devotee, airline owner and politician". Kanda's early attempts at business in Sirsa — a music shop and various ventures involving shoes — were unsuccessful. In 1997, he moved to Gurgaon to enter the real estate business and was able to exploit legal reforms to become a successful broker and, eventually, developer. By 2005, he also had interests in designer clothing production and was an exporter, as well as owning a hotel in Gurgaon, a casino in Goa and various car dealerships. He launched MDLR Airlines around 2006-2007 but it suspended operations in 2009, after accumulating losses and suffering a 2008 tax raid in which numerous employees were convicted. The airline became a part of Emirates Airlines in October 2010.
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