Om Prakash Dhankar
| Om Prakash Dhankar | |
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| ओम प्रकाश धनखड़ | |
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| Cabinet Minister in Haryana Government | |
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Assumed office 26 October 2014 |
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| Constituency | Badli in Haryana Vidhan Sabha |
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1 August 1961 Dhakla village, Jhajjar district, Haryana India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Children | Aditya, Ashutosh |
| Residence | Jhajjar |
| Alma mater | Maharishi Dayanand University |
| Occupation | Academician, Social Activist, Politician, Agriculturist |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Website | www |
Om Prakash Dhankar also known as O.P. Dhankar (born 1961), serving Cabinet Minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party run Government of Haryana., is an Indian politician and social activist, belonging to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
He is the national coordinator for the Narendra Modi’s dream project- ‘Statue of Unity’ Iron Collection Corporation Committee. O P Dhankar has been elected twice as BJP Kisan Morcha President (2011-2013), (2013-2015).
O.P. Dhankar was born in Village Dhakla, Jhajjar district in 1961 in the family of Vaid Mohabbat Singh and Smt Chhoto Devi. His grandfather Shri Raghuvir Singh worked as a Station Master for Indian Railways. The Philanthropic credentials of his family date back to his great grandfather who mobilized efforts to build the first school in his native village. Dhankhar received his elementary education from the village school before earning his Masters & M. Ed. from the Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak.
After his education, he served as a Geography Lecturer at Bhiwani for 11 years. As an academic, he published a book on analysis of education sector, with views on education reforms and issues concerning student lives.
He has been associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since 1978 as a Swayamsevak. In his words, he was driven by a mission and zeal to work for social causes and issues affecting youth and thus he worked for Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) from 1980 to 1996. He was part of various socio political movements and worked for youth affairs concerning systemic change in education sector. Later, he joined Swadeshi Jagaran Manch movement. To establish his credentials as a keen observer of life and dynamics of a civilized society, Mr. Dhankar delivered a rendition on Emotions Management.
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