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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{more citations|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jagdish Nehra
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| constituency = [[Rania, Sirsa]]
| office = Minister of Education and Irrigation, Government of Haryana
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |71 |2014}}<ref name=MyNeta>{{cite web |title=My Neta profile 2014 |url=http://myneta.info/haryana2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=108 |website=MyNeta |accessdate=7 March 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = Bhakran Wali, Sangria, Raj.
| residence = Sirsa, Haryana
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse =
| father =
| children = 2
| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]], [[Kurukshetra University]], [[Panjab University]]
| education = MA LLB
| profession = Agriculturist and Business
| nationality = Indian
| minister = Parliamentary Affairs and Irrigation Minister
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| constituency2 = Rori
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| constituency3 = Bhattu Kalan
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| footnotes = [http://myneta.info/haryana2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=108 Profile]
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'''Jagdish Nehra''' is an Indian politician and former Education and Irrigation Minister in [[Haryana]] and Chairman of Haryana Hindi Granth Academy, Haryana ([[India]]). He took number of steps to improve the standard of education in Haryana. He promoted use of [[Hindi]] in offices.<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 October 2021|title=Ellenabad bypoll: Former Haryana minister Jagdish Nehra joins Congress|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/ellenabad-bypoll-former-haryana-minister-jagdish-nehra-joins-congress-1039740.html|access-date=12 October 2021|work=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

==Timeline==
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*In 1973-1977 he was general secretary district youth congress, Sirsa.
*In 1977 he contested the Haryana legislative assembly election against (partap singh) s/o late (sh.devi lal) from rori Sirsa.
*1977-1982 president, district congress committee, Sirsa.
*1982 he contested election against (partap singh)and won the election.
*1982-1987 he was education minister.
*In 1987 he contested election against sh ranjit singh from Rori.
*1987-1989 he was gen secretary HPCC. 1989-91 he was president district congress committee Sirsa.
*1991-1996 he was irrigation and parliamentary affairs minister.
*1996 he contested election against sh om parkash chautala from Rori.
*2000-2005 he was a.i.c.c delegate.
*2000 he contested assembly election against sh. sampat singh from Bhattu (Fatehabad/Hisar).
*2005 he contested assembly election against sh.om parkash chautala from Rori (Sirsa).
*2006 he was vice president of h.p.c.c.-up till 13 July 2014
*From 1973 to 14 July 2014 he was in congress.
*14 July 2014 Jagdish Nehra joined Bhartiya Janta Party.
*11 October 2021 Jagdish Nehra returned to Indian national congress.

==Educational qualifications==
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Panjab University|Punjab University]] in 1963, followed by an L.L.B. from [[Delhi University]] in 1966. He did his masters in Mass Communication from [[Kurukshetra University]] in 2003.<ref name=MyNeta/>

==References==
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