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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Krishan Pal at the National Workshop on Autism Tools (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 180
| caption = Gurjar, {{circa|2018}}
| office = [[Union Minister of State]]
| term_start = 26 May 2014
| term_end =
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| 1blankname = {{centre|Ministry}}
| 1namedata = {{centre|'''Term'''}}
| 2blankname = [[Ministry of Power (India)|Power]]<br/>[[Ministry of Heavy Industries|Heavy Industries]]
| 2namedata = 7 July 2021 {{endash}} 9 June 2024
| 3blankname = [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Social Justice & Empowerment]]
| 3namedata = 9 November 2014 {{endash}} 7 July 2021
| 4blankname = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Road Transport & Highways]]<br/>[[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Ports, Shipping & Waterways]]
| 4namedata = 26 May 2014 {{endash}} 9 November 2014
| 5blankname = [[Ministry of Co-operation|Cooperation]]
| 5namedata = 10 June 2024 {{endash}} present
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridabad, Haryana]]
| term_start1 = 16 May 2014
| predecessor1 = [[Avtar Singh Bhadana]]
| office2 = [[Government of Haryana|Haryana]] [[Transport Ministry (Haryana)|Minister of Transport]]
| 1blankname2 = [[Chief Minister of Haryana|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata2 = [[Bansi Lal]]
| term_start2 = 11 May 1996
| term_end2 = 24 July 1999
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency3 = [[Tigaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tigaon]]
| term_start3 = 2009
| term_end3 = 2014
| predecessor3 = ''Constituency established''
| successor3 = [[Lalit Nagar]]
| constituency4 = [[Mewla–Maharajpur Assembly constituency|Mewla–Maharajpur]]
| term_start4 = 1996
| term_end4 = 2005
| predecessor4 = Mahender Pratap
| successor4 = Mahender Pratap
| party = [[File:BJP Flag.svg|25px]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Nirmla Devi|1975}}
| children = 1
| father =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|2|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Faridabad]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], India (present-day [[Haryana]])
| residence = {{ubl|8, Tughlak Lane, [[New Delhi]]}}
}}
'''Krishan Pal Gurjar'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Krishan Pal Gurjar {{!}} National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/krishan-pal-gurjar|access-date=2020-08-31|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> (born 4 February 1957) is an Indian politician and is the present Minister of State of Cooperation. As a Member of Parliament in the [[16th Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha]], he represents the [[Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridabad constituency]] in the state of [[Haryana]]. He won this seat in the [[2014 Indian general election]] as a [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] candidate by a margin of 4,66,873 votes and he won election with margin of over 6 lakh in 2019 from Faridabad constituency. In August 2014 he also inaugurated Manjhawli bridge which is his dream project.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Ashok|date=2014-05-17|title=BJP's Gurjar wins Faridabad|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/bjps-gurjar-wins-faridabad/article6019073.ece|access-date=2020-07-14|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In March 2024, he was re-fielded as the BJP candidate for the Faridabad constituency in the [[2024 Indian general election|2024 General Elections]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 March 2024 |title=Second list of BJP candidates for ensuing General Elections 2024 to the Parliamentary Constituencies of different states finalised by BJP CEC |url=https://www.bjp.org/pressreleases/second-list-bjp-candidates-ensuing-general-elections-2024-parliamentary |access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Krishan Pal Gurjar was born in Mewla Maharajpur, [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]] on 4 February 1957 to Hans Raj Zaildar.<ref name=biography>{{citation|title=Krishan Pal Gurjar Biography|url=http://www.krishanpalgurjar.com/biography.php|access-date=15 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118005513/http://www.krishanpalgurjar.com/biography.php|archive-date=18 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Krishan Pal Gurjar {{!}} National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/krishan-pal-gurjar|access-date=2020-07-14|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> He completed his graduation from [[Jawaharlal Nehru College]] in 1978 and got his law degree from [[Meerut University]].<ref name=news180519>{{citation |title=Haryana MP Krishan Pal Gurjar Retained as MoS in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/haryana-mp-krishan-pal-gurjar-retained-as-mos-in-ministry-of-social-justice-and-empowerment-2165751.html |work=[[News18]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

==Career==
He won the Corporation Councilor election in 1994 as a [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] candidate and became the party's State Minister. He became the Member of [[Legislative Assembly of Haryana]] for [[Mewla–Maharajpur Assembly constituency|Mewla–Maharajpur]] constituency in 1996. He won the MLA seat in next two consecutive terms again.<ref name=it0519>{{citation |title=Three MPs from Haryana get ministerial berths |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/three-mps-from-haryana-get-ministerial-berths-1539052-2019-05-31 |work=[[India Today]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref> He served as Transport minister in [[Bansi Lal]] government from 1996 to 1999. He later served as BJP state President of Haryana.<ref>{{cite web | title = List of Ex State Presidents | publisher=BJPHaryana.org | url = https://www.bjpharyana.org/state-presidents.php }}</ref>

Gurjar became [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridabad]] in [[2014 Indian general election]]s by defeating [[Avtar Singh Bhadana]] by 4,66,873 votes making him lose his election deposit.<ref>{{citation |title=Lok Sabha Election result 2019: BJP's Krishan Pal leads in Faridabad; Congress' Avtar Singh Bhadana trails |url=https://m.businesstoday.in/story/lok-sabha-election-result-2019-bjp-krishan-pal-faridabad-congress-avtar-singh-bhadana/1/349426.html |work=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=23 May 2019 }}</ref> He defeated Bhadana again in [[2019 Indian general election]]s by 6.44 lakh votes and became the member of [[17th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faridabad Election Result 2019: BJP's Krishan Pal Gurjar won with margin of over 6 lakh|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/faridabad-haryana-election-2019-faridabad-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage-naveen-jaihind-krishan-pal-gurjar-avtar/412119|access-date=2020-07-14|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=28 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He declared his assets worth over {{INRConvert|10|c}} in the election affidavit.<ref name=news180519 />

In May 2014, Gurjar became the Minister of State for [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Road Transport and Highways]] and [[Ministry of Shipping (India)|Shipping]]. His ministry was later changed to [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Social Justice and Empowerment]].<ref name=it0519 /> He continued the position of Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment in May 2019 [[Second Modi ministry]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref> Gurjar’s son and nephew are also politicians. His son Devender Chaudhary being Deputy Mayor of [[Municipal Corporation of Faridabad]] and his nephew Utkarsh Chaudhary was Vice President of [[Delhi University Students Union]].

== Positions held ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!S. No.
!Position / Ministries
!Tenure
!Along with
(Cabinet)
|-
|1.
|Transport Minister of Haryana
|1996-1999
| -
|-
|2.
|Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
(Minister of State)
|2014-2019
|[[Pon Radhakrishnan]]
|-
|3.
|Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
(Minister of State)
|2019-2021
|[[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
(Cabinet)

[[Ramdas Athawale]],

[[Rattan Lal Kataria]]
|-
|4.
|Minister of Power and Heavy Industries
(Minister of State)
|2021-incumbent
|[[Mahendra Nath Pandey]]
(Heavy Industries)

[[R.K.Singh]]
(Power)
|}

== Offices held ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!S. No.
!Position
!Constituency
!Institution
!Political Party
!Tenure
!Ref
|-
|1.
|Member of Municipal Corporation
| ---
|[[Municipal Corporation (India)|Municipal Corporation]]
|[[BJP]]
|1994-1996
|<ref name="it0519" />
|-
|2.
|Member of Legislative Assembly
|[[Mewla–Maharajpur Assembly constituency|Mewla–Maharajpur]]
|[[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
|[[BJP]]
|1996-1999
|<ref name="biography" />
|-
|3.
|Member of Legislative Assembly
|[[Mewla–Maharajpur Assembly constituency|Mewla–Maharajpur]]
|[[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
|[[BJP]]
|2000-2005
|<ref name="biography" />
|-
|4.
|Member of Legislative Assembly
|[[Tigaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tigaon]]
|[[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
|[[BJP]]
|2009-2014
| -
|-
|5.
|Member of Parliament
|[[Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridabad]]
|[[Lok Sabha]]
|[[BJP]]
|2014-2019
|<ref name=":0">[[Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]]</ref>
|-
|6.
|Member of Parliament
|[[Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridabad]]
|[[Lok Sabha]]
|[[BJP]]
|2019–2024
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faridabad (Haryana) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Faridabad Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name|url=https://www.elections.in/haryana/parliamentary-constituencies/faridabad.html|access-date=2020-08-31|website=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
|-
|7.
|Member of Parliament
|[[Faridabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridabad]]
|[[Lok Sabha]]
|[[BJP]]
|2024–
|
|}
[[File:Krishan Pal addressing at the foundation stone laying ceremony of “Auxiliary Production Unite and State-of-the-Art Artificial Limbs Fitting Centre” of Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) under DEPwD.JPG|thumb|Krishan Pal addressing at the foundation stone laying ceremony of “Auxiliary Production Unit and State-of-the-Art Artificial Limbs Fitting Centre” of Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) under DEPwD.]]

==See also==
* [[Third Modi ministry]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Krishan Pal Gurjar}}{{Second Narendra Modi Cabinet}}
{{Cabinet of Narendra Modi}}
{{16th LS members from Haryana|Krishan Pal=Krishan Pal Gurjar}}
{{17th Lok Sabha members from all states}}

{{17th LS members from Haryana|Krishan Pal=Krishan Pal Gurjar}}

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[[Category:Politicians from Faridabad]]
[[Category:India MPs 2019–2024]]
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[[Category:Haryana MLAs 2009–2014]]

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