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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kuldeep Bishnoi
| image = Kuldeep_Bishnoi,_Sirsa,_2nd_December_2012.jpg
| office=[[Member of Legislative Assembly]] of [[Haryana]]
| term_start = 19 October 2014
| constituency =[[Adampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Adampur]]
| office1 =[[Member of Parliament]] of [[Lok Sabha]]
| term1 =2011-2014
| predecessor1 = [[Bhajan Lal]]
| successor1 = [[Dushyant Chautala]]
| constituency1 = [[Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hisar]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament]] of [[Lok sabha]]
| term2 = 2004 to 2009
| predecessor2 = [[Ajay Singh Chautala]]
| successor2 = Constituency Abolished
| constituency2 = [[Bhiwani–Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhiwani–Mahendragarh]]
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| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1968|9|22|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Hisar, India|Hisar]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| residence = New Delhi, [[Hisar, India|Hisar]]
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| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (Earlier [[Haryana Janhit Congress|HJC (BL)]] which merged in 2016)
| spouse = [[Renuka Bishnoi]]
| children = Bhavya Bishnoi <br /> [[Chaitanya Bishnoi]] <br /> Sia Bishnoi
| website = {{URL|http://kuldeepbishnoihjcbl.com/}}
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|parents=[[Bhajan Lal]] ,Jasma Devi
|citizenship=[[India]]n}}

'''Kuldeep Bishnoi''' (born 22 September 1968) is an [[Indian politician]] and a member of [[Indian National Congress]]. He is currently serving as fourth-time member of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] from [[Adampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Adampur]] in the [[Hisar (city)]] of [[Haryana]].

==Personal life==
Born to Smt. Jasma Devi and [[Bhajan Lal|Ch. Bhajan Lal]] - Union Cabinet Minister (Agriculture; Environment & Forests) and three-time Chief Minister of Haryana - he graduated with a BA in Public Administration from [[Punjab University, Chandigarh|Punjab University]] in [[Chandigarh]].

He is married to [[Renuka Bishnoi]], who was a Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Hansi]] (Hisar district) in [[Haryana]]. He has three children - two sons and a daughter. His eldest son, Bhavya Bishnoi, is an aspiring political leader,<ref>{{cite web |title=हिसार लोकसभा सीट : भव्य बिश्नोई दे सकते हैं दुष्यंत चौटाला को चुनौती! |url=http://www.nayaharyana.com/652/Hissar-Lok-Sabha-seat-Dushyant-Chautala-challenged-to-give-a-Bhavy-Bishnoi |website=www.nayaharyana.com |accessdate=7 February 2019 |language=hi}}</ref> and younger son, [[Chaitanya Bishnoi]], is a professional cricketer with [[Chennai Super Kings]] in the IPL and Haryana in the Ranji Trophy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal's son, Kuldeep Bishnoi, ex-MP, sitting MLA, now a cricket dad |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/former-haryana-cm-bhajan-lal-son-ex-mp-sitting-mla-now-dad-of-ranji-cricketer-chaitanya-bishnoi-4447967/ |work=The Indian Express |date=28 December 2016 |language=en-IN}}</ref> His daughter, Sia Bishnoi, is pursuing design at Parsons Art and Design School, New York, USA.

==Political career==
Kuldeep Bishnoi first became MLA in 1998 from Adampur, a seat from which the family has never lost since 1968.<ref>{{cite web |title=Family affair: HJC fields Renuka Bishnoi from Adampur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Family-affair-HJC-fields-Renuka-Bishnoi-from-Adampur/articleshow/10601291.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref> In 2004, he defeated the sons of [[Om Prakash Chautala]] (serving Chief Minister of Haryana at the time) and [[Bansi Lal]] (former Chief Minister of Haryana) - from [[Bhiwani]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] elections.

Kuldeep Bishnoi founded Haryana Janhit Congress - jatin (HJC (BL)) in 2007<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhajan Lal quits Congress, floats new party |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bhajan-Lal-quits-Congress-floats-new-party/articleshow/2589681.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref> along with his father Ch. Bhajan Lal. He founded the party after he was ousted from the [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Cong sacks Haryana MP for indiscipline |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/cong-sacks-haryana-mp-for-indiscipline-260202.html |work=News18}}</ref> as he had criticised the then Haryana Chief Minister, [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]], for harming the interests of farmers by promoting special economic zones (SEZs) on fertile land.

In October 2009, the party fielded candidates in 89 of the 90 constituencies for the state assembly elections and won six of those seats. Five of the six elected representatives defected and transferred their support to Indian National Congress in lieu of ministerial portfolios. He filed a case against the defectors in the court of law and won. The Punjab and Haryana High Court disqualified them as members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
<ref>{{cite web |title=High court disqualifies five HJC MLAs who 'merged' into Congress |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/high-court-disqualifies-five-hjc-mlas-who-merged-into-congress/story-8VnVKZlwLZpd9KsgNQOLPO.html |work=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=9 October 2014}}</ref>

In March 2010, he and his party workers were [[Baton charge|lathi charged]] by the Chandigarh Police for peacefully protesting against rising inflation and unemployment, and unfair government policies for the farmers.<ref>{{cite news |title=HJC seeks CBI probe into lathicharge on party workers |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20100318/1467259.html |work=news.webindia123.com |date=18 March 2010}}</ref>

In 2011, following the death of his father, HJC and [[BJP]] formed an alliance. The alliance was announced at a joint press conference addressed by BJP president Nitin Gadkari, party leader Sushma Swaraj, former Minister Prof. Ganeshi Lal, HJC co-founder Kuldeep Bishnoi. He won the Lok Sabha by-election, defeating [[Ajay Singh Chautala]] of the [[Indian National Lok Dal]] (INLD) and [[Jai Prakash]] of the governing Indian National Congress, among others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hisar win foundation of BJP-HJC govt in Haryana |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/hisar-win-foundation-of-bjp-hjc-govt-in-haryana/20111017.htm |work=Rediff}}</ref> Prakash and 38 other candidates forfeited their deposits. The elections gained attention due to their simultaneous occurrence with the Indian anti-corruption movement of 2011. In 2014, prior to the assembly elections, HJC-BJP alliance was broken off, the HJC claiming that BJP had failed to keep the alliance conditions.<ref>{{cite news |title=HJC snaps ties with BJP, accuses it of betraying allies |url=http://post.jagran.com/hjc-snaps-ties-with-bjp-accuses-it-of-betraying-allies-1409201952 |work=Jagran Post}}</ref>

In 2016, after his meeting with the Congress vice-president [[Rahul Gandhi]], Kuldeep Bishnoi merged HJC (BL) with the Indian National Congress]. He is presently a Special Invitee to the [[Congress Working Committee]] (CWC) and was a campaigner for the Rajasthan Assembly elections in 2018.

In 2019 assembly election he re elected from Adampur constituency defeating BJP candidate Tik Tok star Sonali Phogat nearly a margin of 20,000 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=From Sonia Gandhi to Manvendra Singh: Congress releases star campaigners list for Rajasthan.votes |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/rajasthan-election/article/sonia-gandhi-manvendra-singh-congress-rajasthan-assembly-elections-vasundhara-raje/317821 |website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Aaya Ram Gaya Ram]]
* [[Political families of Haryana|Dynastic politics of Haryana]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4042 Kuldeep Bishnoi], Lok Sabha MP bio data

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