Mahendra Hardia
Mahendra Hardia | |
|---|---|
 Hardia in 2008 | |
| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Satyanarayan Patel |
| Constituency | Indore-5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1953[1] Indore, Madhya Bharat, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Anita Hardia |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | B.Sc, M. A. |
| Alma mater | Indore University |
Mahendra Hardia (born August 22, 1953) is the current Member of Legislative Assembly from Indore Constituency 5 of Madhya Pradesh.[2] He is elected from No. 5 constituency of Indore for the record fifth time.[3] His notable works as an ex health minister include the implementation of Janani Suraksha Yojna, a program of Madhya Pradesh government to provide healthcare facilities to pregnant women.[citation needed]
Early life and education
Hardia was born to Keval Chand Hardia, a businessman in Indore. He received his education in Indore at Holkar college and completed his B.Sc. Later he completed his M.A. from Indore University (currently known as Devi Ahilya University).[3]
Political career
Hardia started his career as a youth leader in Indore University. He later joined BJP and was promoted to the post of Health minister in Shivraj Government.[citation needed]
Electoral Performance Hardia has consistently secured victories in the Indore-5 constituency: • 2003: Elected as MLA, defeating Satyanarayan Patel. • 2008: Re-elected, defeating Shobha Oza. • 2013: Won against Pankaj Sanghvi. • 2018: Narrowly defeated Satyanarayan Patel by 1,132 votes . • 2023: Secured victory with 144,733 votes, defeating Satyanarayan Patel by a margin of 15,671 votes .
References
- ^ "Biography: Mahendra Hardia" (PDF). MPVidhanSabha.nic.in. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "who's who". www.health.mp.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
- ^ a b "MAHENDRA HARDIYA(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Indore -5 (Indore) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".