Devender Singh Babli Explained

Devender Singh Babli is an Indian politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was chosen as a Cabinet Minister in the Haryana Government on 28 December 2021. He was elected as a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Tohana on 24 October 2019.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Devender Singh Babli secured 1,00,621 votes and defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and state party chief Subhash Barala by 52,302 votes.^[4] The winning margin was the second highest scored by any candidate in the state.^[5]

On 28 December 2021, Devender Singh Babli was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister in Haryana.^{[6] [7]}

As a Cabinet Minister, Babli held two portfolios. He had been given the charge of Development and Panchayats department, which was earlier held by Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala and he also heads the Archaeology and Museums department.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Haryana - JJP Election Result 2019. 29 October 2019. Times Now. 24 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024024507/https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/haryana/jjp. dead.
2. Web site: 24 October 2019. 29 October 2019. India Today. Haryana election result winners full list: Names of winning candidates of BJP, Congress, INLD, JJP.
3. Web site: 24 October 2019. 29 October 2019. India TV. Haryana Election Results 2019: Full list of winners.
4. Web site: 24 October 2019. 31 December 2019. India TV News. Tohana Result: Major upset as BJP Haryana Chief Subhash Barala loses by 52,302 votes.
5. Web site: 25 October 2019. 31 December 2019. CNBC TV18. Haryana Assembly election results 2019: Here are the winners with highest and lowest vote margins.
6. News: 28 December 2021. 20 March 2022. NDTV.com. Devender Singh Babli, Kamal Gupta Sworn In As Ministers In Haryana.
7. News: 28 December 2021. 20 March 2022. Times Of India. BJP's Kamal Gupta, JJP's Devender Devender Singh Babli sworn in as a ministers in Haryana.
8. News: 30 December 2021. 20 March 2022. Hindustan Times. Haryana cabinet portfolio allocation: Urban local bodies for Gupta, panchayats for Babli.