Geeta Bhukkal Explained

Geeta Bhukkal
Office:Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Termstart:2009
Termend:Incumbent
Predecessor:Hari Ram
Constituency:Jhajjar
Term Start1:2005
Term End1:2009
Predecessor1:Deena Ram
Successor1:Rampal Majra
Constituency1:Kalayat
Office2:Cabinet Minister
Government of Haryana
Term Start2:2009
Term End2:2014
Birth Date:16 August 1968
Birth Place:Matanhail, Haryana, India
Party:Indian National Congress
Residence:Jhajjar
Education:M.A., LL.B., P.G. Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, B.Ed.
Spouse:Dalbir Singh Bhukkal
Children:3

Smt. Geeta Bhukkal (born 16 August 1968) is an Indian National Congress politician representing the Jhajjar constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly, India.[1] She held Education, Health, Women & Child Development, Social Justice & Empowerment, Welfare of SCs & BCs, Industrial Training and Printing & Stationery as a Minister in the Haryana Cabinet.[2]

Early life

After completing her B.A. from Panjab University, Chandigarh, she did her post-graduate diploma in personnel management and industrial relations from D.A.V Management College, Chandigarh. Bhukkal also completed her bachelor of law degree from the University of Delhi and her bachelor in education from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak and after that she went for an M.A. in political science.

Political career

Bhukkal was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly for the first time from Kalayat Assembly Segment in 2005. She won this seat for the Indian National Congress for the first time in 37 years.[3]

Following delimitation before the 2009 Assembly elections, she contested from the Jhajjar Assembly Segment in 2009, winning the election with a margin of over 28,000 votes. She was made the Cabinet Minister for Education & Languages, Social Justice & Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes/Backward Classes, Women & Child Development, Industrial Training, Archaeology & Museums, Archives, Health & Medical Education, and Printing & Stationery.[4]

She won the 2014 Assembly election from the Jhajjar Assembly Segment with a margin of over 26,000 votes becoming the first M.L.A. from Jhajjar to have won a consecutive term and she even became first Education Minister to have won an election.[5]

She won the 2019 Assembly election from the Jhajjar Assembly Segment with a margin of over 15,000 votes becoming the first M.L.A. from Jhajjar to have won the seat three times in a row in the Jhajjar Assembly Segment and also creating a streak of wins in the State Assembly elections by winning for the fourth time in a row since 2005.[6]

She won the 2024 Assembly election from the Jhajjar Assembly Segment with a margin of 13555 votes and also created a record by winning five consecutive assembly polls and she is the first woman from the state of Haryana to achieve this feat.[7]

Bhukkal is also member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).[8]

Personal life

Bhukkal is married to Dalbir Singh Bhukkal, and they have 3 children.[9]

Positions held

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haryana Vidhan Sabha MLA . haryanaassembly.gov.in . 2017-04-23.
  2. Web site: Council of Ministers, Government of Haryana (2009) . 2017-04-24.
  3. Web site: Haryana Assembly Polls: Geeta Bhukkal, Jhajjar MLA . hindustantimes.com . 2024-10-21.
  4. Web site: Haryana Assembly Polls: Geeta Bhukkal, Jhajjar MLA . hindustantimes.com . 2024-10-21.
  5. Web site: Haryana Assembly Polls: Geeta Bhukkal, Jhajjar MLA . hindustantimes.com . 2024-10-21.
  6. Web site: Haryana Elects Fewest Women MLAs In 10 Years . indiaspend.com . 2017-04-23.
  7. Web site: Haryana verdict: Women count goes up in state assembly . hindustantimes.com . 2024-10-21.
  8. Web site: Sitting and Previous MLAs from Jhajjar Assembly Constituency . elections.in . 2017-04-23.
  9. Web site: Congress, BJP nominees confident of win . tribuneindia.com . 2024-10-21.
  10. Web site: Geeta Bhukkal Committee Report . CABE Sub-Committee . 2017-02-17.