Ranbir Singh Mahendra ( hi, रणबीर सिंह महेन्द्रा) is a politician in the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...

from

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...

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and was President of Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) from 2004 to 2005. He is the son of former Haryana chief minister

Bansi Lal Bansi Lal Legha (26 August 1927 – 28 March 2006) was an Indian independence activist, senior Congress leader, former Chief Minister of Haryana, former Defence Minister of India, and the architect of modern Haryana. Bansi Lal was part of the f ...

Politics

Mahendra represented the Mundhal constituency in the

Haryana Legislative Assembly The Haryana Legislative Assembly or the Haryana Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of ...

Cricket administration

He joined the BCCI in 1975, and ascended to the post of joint secretary in 1980. In 1985, he was elevated to the post of secretary, which he held for five years. He was one of the key administrators during the 1987 World Cup held in India, and was the driving force behind the

Haryana Cricket Association Haryana Cricket Association is the governing body of the cricket activities in the Haryana state of India and the Haryana cricket team and the Haryana women's cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India The ...

. In 2001, he was elected as one of the vice presidents of the board.

Personal life

Mahendra is a lawyer by profession. He is the son of

, a prominent politician who served as

Chief Minister of Haryana The Chief Minister of Haryana is the chief executive of the Indian state of Haryana. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elec ...

Railway Minister A Ministry of Railways is a Cabinet department that exists or has existed in many Commonwealth states as well as others. It generally occurs in countries where railroad transportation is a particularly important part of the national infrastructure. ...

and

Defence Minister of India The Minister of Defence (''Rakshā Mantrī'') is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a high ranking minister of the Government of India. The Defence Minister is one of the most senior offices in the Union Council of Ministers as well as be ...

. Mahendra's son,

Anirudh Chaudhry Anirudh Chaudhry is an Indian sports administrator. He was the Treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He has served as the manager of the Indian team for its tour of England in 2011. Other positions he held include honora ...

has served as the treasurer of the BCCI.

References

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