Dharampal Singh Yadav (2 April 1942 – 26 April 2021) was an Indian politician. He led 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 ...

. He was elected M.L.A. thrice from

Sohna Sohna is a town and a municipal committee in the Gurgaon district of Haryana, India. A popular tourist weekend and conference retreat, it is on the highway from Gurgaon to Alwar near a vertical rock. Sohna is known for its hot springs and Shiva t ...

– 60 assembly Constituency in 1987, 1991 and 2000 and was the MLA from

Badshahpur Badshapur is one of the 4 sub-division of Gurugram district of Haryana state, situated on the Gurugram-Sohna road ( NH-248A). It is named after the Badshahpur Fort, which in turn was the abode of the wife of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. ...

. He was a Minister in the

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 a ...

Government from 1991 to 1996. He became vice-president of

Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (or Haryana PCC) is the unit of the Indian National Congress, working in the state of Haryana. Its head office is situated at Chandigarh. Senior leader and four times MLA Mr Udai Bhan is the present chief of t ...

in 1997. A proposal to establish an OBC Cell led by Dharampal was passed with Sonia Gandhi's approval.

Early life

Dharampal Yadav was born in Sirhol, a village in

Gurgaon District Gurgaon district, officially known as Gurugram district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern dist ...

of South Haryana. His father, Sh. Maha Ram Yadav, was a freedom fighter and had served for years with Sh.

Subhash Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose ( ; 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 * * * * * * * * *) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Imperi ...

in Indian National Army. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Arts and completed a Diploma in Automobiles. He took over the family business and mixed social work with business. He was jailed with Indira Gandhi in 1978 during the

Jail Bharo Andolan Jail Bharo Andolan is a method of protesting for a cause. In this the protesters voluntarily let themselves get arrested in order to fill the jails of the authority. In India this tactic is commonly used in a peaceful way to protest against the au ...

Political career

His political career started in 1987 when, after he was denied an Assembly position from Sohna by Congress, he contested as an independent against the incumbent and won. However, he joined Congress in 1991 when it offered him the ticket. He participated in Indian general election, 2014 (Haryana) and became part of

Gurgaon (Lok Sabha constituency) Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in northern India. This constituency was in existence from 1952-77. It came into existence again in 2008 as a part of the implementation of ...

Personal life

Dharampal Yadav was married to Smt. Vidya Devi in 1963. They had four children: Virender Yadav, Surander Yadav, Geeta Yadav and Sarita Yadav. He actively participated in social activities associated with "Indira Gandhi Children holiday Home" at

Damdama Damdama ( fa, دامداما, also Romanized as Dāmdāmā) is a village in Hajjilar-e Shomali Rural District, Hajjilar District, Chaypareh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, a ...

and was a member of Lions and Rotary Clubs. He died of

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...

-related illness in Gurgaon on 26 April 2021.

Positions held

*1991 – 1992 – Minister of Housing Board (Haryana Govt.) *1992 – 1994 – Minister of Animal Husbandry (Haryana Govt.) *1994 – 1996 – Minister of Environment & Forest (Haryana Govt.)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dharampal, Rao 2021 deaths 1942 births People from Gurgaon Haryana MLAs 2009–2014 Haryana MLAs 2019–2024 Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India Indian National Congress politicians

Early life

Political career

Personal life

Positions held

See also

References