Deepender Singh Hooda was first elected to the fourteenth Lok Sabha (in 2006) as a MP from Rohtak (Haryana) at the young age of 27. His unwavering commitment to education, to creation of economic opportunities in his constituency,to infrastructure development and to rural development earned him a thumping victory by a record margin (of about 4 and a half Lakh votes) when he sought re-election to L
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Education Info
Grad School:
Indiana University Bloomington '03
Strategy, Finance
College:
Technological Institute of Textiles and Science '99
B Tech, Textile Technology
High Schools:
Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram '95
Mayo College '95
Activities
Hooda actively serves on several important bodies including-
- Vice-Chairman, Indian Red Cross Society;
- Member of Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (Member of Advisory Board to IITs);
- Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee(JPC) constituted to investigate the 2G Spectrum Allocation;
- Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance;
- Member, Consultative Committee on External Affairs;
- Chairperson, Indo-Uk Forum of Parliamentarians
to name a few. Coming from a state with a rich heritage of sports, and a keen sportsperson himself, Deepender is also actively involved with sports bodies. Currently, he is the Vice President, All India Tennis Association; President, Haryana Football Association; and the President of Haryana Wrestling Association. Interests
Greatly interested in agriculture; rural development, education sectors; avid reader on subjects of History, Economics and Politics
