Mahender Singh


Mahender Singh is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Singh is a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Dharampur constituency in Mandi district. He holds the Irrigation and public health, Horticulture and Sainik welfare portfolios.

Early life

He is the son of the late Shri Bali Ram. He was born at Chanjyar. He attended Merrut University. He is married to Smt. Parmila Devi. The couple has one son and two daughters.
Initially, he was involved in the construction of temples and helping poor people marry. He joined Dogra Regiment on 15 January 1969. He took part in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, leaving in 1973.

Career

He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly in February 1990 as an Independent. He was reelected in 1993 with the Indian National Congress, in 1998 with H.V.C., in 2003 with Lok Tantrik Morcha, and in 2007 with BJP.
He served as Vice President of HVC from 1997–2002; President, H.P Lok Tantrik Morcha, from 2003–04; Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, P.W.D., and Excise & Taxation from 1998 to 2000; and Chairman, Estimates Committee and Member of various House Committees. He served as Transport Minister from 9 July 2009 until December, 2012. He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly for the sixth time in 2012 and again in December, 2017.