SUKHVINDER SHEORAN, 34, BJP

BADHRA

Educational qualification: Class 12

MLA’S electoral record: Grandson of three-time MLA Attar Singh, Sukhvinder is a college dropout but remained actively associated with ABVP. Elected at the age of 28 in 2014, he was the youngest MLA in the assembly.

I have been active in social service since my college days and focused on development of our area. Unlike in the past, Badhra has seen various developmental works, especially for drinking and irrigation water.

Constituency primer: Like neighboring Loharu, this seat too has always elected a Jat MLA, either from INLD or Bansi Lal’s Haryana Vikas Party. It is for the first time that BJP won this seat. Prior to 2016, Badhra was in Bhiwani district and later became part of newly carved out Charkhi Dadri district.

Electoral history:

2014: Sukhvinder of BJP defeated Ranbir Singh Mahendra of Congress by 5,006 votes.

2009: Raghbir Singh of INLD defeated Ranbir Singh Mahendra of Congress by 706 votes.

2005: Dharambir of Congress defeated Ranbir Singh of INLD by 17, 236 votes.

How he performed: Like other parts of south Haryana, Badhra too faces acute shortage of groundwater for irrigation as well as drinking. While Sukhvinder has got three projects worth R150 crore for drinking water facilities, he has also got a R100 crore project for rejuvenating water channels for irrigation. He has also got an industrial training institute and a co-educational college started in Badhra.

However, people complain about the inaccessibility of the MLA.