Devender Singh Babli
Haryana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
24 October 2019
Preceded bySubhash Barala
ConstituencyTohana
Personal details
Political partyJananayak Janata Party

Devender Singh Babli is an Indian politician belonging to Jananayak Janata Party. He was chosen as a Cabinet Minister in the Haryana Government on 28 December 2021. He was elected as a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Tohana on 24 October 2019.[1][2][3]

Devender Singh Babli secured 1,00,621 votes and defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and state party chief Subhash Barala by 52,302 votes.[4] The winning margin was the second highest scored by any candidate in the state.[5]

On 28 December 2021, Devender Singh Babli was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister in Haryana.[6][7]

As a Minister of State (Independent Charge), Babli holds two portfolios. He has been given the charge of Development and Panchayats department, which was earlier held by Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala and he also heads the Archaeology and Museums department.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Haryana - JJP Election Result 2019". Times Now. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Haryana election result winners full list: Names of winning candidates of BJP, Congress, INLD, JJP". India Today. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Haryana Election Results 2019: Full list of winners". India TV. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Tohana Result: Major upset as BJP Haryana Chief Subhash Barala loses by 52,302 votes". India TV News. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Haryana Assembly election results 2019: Here are the winners with highest and lowest vote margins". CNBC TV18. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Devender Singh Babli, Kamal Gupta Sworn In As Ministers In Haryana". NDTV.com. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ "BJP's Kamal Gupta, JJP's Devender Devender Singh Babli sworn in as a ministers in Haryana". Times Of India. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Haryana cabinet portfolio allocation: Urban local bodies for Gupta, panchayats for Babli". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.


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