ROHTAK: Former MLA Hari Chand Hooda (102), who defeated former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda within the 1982 elections and his father Ranbir Singh in 1977, died on account of well being problems at a hospital right here on Saturday.
Hari Chand, who had been dwelling in Chanakyapuri Colony of Rohtak, had developed Covid-19 in 2020, however he had survived the virus. Ram Niwas Hooda, his son, mentioned his father’s easy life-style and strict weight-reduction plan ensured that he lived an extended and wholesome life. “Medical doctors had been shocked to search out his well being parameters regular when he contracted Covid two years in the past,” Ram Niwas mentioned.
Hari Chand, who hailed from Chamaria village of Rohtak, defeated Bhupinder Hooda from Garhi-Sampla-Kiloi meeting constituency because the Lok Dal candidate in 1982. In 1977, he defeated the previous CM’s freedom fighter father, Ranbir Singh, from the identical meeting constituency because the Janta Celebration candidate.
Born on October 21, 1920, Hari Chand joined the Indian Military after postgraduation from Delhi College. He was additionally jailed throughout Emergency. The deceased MLA additionally frolicked with former Prime Minister Charan Singh, who was is aware of for his work for the political constituency of the nation’s farmers.
The cremation of former MLA Hari Chand Hooda will happen in Rohtak on Sunday, as claimed by the household sources. He's survived by Ram Niwas, and daughters Bimla and Maan Kaur.