SINGH, SHRI BIRINDER, B.A., LL.B. [Congress (I)—Haryana, Hissar, 1984]  s. of Choudhry Neki Ram; b. at Rohtac, March 25, 1946; ed. at Rohtak and Chandigarh; m. Smt. Prem Lata, 1970; 1 s. and 1 d.; Lawyer; Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Cooperation and Dairy Development in the Government of Haryana, 1982-84; President, (i) District Youth Congress, 1971-80, (ii) District Congress Committee, 1977-82 and (iii) Haryana Pradesh Youth Congress, 1980-82; General Secretary, Haryana Youth Council, 1964-66; Chairman, Block Samiti, Uchana, 1972-77; President, (i) District Bar Association Jind, 1975-77 and (ii) Rotary Club Jind, 1977-78; Secretary, C.R. College and Jat High School Jind; Member, (i) Haryana Harijan Sewak Sangh, 1977-78 and (ii) K.M. College, Narwana Management Committee;Member, Haryana Legislative Asembly, 1977-82 and 1982-84; Chairman, (i) Committee on Government Assurances, 1978-79 and (ii) Estimates Committee, 1981-82; Attended (i) All India University Students Welfare Conference in Delhi in 1966, (ii) World Peace and Solidarity Conference at Patna, 1976, (iii) International Youth Conference held in Delhi in 1982 and (iv) Youth Conference held in August, 1982 in Moscow.

Social activities:  Deeply interested in upliftment of the poor peasantry and downtrodden; formed Haryana Youth Council in 1965 for the upliftment of poor students.

Favourite pastime and recreation:  Indoor games, reading history and sports books, study of village problems through personal contacts.

Sports and clubs:  Cricket, Athletics, Table Tennis; led Punjab University Campus Cricket team in 1969-70 and captained Government College, Rohtak team from 1964 to 1967.

Travels abroad:  USSR.

Permanent address:  Village and P.O. Dunerkhan Kalan, District Jind, Haryana.