Surinder Kumar Choudhary

Surinder Kumar Choudhary
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)
Assumed office
16 October 2024
Lieutenant GovernorManoj Sinha
Chief MinisterOmar Abdullah
Preceded byPresident's rule
Additional ministries
Assumed office
16 October 2024
Ministry and Departments
Preceded byPresident's rule
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
8 October 2024
Preceded byRavinder Raina
ConstituencyNowshera
Personal details
Born1968 (1968) (age 56)
Jhangar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Political partyJammu and Kashmir National Conference
Other political
affiliations
People's Democratic Party (PDP)
ResidenceVillage Nonial, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir
ProfessionPolitician

Surinder Choudhary was born in a Hindu Jat family in 1968. He is an Indian politician, currently serving as the deputy chief minister of the Jammu and Kashmir since 16 October 2024.[1] He has been a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly since 8 October 2024, representing the Nowshera assembly constituency as a member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. Choudhary previously served as a member of the Legislative Council (MLC) from the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP).[2][3]

  1. ^ "Who Is Surinder Choudhary? Nowshera MLA Picked As J&K's New Deputy CM By Omar Abdullah". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  2. ^ "Nowshera Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: Assembly Winner, Leading, MLA, Margin, Candidates". News18. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  3. ^ "Nowshera vidhan sabha chunav result 2024 live : Surinder Kumar Choudhary From Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Won The Election". Zee News. Retrieved 2024-10-08.