Mohan Lal Brakta
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mohan Lal Brakta
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|06|19}}
| office = Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Rohru
| term_start = 2012
| predecessor = Khushi Ram Balnahta
| term_end =
| successor =
| party = INC|
| alma_mater = Himachal Pradesh University
| education = LL.B.
| spouse = Ranjna Brakta {{cite web |title=Mohan Lal Brakta |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/mohan-lal-brakta-72190.html |website=Oneindia |access-date=4 January 2023}}
| honorific_prefix = Chief Parliamentary Secretary{{Cite web |title=Council of Ministers - Government of Himachal Pradesh, India |url=https://himachal.nic.in/en-IN/council-of-ministers.html |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=himachal.nic.in}}
}}
Mohan Lal Brakta is the current MLA for the Rohru constituency in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Chief Parliamentary Secretary and a prominent Koli leader by caste.{{Cite web |last=Vidhan Sabha |first=HP |title=Details: Mohan Lal Brakta |url=https://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/Member/Details/77 |website=HP Vidhan Sabha}} He was elected at the December 2022 Legislative Assembly election.{{cite news |title=Rohru Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Mohan Lal Brakta of Congress Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/rohru-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-6562633.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=News18 |date=8 December 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS0867.htm?ac=67 |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=4 January 2023}}
Mohan Lal Brakta is the MLA since 2012.{{cite news |title=🗳️ Mohan Lal Brakta, Rohru Assembly Elections 2012 LIVE Results {{!}} Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News, Articles & Statistics {{!}} LatestLY.com |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/himachal-pradesh/2012/rohru/mohan-lal-brakta/ |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=LatestLY |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Himachal Pradesh Election Results: Congress candidate Mohan Lal Brakta wins from Rohru |url=https://zeenews.india.com/himachal-pradesh/himachal-pradesh-election-results-rohru-2065551.html |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=Zee News |date=18 December 2017 |language=en}} He has a degree in LL.B.{{cite web |title=Mohan Lal Brakta |url=https://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/Member/Details/77 |website=hpvidhansabha.nic.in |access-date=4 January 2023}}
Personal life
Mohan Lal Brakta was born to Shri Teju Ram Koli on 19 June 1965 at Rohru, Distt. Shimla and married to Smt. Ranjna Brakta. Brakta has one son and one daughter.{{cite news |last=Lohumi |first=Bhanu P |title=Rohru MLA Brakta wants to create jobs nearer home for locals |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachaltribune/rohru-mla-brakta-wants-to-create-jobs-nearer-home-for-locals-645844 |access-date=7 February 2023 |work=The Tribune India |date=Sep 1, 2018 |language=en}}
Political career
Mohan Lal Brakta was elected to the Himachal Pradesh State Legislative Assembly in 2012 and remained Member of Estimates, Rural Planning, Public Undertakings, Welfare, Privileges and Ethics Committees from 2013 to 2017.
Brakta was re-elected to the thirteenth Vidhan Sabha (2nd term) and nominated as Member of Welfare, Rule and e-Governance-cum-General Purposes Committees.
He was re-elected to 14th Legislative Assembly in December, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS0867.htm?ac=67 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=results.eci.gov.in}}