Mahendra Hardia
Hardia in 2008
Member of Legislative Assembly, Madhya Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003
Preceded by	Satyanarayan Patel
Constituency	Indore-5
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-22) 22 August 1953 (age 71)[1] Indore, Madhya Bharat, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Anita Hardia
Children	2
Residence(s)	6/1, Navlakha, Indore
Education	B.Sc, M. A.
Alma mater	Indore University

Mahendra Hardia (born August 22, 1953) is the current Member of Legislative Assembly from Indore Constituency 5 of Madhya Pradesh.^[2] He is elected from No. 5 constituency of Indore for the record third time.^[3] His notable works as an ex health minister include the implementation of Janani Suraksha Yojna, a program of Madhya Pradesh government to provide healthcare facilities to pregnant women.^{[citation needed]}

Hardia was born to Keval Chand Hardia, a businessman in Indore. He received his education in Indore at Holkar college and completed his B.Sc. Later he completed his M.A. from Indore University (currently known as Devi Ahilya University).^[3]

Hardia started his career as a youth leader in Indore University. He later joined BJP and was promoted to the post of Health minister in Shivraj Government.^{[citation needed]}