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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|9 February 1954|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|9 February 1954|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = [[Panjkosi]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]] | ||
| residence = [[Panjkosi]], [[Punjab, India]] | | residence = [[Panjkosi]], [[Punjab, India]] | ||
| office | | office = former | ||
| | President [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]] | ||
| | | term_start0 = April 2017 | ||
| | | term_end0 = 18 July 2021 | ||
| | | predecessor0 = [[Amarinder Singh]] | ||
| | | successor0 = [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] | ||
| | | office1 = Member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| | | constituency1 = Abohar | ||
| | | predecessor1 = Ram Kumar Goyal | ||
| | | successor1 = Arun Narang | ||
| | | term1 = 2002 - 2017 | ||
| | | office2 = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly|Leader of opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| | | predecessor2 = [[Rajinder Kaur Bhattal]] | ||
| | | successor2 = [[Charanjit Singh Channi]] | ||
| term2 = 14 March 2012 - 11 December 2015 | |||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
| | | office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | ||
| | | constituency3 = [[Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gurdaspur]] | ||
| | | predecessor3 = [[Vinod Khanna]] | ||
| | | successor3 = [[Sunny Deol]] | ||
| | | term_start3 = 15 December 2017 | ||
| | | term_end3 = 18 June 2019 | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| children = | | children = | ||
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| parents = [[Balram Jakhar]] | | parents = [[Balram Jakhar]] | ||
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'''Sunil Kumar Jakhar''' (born 9 February 1954) is an | '''Sunil Kumar Jakhar''' (born 9 February 1954) is an Indian [[Politician]] and former President of [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]] 2017- 2021. Elected consecutively three times from Abohar constituency (2002-2017), he was a Leader of opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha from 2012-2017. He is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]](INC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ppcc.in/?page_id=36|title=Our Representatives|work=ppcc.in}}</ref> He was elected from [[Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gurdaspur]], Punjab to the Lok Sabha the lower house of Indian parliament in a by-election.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/congresss-sunil-jakhar-wins-gurdaspur-lok-sabha-bypoll-by-huge-margin/articleshow/61088466.cms? | title=Congress's Sunil Jakhar wins Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll by huge margin | publisher=[[Times of India]] | work=Vibhor Mohan | date=15 October 2017 | accessdate=15 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:17, 5 January 2022
Sunil Kumar Jakhar | |
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| File:Sunil Kumar Jakhar.jpg | |
| former President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2002 - 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Kumar Goyal |
| Succeeded by | Arun Narang |
| Constituency | Abohar |
| Leader of opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 14 March 2012 - 11 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
| Succeeded by | Charanjit Singh Channi |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 15 December 2017 – 18 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Vinod Khanna |
| Succeeded by | Sunny Deol |
| Constituency | Gurdaspur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1954 Panjkosi, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Parent(s) | Balram Jakhar |
| Residence | Panjkosi, Punjab, India |
Sunil Kumar Jakhar (born 9 February 1954) is an Indian Politician and former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee 2017- 2021. Elected consecutively three times from Abohar constituency (2002-2017), he was a Leader of opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha from 2012-2017. He is a member of the Indian National Congress(INC).[1] He was elected from Gurdaspur, Punjab to the Lok Sabha the lower house of Indian parliament in a by-election.[2]
Political career[edit | edit source]
He first became a member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Abohar in 2002. In 2007 and 2012, he was re-elected from Abohar. he became member of parliament after winning a by-election in Gurdaspur.
Controversy[edit | edit source]
On 7 January 2017, Jakhar sent a complaint to the Punjab chief election officer alleging that local Shiromani Akali Dal leader Shivlal Doda and his nephew Waris / others used seven different mobile numbers while in a Fazilka prison.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Our Representatives". ppcc.in.
- ↑ "Congress's Sunil Jakhar wins Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll by huge margin". Vibhor Mohan. Times of India. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/punjab-mla-sunil-jakhar-lodges-fresh-complaints-against-sads-shiv-lal-doda-nephew/articleshow/56392408.cms
| Lok Sabha | ||
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| Preceded by Vinod Khanna |
Member of Parliament Gurdaspur 2017 – 2019 |
Succeeded by Sunny Deol |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Amarinder Singh |
President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee 2017 – 2021 |
Incumbent |