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| name = Amrinder Singh (Raja Warring) | | name = Amrinder Singh (Raja Warring) | ||
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== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
An elected [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Gidderbaha Assembly Constituency|Gidderbaha]],<ref name="ie">{{cite news|last1=Dhaliwal|first1=Shub Karman|title=Punjab Elections Results 2017: Panjab University alumni script success story, win Assembly poll|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/punjab-elections-results-2017-panjab-university-alumni-script-success-story-win-assembly-poll-4566196/|access-date=19 March 2017|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> district [[Sri Muktsar Sahib district|Sri Muktsar Sahib]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]], Warring was also president of the [[Indian Youth Congress]], the youth division of [[Indian National Congress]], from December 2014 to May 2018.<ref name="ie" /> In March 2017, he was elected as an MLA<ref name="ie" /> for the second successive time, after completing his first term from 2012–2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kamali|first1=Neel|title=Sukhbir's bid to regain Gidderbaha back for SAD|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Sukhbirs-bid-to-regain-Gidderbaha-back-for-SAD/articleshow/53747573.cms|access-date=19 March 2017|agency=TNN|work=The Times of India|date=18 Aug 2016}}</ref> Warring contested from [[Bathinda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bathinda]] constituency in the [[2019 Indian general election]] against [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]] but lost by over 20,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/akali-s-harsimrat-wins-from-bathinda-lok-sabha-seat-1533085-2019-05-24|title=SAD's Harsimrat Kaur Badal wins from Bathinda Lok Sabha seat|date=24 May 2019|work=India Today|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref> In April 2022, Warring was appointed President of the [https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/amarinder-singh-raja-warring-is-punjab-congress-chief-partap-singh-bajwa-clp-leader-384969 Punjab Pradesh Congress Committe]. He contested the 2024 general election from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency and was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha. He took oath as a Member of Parliament on 9 june 2024. As an MP, he has raised issues including agriculture and farmers, rural employmen, industrial worker, and civil aviation. According to his [https://rajawarring.com/article/raja-warring-in-parliament-82-questions-raised-and-18-debates-in-18th-lok-sabha | An elected [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Gidderbaha Assembly Constituency|Gidderbaha]],<ref name="ie">{{cite news|last1=Dhaliwal|first1=Shub Karman|title=Punjab Elections Results 2017: Panjab University alumni script success story, win Assembly poll|url=http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/punjab-elections-results-2017-panjab-university-alumni-script-success-story-win-assembly-poll-4566196/|access-date=19 March 2017|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> district [[Sri Muktsar Sahib district|Sri Muktsar Sahib]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]], Warring was also president of the [[Indian Youth Congress]], the youth division of [[Indian National Congress]], from December 2014 to May 2018.<ref name="ie" /> In March 2017, he was elected as an MLA<ref name="ie" /> for the second successive time, after completing his first term from 2012–2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kamali|first1=Neel|title=Sukhbir's bid to regain Gidderbaha back for SAD|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Sukhbirs-bid-to-regain-Gidderbaha-back-for-SAD/articleshow/53747573.cms|access-date=19 March 2017|agency=TNN|work=The Times of India|date=18 Aug 2016}}</ref> Warring contested from [[Bathinda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bathinda]] constituency in the [[2019 Indian general election]] against [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]] but lost by over 20,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/akali-s-harsimrat-wins-from-bathinda-lok-sabha-seat-1533085-2019-05-24|title=SAD's Harsimrat Kaur Badal wins from Bathinda Lok Sabha seat|date=24 May 2019|work=India Today|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref> In April 2022, Warring was appointed President of the [https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/amarinder-singh-raja-warring-is-punjab-congress-chief-partap-singh-bajwa-clp-leader-384969 Punjab Pradesh Congress Committe]. He contested the 2024 general election from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency and was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha. He took oath as a Member of Parliament on 9 june 2024. As an MP, he has raised issues including agriculture and farmers, rural employmen, industrial worker, and civil aviation. According to his [https://rajawarring.com/article/raja-warring-in-parliament-82-questions-raised-and-18-debates-in-18th-lok-sabha Parliamentary Record], raja warring has raised 82 questions and participated in 18 debates in the Lok Sabha so far. | ||
== Family == | == Family == | ||
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Amrinder Singh (Raja Warring) | |
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| Transport Government of Punjab | |
| Assumed office March 2012 | |
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Preceded by | Manpreet Singh Badal |
| Constituency | Gidderbaha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1977 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Amrita Warring |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab |
Amrinder Singh Brar, (born 29 November 1977)[1] popularly known as Amrinder Singh Raja Warring,[1] is an Indian politician and the Transport Minister[2] of the state of Punjab, India.
Political career
An elected Member of Legislative Assembly from Gidderbaha,[3] district Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, Warring was also president of the Indian Youth Congress, the youth division of Indian National Congress, from December 2014 to May 2018.[3] In March 2017, he was elected as an MLA[3] for the second successive time, after completing his first term from 2012–2017.[4] Warring contested from Bathinda constituency in the 2019 Indian general election against Harsimrat Kaur Badal but lost by over 20,000 votes.[5] In April 2022, Warring was appointed President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committe. He contested the 2024 general election from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency and was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha. He took oath as a Member of Parliament on 9 june 2024. As an MP, he has raised issues including agriculture and farmers, rural employmen, industrial worker, and civil aviation. According to his Parliamentary Record, raja warring has raised 82 questions and participated in 18 debates in the Lok Sabha so far.
Family
Born to Kuldeep Singh and Malkeet Kaur, he lost his parents when he was still a child, and was brought up in his maternal uncles.[6] He is married to Amrita Warring, and he has a son and a daughter.[7] He was earlier known as Raja Sotha, with Sotha being the name of his maternal village. Later, he began using the name of his paternal village called Warring.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Know Your PAN". incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in. Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "Punjab portfolios: CM Channi keeps vigilance, mining, power; deputy Randhawa gets home, Soni health". Hindustan Times. 28 September 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dhaliwal, Shub Karman. "Punjab Elections Results 2017: Panjab University alumni script success story, win Assembly poll". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ Kamali, Neel (18 August 2016). "Sukhbir's bid to regain Gidderbaha back for SAD". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "SAD's Harsimrat Kaur Badal wins from Bathinda Lok Sabha seat". India Today. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Slip of the tongue". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ↑ "Members". punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 9 February 2020.