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Prem Singh Chandumajra | |
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| General Secretary, Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| Member of Parliament for Anandpur Sahib | |
| In office 2014 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ravneet Singh |
| Succeeded by | Manish Tewari |
| Constituency | Anandpur Sahib |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1950 Chandumajra, Patiala, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Balwinder Kaur |
| Children | Two sons |
| Residence | Patiala |
| Education | Punjabi University (MA) |
| Website | Website |
Prem Singh Chandumajra (born 1 January 1950)[1] is General Secretary and spokesman of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and former Member of Parliament from Anandpur Sahib and former constituency MP from Patiala seat.[2] He is also an alumnus of Punjabi University, Patiala.[3] He was a Member of Parliament in 11th, 12th and now of 16th Lok Sabha. He won with a low margin from Himmat Singh Shergill and Ambika Soni, who put up a tough fight.
Education and career
Chandumajra is a post graduate in Economics and Political Science. He began his career with a job as economics lecturer in Government College, Derabassi. After a two-year stint, he joined the Punjab School Education Board as subject-expert in economics.
Political career
Chandumajra started his political career with student activism. During student politics he came into contact with Akali leader Harcharan Singh Longowal, the president of Shiromani Akali Dal. Who subsequently appointed him the first president of Youth Akali Dal. Chandumajra became member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 1985, representing Dakala, Patiala. During this term, he became the cabinet minister for cooperation in Surjit Singh Barnala government.[4] He was elected to the eleventh Lok Sabha in 1996 by defeating Sant Ram Singla and elected to the twelfth Lok Sabha in 1998 by defeating Capt. Amarinder Singh. Chandumajra contested from Patiala Lok Sabha seat in 2004 on the ticket of Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal, a rebel faction headed by Gurcharan Singh Tohra.[5] Later he became president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal), which was later merged into SAD led by Parkash Singh Badal in year 2007.[6] He has been elected in the Lok Sabha elections 2014 from Anandpur Sahib on SAD ticket.[7]
References
- ↑ Parliament of India
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 April 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Parliament of India
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030614/main2.htm
- ↑ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/punjab-shot-in-arm-for-badal-as-chandumajra-returns-to-sad/19987/
- ↑ [1]
| Lok Sabha | ||
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| Preceded by Ravneet Singh Bittu |
Member of Parliament for Anandpur Sahib 2014 – 2019 |
Succeeded by Manish Tewari |
External links
- premsinghchandumajra
.online - Akali dal organisation structure
- Affidavits filed during Assembly Election 2007
| GE 2014 | |
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| Bye-elections 2017 |
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