Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (or Punjab PCC), formerly known as the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee in colonial India,[1] is the affiliate of the Indian National Congress in the state of Punjab. It is headed by Sunil Kumar Jakhar.[2] He is the 23rd president to hold the post.
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
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| President | Sunil Kumar Jakhar |
| Parliamentary Chairperson | Amarinder Singh |
| Headquarters | Sector-15A, Chandigarh-160015 |
| Youth wing | Punjab Youth Congress |
| Women's wing | Punjab Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee |
| Ideology | |
| Alliance | United Progressive Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 8 / 13
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 3 / 7
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| Seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly | 80 / 117
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| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| www | |
List of presidents
| Year | President |
|---|---|
| Saifuddin Kitchlew | |
| 1957-1964 | Darbara Singh |
| 1997-1999 | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
| 1999-2002 | Captain Amarinder Singh |
| 2010-2013 | Captain Amarinder Singh |
| 2013-2015 | Pratap Singh Bajwa |
| 2015-2017 | Captain Amarinder Singh |
| 2017-Present | Sunil Kumar Jakhar |
List of the chief ministers of Punjab from the Indian National Congress
Following is the list of the chief ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress:
| No. | Chief ministers | Portrait | Term in office | Assembly | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Tenure | |||||
| 1 | Gopi Chand Bhargava | 
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15 August 1947 | 13 April 1949 | 3 years, 136 days | Interim Assembly | |
| 18 October 1949 | 20 June 1951 | ||||||
| 21 June 1964 | 06 July 1964 | 3rd Assembly | MLC | ||||
| 2 | Bhim Sen Sachar | 
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13 April 1949 | 18 October 1949 | 4 years, 104 days | Interim Assembly | |
| 17 April 1952 | 22 July 1953 | 1st Assembly | Ludhiana South Assembly Constituency | ||||
| 22 July 1953 | 23 January 1956 | ||||||
| 3 | Partap Singh Kairon | 
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23 January 1956 | 09 April 1957 | 8 years, 150 days | 1st Assembly | Sujanpur |
| 09 April 1957 | 11 March 1962 | 2nd Assembly | |||||
| 11 March 1962 | 21 June 1964 | 3rd Assembly | |||||
| 4 | Ram Kishan | 
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07 July 1964 | 05 July 1966 | 1 year, 363 days | 3rd Assembly | Jalandhar (North East) |
| 5 | Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir | 
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01 November 1966 | 08 March 1967 | 127 days | 3rd Assembly | MLC |
| 6 | Giani Zail Singh | .png)
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17 March 1972 | 30 April 1977 | 5 years, 44 days | 6th Assembly | Anandpur Sahib |
| 7 | Darbara Singh | 
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06 June 1980 | 06 October 1983 | 3 years, 122 days | 8th Assembly | Nakodar |
| 8 | Beant Singh | .png)
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25 February 1992 | 31 August 1995 | 3 years, 187 days | 10th Assembly | Jalandhar Cantonment |
| 9 | Harcharan Singh Brar | 
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31 August 1995 | 21 November 1996 | 1 year, 82 days | 9th Assembly | Muktsar |
| 10 | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal | 
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21 November 1996 | 11 February 1997 | 82 days | 9th Assembly | Lehra |
| 11 | Amarinder Singh | 
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26 February 2002 | 01 March 2007 | 5 years, 3 days | 12th Assembly | Patiala Urban |
| 16 March 2017 | Incumbent | 8 years, 224 days | 15th Punjab Assembly | ||||
List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress
Following is the list of deputy chief ministers of Punjab from Indian National Congress:
| No. | Deputy chief ministers | Portrait | Term in office | Assembly | Constituency | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Tenure | ||||||
| 1 | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
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6 January 2004 | 1 March 2007 | 3 years, 54 days | 12th Assembly | Lehra | Amarinder Singh |
References
- ↑ Sharma, Sita Ram (1992). Education and National Integration in India: Historical perspective. Akashdeep Publishing House. p. 294. ISBN 978-81-7158-280-8.
Dr. Kitchlew, President of the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee, opposed the resolution and characterized it as a surrender of 'nationalism in favour of communalism'.
- ↑ "Sunil Jakhar is new Punjab Congress President".
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