Amarinder Singh (Raja Warring) | |
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| President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2022 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 4 June 2024 – Present | |
| Preceded by | Ravneet Singh Bittu |
| Constituency | Ludhiana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1977 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Amrita Warring |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab |
Amarinder Singh Brar, (born 29 November 1977)[1] popularly known as Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament[2] from Ludhiana in the 18th Lok Sabha. He also serves as President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and previously served as Transport Minister of Punjab[3]. of the state of Punjab, India.
Political career
An elected Member of Legislative Assembly from Gidderbaha,[4] 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.[4] In March 2017, he was elected as an MLA[4] for the second successive time, after completing his first term from 2012–2017.[5] Warring contested from Bathinda constituency in the 2019 Indian general election against Harsimrat Kaur Badal but lost by over 20,000 votes.[6] 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 employment, 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.[7] He is married to Amrita Warring, and he has a son and a daughter.[8] 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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Amarinder Singh Raja Warring is Punjab Congress chief, Partap Singh Bajwa CLP leader". Tribune India. 9 April 2022". Tribune India. 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "Punjab portfolios: CM Channi keeps vigilance, mining, power; deputy Randhawa gets home, Soni health". Hindustan Times. 28 September 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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.