Avinash Rai Khanna

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Avinash Rai Khanna
Avinash Rai Khanna in New Delhi.jpg
MP of Rajya Sabha for Punjab
In office
9 April 2010 to 8 April 2016
Member of Parliament
ConstituencyHoshiarpur
Personal details
Born (1960-12-30) 30 December 1960 (age 63)
Garhshankar, Punjab
Political partyBJP
Spouse(s)Minakhshi Khanna
Children1 son and 1 daughter Shikha Khanna Piyush Khanna
ResidenceHoshiarpur, Jalandhar
As of 22 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Avinash Rai Khanna (born 30 December 1960) is a Vice Chairman, Indian Red Cross Society and Vice President of Bhartiya Janta Party. He is also a BJP In-charge of Himacal Pradesh Earlier, he served as Ex member of Rajya Sabha and was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Hoshiarpur constituency of Punjab. He was elected as an MLA from Garshankar in 2002. In 2003, he was also elected as a State President B.J.P Punjab. After that he was elected Member of Parliament from Hoshiarpur Constituency in 2004. Under his leadership, first time in Punjab B.J.P. got 19 seats out of 23 in Assembly elections in 2007 and played a major role in formation of Akali government in Punjab. During his five-year tenure as an M.P., he has asked 270 questions and participated in 116 debates.[citation needed]

In 2009 Parliamentary elections his Hoshiarpur seat was reserved. He became Member, Punjab State Human Rights Commission. He served as a member for around 10 months. In 2010, he was elected for Rajya Sabha and was also appointed as Chief Whip of the party in the Rajya Sabha.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. "अविनाश राय खन्ना हिमाचल भाजपा के नए प्रभारी, नड्डा ने जारी किए आदेश". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in hindi). Retrieved 11 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)


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