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Santokh Singh Chaudhary
Santokh Singh Chaudhary (born 18 June 1946) is an Indian politician and Minister.
Santokh Singh Chaudhary | |
|---|---|
| Member of the India Parliament for Jalandhar | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2014 | |
| Constituency | Jalandhar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1946 Dhaliwal, Punjab, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Karamjit Kaur |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Jalandhar, Punjab |
| Occupation | Advocate |
| As of 17 December, 2016 Source: [1] | |
Early life[edit | edit source]
Santokh Singh Chaudhary was born on 18 June 1946 to Master Gurbanta Singh and Sampuran Kaur at Jalandhar, Punjab. He belongs to a Dalit family and is from one of the biggest political clans of Punjab.[1]
He did schooling from D.A.V. Higher Sec. School, Chandigarh, B.A. from D.A.V. College, Jalandhar and LLB from Panjab University.
He is married to Karamjit Kaur, a retired education officer and former principle of Govt. Sports College, Jalandhar and their son Vikramjeet Chaudhary is also a politician and general secretary of PPCC.[2]
Politics[edit | edit source]
- He started his carrier in politics as member of Youth Congress and also served as president of District Congress Committee (Jalandhar Rural).
- He elected twice from Phillaur Constituency in 1997 and 2002.[3]
- He was Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Incharge of Rural Development & Panchayat and Parliamentary Affairs & Power Departments).
- He also served as Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare in 1992-95 and Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in 1997-98. In 2002, he became Minister of Rural Development and Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, Social Welfare, Medical Education and Research Department.[4]
- He was appointed as General Secretary and later as Vice-President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.
- He became member of parliament from Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency) in 2014 Indian general election.[5]
Others[edit | edit source]
He served as member of senate in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar from 1992-94.
He was served as member of Central Board of Film Certification from 2012-2014.[6]
He is president of "Shri Guru Ravidass Educational Institutions", Jalandhar and also owner of Vikram Resorts at Kapurthala Rd., Jalandhar (Punjab).
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Dalit icons of Punjab: The all-powerful Chaudharys of Doaba". Hindustan Times. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ Service, Tribune News. "No 'son'rise yet for Chaudhary family". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ "Phillaur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ "Congress Ruled the Roost in Samson Club". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
