Sunil Kumar Jakhar
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Sunil Kumar Jakhar | |
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File:Sunil Kumar Jakhar.jpg | |
former President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2002 - 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ram Kumar Goyal |
Succeeded by | Arun Narang |
Constituency | Abohar |
Leader of opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
In office 14 March 2012 - 11 December 2015 | |
Preceded by | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
Succeeded by | Charanjit Singh Channi |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 15 December 2017 – 18 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Vinod Khanna |
Succeeded by | Sunny Deol |
Constituency | Gurdaspur |
Personal details | |
Born | Panjkosi, Punjab, India | 9 February 1954
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Parent(s) | Balram Jakhar |
Residence | Panjkosi, Punjab, India |
Sunil Kumar Jakhar (born 9 February 1954) is an Indian Politician and former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee 2017- 2021. Elected consecutively three times from Abohar constituency (2002-2017), he was a Leader of opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha from 2012-2017. He is a member of the Indian National Congress(INC).[1] He was elected from Gurdaspur, Punjab to the Lok Sabha the lower house of Indian parliament in a by-election.[2]
Political career[edit]
He first became a member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Abohar in 2002. In 2007 and 2012, he was re-elected from Abohar. he became member of parliament after winning a by-election in Gurdaspur.
Controversy[edit]
On 7 January 2017, Jakhar sent a complaint to the Punjab chief election officer alleging that local Shiromani Akali Dal leader Shivlal Doda and his nephew Waris / others used seven different mobile numbers while in a Fazilka prison.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Our Representatives". ppcc.in.
- ↑ "Congress's Sunil Jakhar wins Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll by huge margin". Vibhor Mohan. Times of India. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/punjab-mla-sunil-jakhar-lodges-fresh-complaints-against-sads-shiv-lal-doda-nephew/articleshow/56392408.cms
Lok Sabha | ||
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Preceded by Vinod Khanna |
Member of Parliament Gurdaspur 2017 – 2019 |
Succeeded by Sunny Deol |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Amarinder Singh |
President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee 2017 – 2021 |
Incumbent |
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