Charanjit Kaur Bajwa

Charanjit Kaur Bajwa
MLA, Punjab
In office
2012 - Present
Preceded by Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal
Constituency Qadian
Personal details
Born 25 June 1959
Patiala
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Pratap Singh Bajwa
Children Vikram Partap Bajwa (1 Son)
Residence Qadian, Punjab, India

Charanjit Kaur Bajwa is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. She is Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represents Qadian.[1] She is the wife of the Punjab Pradesh Congress committee president and Member of the Lok Sabha from Gurdaspur Pratap Singh Bajwa.[2]

Political career

Bajwa was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 2012 from Qadian.[3] She was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "List of winner and runner-up candidates". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Seniors skip Bajwa's Golden Temple visit Despite 'diktat'". The Tribune. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
    - "In Punjab, it's all in the family". The Hindu. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation", Indian Express, 11 November 2016
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