Parlad Singh Sawhney

Parlad Singh Sawhney
Member of Legislative Assembly, Delhi
In office
1998–2015
Preceded by Vasudev Kaptan
Succeeded by Alka Lamba
Constituency Chandni Chowk
Personal details
Born 15 March 1950
Delhi
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Ranjit Kaur (m. 1981)
Children One Son, One Daughter
Residence H. No. 1B Ashok Apartments, 7, Rajpur Road, Delhi.
Education Graduate
Profession Businessman

Parlad Singh Sawhney is an Indian politician and former member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly belonging to Indian National Congress.[1]

Political career

Parlad Singh Sawhney has repeatedly contested the Chandni Chowk Vidhan Sabha Constituency since 1998 till 2015. In 2015 he lost to Alka Lamba in 2015 Assembly Elections. He was elected for the Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi in 1998, defeating runner-up Viresh Pratap Chaudhary(BJP) by 8,162 votes.[2] In the 2003 state assembly election, he further improved his margin of victory from the last election, winning against runner-up Dharamvir Sharma(BJP) by a margin of 10,866 votes.[3] In the 2008 state assembly election, he defeated runner-up candidate Praveen Khandelwa(BJP) by a margin of 8,019 votes.[4] In 2013 state legislative assembly election, he defeated Suman Kumar Gupta(BJP) by a margin of 8,243 votes.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Delhi Assembly Election Results (70/70)". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. ↑ 1998 Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ 2003 Election Commission of India
  4. ↑ 2008 Election Commission of India
  5. ↑ Lost seat in 2015 to Ms. Alka Lamba of Aam Aadmi Party 2013 Election Commission of India Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine.
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