Sunil Kumar Jakhar
Sunil Kumar Jakhar | |
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President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
In office 2017 April- incumbent | |
Preceded by | Amarinder Singh |
member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2002 - 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ram Kumar Goyal |
Constituency | Abohar |
Leader of opposition Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2012 - 2017 | |
Preceded by | Amarinder Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | pakistan |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Residence | Panjkosi, Fazilka, Punjab |
Sunil Kumar Jakhar is an Indian politician and President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC). 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
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 Gurudaspur.
Controversy
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 used seven different mobile numbers while in a Fazilka prison.[3]
References
- ↑ "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 for Gurdaspur 2017 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |