Sunil Kumar Jakhar

Sunil Kumar Jakhar (born 9 February 1954) is an Indian Politician and President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. 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]

Sunil Kumar Jakhar
President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
April 2017
Preceded byAmarinder Singh
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
2002 - 2017
Preceded byRam Kumar Goyal
Succeeded byArun Narang
ConstituencyAbohar
Leader of opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
14 March 2012 - 11 December 2015
Preceded byRajinder Kaur Bhattal
Succeeded byCharanjit Singh Channi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
15 December 2017 – 18 June 2019
Preceded byVinod Khanna
Succeeded bySunny Deol
ConstituencyGurdaspur
Personal details
Born (1954-02-09) 9 February 1954
Pankosi, Punjab, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidencePankosi, Punjab, India

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
  1. "Our Representatives". ppcc.in.
  2. "Congress's Sunil Jakhar wins Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll by huge margin". Vibhor Mohan. Times of India. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/punjab-mla-sunil-jakhar-lodges-fresh-complaints-against-sads-shiv-lal-doda-nephew/articleshow/56392408.cms
Lok Sabha
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 – present		 Incumbent
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