Navtej Singh Cheema
| Navtej Singh Cheema | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
|
In office 2012 - Present | |
| Preceded by | Upinderjit Kaur |
| Succeeded by | Present |
| Constituency | Sultanpur Lodhi |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence | Bussowal, Kapurthala |
| Religion | Sikhism |
Navtej Singh Cheema is an Indian politician and belongs to Indian National Congress. He is a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represent Sultanpur Lodhi.[1][2]
Family
His father's name is Gurmail Singh.[3]
Political career
Cheema was elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly from Sultanpur Lodhi in 2012 by beating Punjab Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur.[1][4] Earlier in 2007, he had contest elections from Sultanpur Lodhi but lost to Upinderjit Kaur.[5]
On 9 October 2015, Cheema along with party supporters blocked the Sultanpur Lodhi-Kapurthala road in protest at the filing of charges against Municipal Council president Vinod Kumar Gupta outside the Tehsil complex at Sultanpur Lodhi.[6]
References
- 1 2 "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ "Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, MLAs". Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ "MyNeta Profile". Association for Democratic Reforms. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ "SAD-BJP retains power in Punjab". News24Online. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/congress-activists-mla-block-highway/144132.html
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