Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Gurdaspur(Punjab )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Sardar Satnam Singh Bajwa
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Mother’s Name
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Sardarni Gurbachan Kaur
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Date of Birth
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29.01.1957
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Place of Birth
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Vill. Qadian, Distt. Gurdaspur( Punjab)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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07 Nov 1982
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Spouse’s Name
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Sardarni Charanjit Kaur
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No. of Sons
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A.
Educated at D.A.V. College,Chandigarh, Punjab
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Profession
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Agriculturist
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Permanent Address |
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Railway Road, Qadian,
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Distt. – Gurdaspur, Punjab
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Tels. (01872) 220877, 09878870206 (M)
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Present Address |
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22, Mahadev Road,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23355557, 09013180227 (M)
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Position Held |
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1982-1985
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President,Punjab Youth Congress
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1992-97,2002-07 & 2007-09
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Member, Punjab Legislative Assembly(three term)
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1994-95
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Minister of State, Information and Public Relations, Government of Punjab
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1995-96
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Cabinet Minister, P.W.D., B&R, I&PR, Government of Punjab
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1996-97
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Cabinet Minister, Judiciary, Jails etc. Government of Punjab
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2002-07
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Cabinet Minister, P.W.D., B&R, School Education, Govt of Punjab
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Urban Development and Housing
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Member, Executive Committee, Congress Party in Parliament
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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Member, India-Canada Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Helped NGO Adhaar Foundation to provide people free medical camps,free medical aid, mobile vans in Gurdaspur Parliamentary constituency
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Special Interests
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International relations
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading,watching movies,theatre, listening music, travelling
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Sports and Clubs
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President(i) Judo Federation of Punjab (ii) Equestrian Federation of Chandigarh
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Represented India as(i) Cabinet Minister in the UN in Switzerland, 1995;and (ii) Leader of the Delegation in UN at the Hague, Holland against the fundamentalist organisations, 1996
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Reference: Loksabha