Navtej Singh Cheema
Navtej Singh Cheema | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 2012 - 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Upinderjit Kaur |
| Succeeded by | Rana Inder Pratap Singh |
| Constituency | Sultanpur Lodhi |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence(s) | Bussowal, Kapurthala |
Navtej Singh Cheema is an Indian politician and belongs to Indian National Congress. He was member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represented Sultanpur Lodhi.[1][2]
Family
[edit]His father's name is Gurmail Singh Cheema (Former Minister of Punjab), His wife's name is Jaspal Kaur Cheema, he has two sons named, Jaskaran Singh Cheema and Gurnihal Singh Cheema .[3]
Political career
[edit]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 contested 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
[edit]- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. 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.
- ^ "Congress activists, MLA block highway". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.