Shamsher Singh Dullo
Shamsher Singh Dullo, is an Indian politician and former Rajya Sabha M.P.
Shamsher Singh Dullo | |
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| Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab | |
| In office 9 April 2016 – 22 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | M.S.Gill |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Mittal |
| Constituency | Punjab |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1947 Khanna, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Harbans Kaur |
| Children | Bandeep Singh Dullo |
| Alma mater | Punjab University, Chandigarh |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life
[edit]Shamsher Singh Dullo was born in Ramdasia Sikh family to Inder Singh Dullo and Satnam Kaur at Khanna, Punjab.[1] He did B.A and LL.B from A.S. College, Khanna and Law College, Panjab University (Chandigarh) and practiced law from the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
His son Bandeep Singh Dullo and wife Harbans Kaur are member of Aam Admi Party.[2][3] She was also an MLA from Khanna.
Politics
[edit]He became Member of Legislative Assembly twice in 1980 and 1992 from Khanna and served as Minister of state for Excise and Taxation.[4]
He was elected in 13th Lok Sabha elections from Ropar Constituency.[5]
He is former president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and Metropolitan Council of Khanna. Also served as director in Bank of India and was member of senate in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.[6]
In 2016, he was nominated as Rajya Sabha candidate from Punjab in the biennial elections.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Pioneer, The. "Sitting MP libra quits Congress to rejoin SAD". The Pioneer. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Chandigarh (17 April 2019). "Congress MP Shamsher Dullo's wife joins AAP as Fatehgarh Sahib candidate". India Today. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Khanna, Bharat (30 April 2019). "Bandeep Singh Dullo files papers as AAP candidate instead of mother". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Khanna Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Ropar: A constituency with an unusual composition". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "All 5 candidates from Punjab elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha | punjab | top". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.