Charanjit Kaur Bajwa
Charanjit Kaur Bajwa | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 2012 - Present | |
| Preceded by | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal |
| Constituency | Qadian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1959 Patiala |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Pratap Singh Bajwa |
| Children | Vikram Partap Bajwa (1 Son) |
| Residence(s) | Qadian, Punjab, India |
Charanjit Kaur Bajwa is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. She was Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represented Qadian.[1] She is the wife of the former Punjab Pradesh Congress committee president and Ex Member of the Lok Sabha from Gurdaspur Pratap Singh Bajwa (now a Rajyasabha MP).[2]
Political career
Bajwa was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 2012 from Qadian.[3] She was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.[4]
References
- ^ "List of winner and runner-up candidates". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Seniors skip Bajwa's Golden Temple visit Despite 'diktat'". The Tribune. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- "In Punjab, it's all in the family". The Hindu. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013. - ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation", Indian Express, 11 November 2016