Gurjeet Singh Aujla
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Gurjeet Singh Aujla | |
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MP of Lok Sabha for Amritsar | |
Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Captain Amarinder Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 October 1972 Village Gumtala, Amritsar. | (age 51)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Gurjeet Singh Aujla is the current member of Parliament for Amritsar in Punjab, India. On 11 March 2017 he won the by-poll to the Lok Sabha seat which was necessitated due to the vacancy caused by the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh in 2016. Gurjeet Singh Aujla defeated BJP nominee Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina by a margin of 1,97,491 votes. AAP candidate Upkar Singh Sandhu secured 1,49,160 votes to finish third.[1]
References
- ^ "Congress retains Amritsar LS seat | The Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.