Gurkanwal Kaur
Gurkanwal Kaur | |
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| Member Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Tej Parkash Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jagbir Singh Brar |
| Constituency | Jalandhar Cantt Assembly Constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (2002–2017) Bharatiya Janata Party (2017–present) |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Gurkanwal Kaur is an Indian Politician from the state of Punjab.[1] Kaur represented the Jalandhar Cantt Assembly Constituency from 2002 to 2007.[2] Kaur was from the Indian National Congress but in 2017 she joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union finance minister Arun Jaitley and Punjab BJP president, Vijay Sampla.[3][4][5]
Family
[edit]Kaur's brother Tej Parkash Singh was a minister in the Punjab government and her father Beant Singh was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1992 to 1995.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Beant Singh's daughter to quit as special invitee of Congress". hindustantimes.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Jalandhar Cantt. Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ After 1 day in BJP she rejoined Congress Party in the presence of Capt Amrinder Singh President Punjab Congress"Congress leaders keep Gurkanwal guessing". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Ex-CM Beant Singh's daughter joins BJP
- ^ Beant Singh’s daughter Gurkanwal Kaur joins BJP
- ^ "Political families of Punjab, India". electioncommissionindia.co.in/. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Beant Singh's daughter not allowed entry into Burail jail". thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.