Guriqbal Kaur

Guriqbal Kaur
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office 2012–2017
Preceded by	Jatinder Singh Kariha
Succeeded by	Angad Singh
Constituency	Nawan Shahr Assembly Constituency
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Parkash Singh
Occupation	Politician

Guriqbal Kaur is an Indian politician from the state of Punjab who was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1]

Constituency

Kaur represented the Nawan Shahr Assembly Constituency in Punjab.[2]

Political party

Kaur is a member of the Indian National Congress.[3]

Kaur was one of the 42 Indian National Congress MLAs who submitted their resignations in protest at a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling that Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal was unconstitutional.[4]

Personal life

Kaur was married to Parkash Singh who was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2007 from the Nawan Shahr constituency. The seat was given to her after his death in 2010, and she represented it from 2012 to 2017. She was succeeded as MLA by her son Angad Singh Saini.

References

1. "Punjab 2012 GurIqbal Kaur (Winner) NAWAN SHAHR". myneta.info. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
2. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Nawanshahr Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
3. "Punjab Congress MLA, leaders detained". The Indian Express. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
   - "Congress leaders relative booked". The Indian Express. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
4. "SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation". The Indian Express. 11 November 2016.

External links

• Member of Legislative Assembly