Navtej Singh Cheema

Navtej Singh Cheema
MLA, Punjab
In office
2012 - 2022
Preceded byUpinderjit Kaur
Succeeded byRana Inder Pratap Singh
ConstituencySultanpur Lodhi
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress
Residence(s)Bussowal, Kapurthala

Navtej Singh Cheema is an Indian politician and belongs to Indian National Congress. He was member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represented Sultanpur Lodhi.[1][2]

Family

His father's name is Gurmail Singh Cheema (Former Minister of Punjab), His wife's name is Jaspal Kaur Cheema, he has two sons named, Jaskaran Singh Cheema and Gurnihal Singh Cheema .[3]

Political career

Cheema was elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly from Sultanpur Lodhi in 2012 by beating Punjab Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur.[1][4] Earlier in 2007, he had contested elections from Sultanpur Lodhi but lost to Upinderjit Kaur.[5]

On 9 October 2015, Cheema along with party supporters blocked the Sultanpur Lodhi-Kapurthala road in protest at the filing of charges against Municipal Council president Vinod Kumar Gupta outside the Tehsil complex at Sultanpur Lodhi.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, MLAs". Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. ^ "MyNeta Profile". Association for Democratic Reforms. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ^ "SAD-BJP retains power in Punjab". News24Online. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  5. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Congress activists, MLA block highway". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.