Charanjit Kaur Bajwa

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]

Charanjit Kaur Bajwa
MLA, Punjab
In office
2012 - Present
Preceded byLakhbir Singh Lodhinangal
ConstituencyQadian
Personal details
Born25 June 1959
Patiala
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Pratap Singh Bajwa
ChildrenVikram Partap Bajwa (1 Son)
ResidenceQadian, Punjab, India

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

  1. "List of winner and runner-up candidates". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  4. "SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation", Indian Express, 11 November 2016
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