Gurkanwal Kaur
Member Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
2002–2007
Preceded byTej Parkash Singh
Succeeded byJagbir Singh Brar
ConstituencyJalandhar Cantt Assembly Constituency
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress (2002-2017)
Bharatiya Janata Party (2017-present)
OccupationPolitician

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Beant Singh's daughter to quit as special invitee of Congress". hindustantimes.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Jalandhar Cantt. Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Ex-CM Beant Singh's daughter joins BJP
  5. ↑ Beant Singh’s daughter Gurkanwal Kaur joins BJP
  6. ↑ "Political families of Punjab, India". electioncommissionindia.co.in/. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Beant Singh's daughter not allowed entry into Burail jail". thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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