Baldev Khosa Explained

Occupation:Politician, Film Actor
Party:Indian National Congress
Office:Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term Start:2009
Term End:2014
Successor:Bharati Lavekar
Constituency:Versova
Office1:Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:2004-2009
Term End1:1999-2004
Children:3

Baldev Khosa is an Indian film actor[1] turned politician from Maharashtra. He is a four term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[2] He lost his seat in the 2014 election.[3] [4] He is most remembered for his role as Sukha in Punjabi blockbuster movie Putt Jattan De (1983).

Family background and film career

Khosa originally hails from village Jhandeana in Moga district, Punjab.[5]

Political career

He was a close confidant of late Sunil Dutt and entered politics with him for the first time when Dutt was elected to the Lok Sabha. Baldev Khosa was fielded from the then Amboli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Mumbai to fight the state Assembly elections in February 1985 and won. He didn't contest the next state election from Versova Constituency in 1991. In 1999, 2004 & 2009, he was consecutively elected to the Assembly. In 2014 & 2019, he lost the polls.[6] [7] He is a member of the Indian National Congress.[8]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguage
1985Maujaan Dubai Diyan Punjabi
1983 Sweekar Kiya Maine Ajit ChhadhaHindi
1983 Putt Jattan DeSukhaPunjabi
1981 Professor PyarelalHindi
1979 Naiyya HeeraHindi
1979 Mahi Munda SheraPunjabi
1978 Chor Ho To Aisa Police InspectorHindi
1978 Namaskar Hindi
1978 Udeekan Punjabi
1977 Chaalu Mera Naam Hindi
1977 WangaarBaldev 'Balli' Punjabi
1976 Raeeszada Hindi
1975 Badnaam Shamu Hindi
1975 Chander Hindi
1975 Gupt Shastra Umesh Hindi
1974ThokarShyamuHindi
1973 Intezaar Hindi
1973 Prabhat Hindi
1972 Darar Hindi
1971Sansar ShyamHindi
1970 Umang Hindi
1969BandishHindi
1969 SatyakamSikh GentlemanHindi

Offices held

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baldev Khosa Actor . imdb.com . 19 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Complaint filed against MLA Baldev Khosa's son . zeenews.india.com . 19 August 2012 . 19 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Baldev Khosa in Versova should have been replaced by a younger and dynamic candidate. He was beaten comprehensively by a lightweight, Bharati Lavekar of the BJP. Khosa, a veteran MLA . freepressjournal.in . 19 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Dr Bharati Hemant Lavekar WINS by a margin of 26398 compared to his/her immediate rival Baldev Khosa of INC . newsreporter.in . 19 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221082530/https://www.newsreporter.in/dr-bharati-hemant-lavekar-of-bjp-wins-the-versova-constituency-maharastra-maharastra-assembly-election-2014-548940 . 21 December 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Bathinda Edition . www.tribuneindia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091029051046/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091023/bathinda.htm . 2009-10-29.
  6. Web site: Sitting MLA Baldev Khosa is seeking a fifth term for Congress . timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ . 19 April 2016.
  7. Web site: Baldev Khosa and Jagannath Achanna Shetty are the only two MLAs who never raised any question in the assembly . freepressjournal.in . 19 April 2016.
  8. Web site: The latest in this long line of names is Andheri MLA Baldev Khosa . mid-day.com . 19 April 2016.
  9. Web site: Versova (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections . elections.in . 19 April 2016.
  10. Web site: From streets to screens. The sitting Congress MLA from the Versova constituency, Baldev Khosa . indianexpress.com . 9 October 2014 . 19 April 2016.

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