Charanjit Kaur Bajwa Explained

Charanjit Kaur Bajwa
Birth Date:1959 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Patiala
Residence:Qadian, Punjab, India
Office:MLA, Punjab
Constituency:Qadian
Term:2012 - Present
Predecessor:Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal
Successor:Incumbent
Party:Indian National Congress
Spouse:Pratap Singh Bajwa
Children:Vikram Partap Bajwa (1 Son)

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 MLA).[2]

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: List of winner and runner-up candidates. 10 May 2013. The Tribune.
  2. News: Seniors skip Bajwa's Golden Temple visit Despite 'diktat'. 10 May 2013. The Tribune. 17 March 2013.
    - News: In Punjab, it's all in the family. 10 May 2013. The Hindu. 7 January 2012.
  3. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB. Election Commission of India. 9 May 2013.
  4. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/ "SYL verdict: 42 Punjab Congress MLAs submit resignation"