Navtej Singh Cheema Explained

Navtej Singh Cheema
Residence:	Bussowal, Kapurthala
Office:	MLA, Punjab
Constituency:	Sultanpur Lodhi
Term:	2012 - 2022
Predecessor:	Upinderjit Kaur
Successor:	Rana Inder Pratap Singh
Party:	Indian National Congress

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]

Family

His father's name is Gurmail Singh Cheema (Former minister punjab), His wife's name is Jaspal kaur cheema, His son's name is Jaskaran Singh Cheema and Gurnihal Singh Cheema .^[2]

Political career

Cheema was elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly from Sultanpur Lodhi in 2012 by beating Punjab Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur.^{[3] [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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, MLAs. Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. 13 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130731015351/http://ppcc.in/?page_id=38. 31 July 2013. dead.
2. Web site: MyNeta Profile. Association for Democratic Reforms. 13 June 2013.
3. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB. Election Commission of India. 13 June 2013.
4. News: SAD-BJP retains power in Punjab. 13 June 2013. News24Online. 3 June 2012.
5. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB. Election Commission of India. 20 May 2013.
6. Web site: Congress activists, MLA block highway . www.tribuneindia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054617/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/congress-activists-mla-block-highway/144132.html . 2016-03-04.