Satnam Singh Kainth Explained

Satnam Singh Kainth, was an Indian politician and founder of BSP (Kainth).

Satnam Singh Kainth
Birth Date:21 April 1961
Birth Place:Village Sotran, Tehsil Banga, District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar Punjab
Death Place:Mohali, Punjab.
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency:Phillaur Punjab
Term:1998-1999
Predecessor:Harbhajan Lakha
Successor:Santosh Chowdhary
Office1:Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly
Term1:25 February 1992 - 12 February 1997
Predecessor1:Gurbinder Kaur Brar
Successor1:Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
Party:Bahujan Samaj Party (till 1998)
Bahujan Samaj Morcha (1998-2007)Indian National Congress (from 2007- till death)
Children:2

Early life

He was born into Chamar caste to Chanan Ram at Sotran, Nawanshahr (Punjab). He did B.A. from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Politics

He became MLA from Banga Assembly Constituency of Bahujan Samaj Party as well as the Leader of Opposition from 1992-97.

He formed his own faction of Bahujan Samaj Party in Punjab.

In 1998, he became Member of Parliament from Phillaur constituency in Punjab and served till mid 1999.

He again contested the Punjab Assembly elections from Adampur constituency in 2012 and in 2017 from Banga constituency but lost subsequently.[1] [2] [3] [4]

He was Vice-President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and later died of brain hemorrhage on 14 January 2018.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament . . 31 October 2017.
  2. Web site: PHILLAUR Parliamentary Constituency . . 31 October 2017.
  3. Book: M. L. Ahuja. Electoral Politics and General Elections in India, 1952-1998. 31 October 2017. 1998. Mittal Publications. 978-81-7099-711-5. 150–.
  4. Book: Dr. Kuldeep Kaur. Akali Dal in Punjab Politics: Splits and Mergers. 31 October 2017. 1999. Deep & Deep Publications. 978-81-7629-128-6. 157–.
  5. Web site: Satnam Kainth, now Punjab Congress VP and BSP’s LoP in 1992, passes away - Times of India. 13 February 2018. indiatimes.com.