Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria

Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria
MLA, Punjab
In office
2007 - Present
Preceded by Vir Singh Lopoke
Constituency Raja Sansi
Personal details
Political party Indian National Congress
Residence Amritsar, India
Religion Sikhism

Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria is an Indian politician and belongs to the Indian National Congress. He is a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represent Raja Sansi.[1]

Family

His father's name is Narinder Singh.[2]

Political career

Sarkaria first contested for Punjab Legislative Assembly on Congress ticket from Raja Sansi in 1997 but was unsuccessful.[3] He again contested from Raja Sansi in 2002 as an independent candidate, but narrowly lost the election. He also contested the 2004 Lok Sabha election from Taran Taran constituency. [4] However, he was successful during 2007 Vidhan Sabha elections, when he won from Raja Sansi with a big margin.[5] He was re-elected MLA for Raja Sansi in 2012.[1] He was the Chairman of Punjab Mandi Board during Capt. Amrinder Singh's government.

He is also the Vice President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.

Sarkaria 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.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Affidavit Details of Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria". Empowering India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  6. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/
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