Saravjit Kaur Manuke
Saravjit Kaur Manuke[1] is a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.
Saravjit Kaur Manuke | |
|---|---|
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | S. R. Kaler |
| Constituency | Jagraon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1972 Jagraon, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse(s) | S. Sukhwinder Singh |
| Children | One Son and One Daughter |
| Parents | S. Gulwant Singh and Smt. Harchet Kaur |
Political career
The first time she contested election in 2017 on the ticket of Aam Aadmi Party and won. On 16 March 2017 she was elected Deputy Leader of Opposition[2] in Punjab Assembly by Party high command.
Saravjit Kaur Manuke was employed in the teaching profession at the beginning of his career. She then quit his job and joined the Aam Aadmi Party, founded by prominent Indian politician Arvind Kejriwal.
She contested the Jagraon Assembly Constituency from the Aam Aadmi Party in the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3] She won the elections for the first time. She defeated former Punjab state government minister, vice-president of the Punjab state Congress committee and veteran politician Malkit Singh Dakha, who was twice elected as an MLA in the Punjab assembly.
Saravjit Kaur Manuke received 61,521 votes, which is 45.35% of the total votes cast.[4]
Aam Aadmi Party emerged as the main opposition party in the Punjab Assembly elections of 2017. Aam Aadmi Party secured 20 seats in the Punjab Assembly in the Punjab Assembly elections of 2017. Sarabvjit Kaur Manuke was elected by the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab as deputy leader of the party.
She is involved in social service outside politics. She is involved with the Jagran Economic Club.
References
- "Members". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- "AAP's new leaders after election".
- Punjab assembly constituency-Jagraon
- Jagraon assembly election www.electionsinindia.com