Sunil Kumar Jakhar

Sunil Kumar Jakhar (born 9 February 1954) is an Indian Politician and President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Elected consecutively three times from Abohar constituency (2002-2017), he was a Leader of opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha from 2012-2017. He is a member of the Indian National Congress(INC).[1] He was elected from Gurdaspur, Punjab to the Lok Sabha the lower house of Indian parliament in a by-election.[2]

Sunil Kumar Jakhar
President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2017
Preceded by	Amarinder Singh
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office 2002 - 2017
Preceded by	Ram Kumar Goyal
Succeeded by	Arun Narang
Constituency	Abohar
Leader of opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office 14 March 2012 - 11 December 2015
Preceded by	Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
Succeeded by	Charanjit Singh Channi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 15 December 2017 – 18 June 2019
Preceded by	Vinod Khanna
Succeeded by	Sunny Deol
Constituency	Gurdaspur
Personal details
Born	9 February 1954 Pankosi, Punjab, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Parents	Balram Jakhar
Residence	Pankosi, Punjab, India

Political career

He first became a member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Abohar in 2002. In 2007 and 2012, he was re-elected from Abohar. he became member of parliament after winning a by-election in Gurdaspur.

Controversy

On 7 January 2017, Jakhar sent a complaint to the Punjab chief election officer alleging that local Shiromani Akali Dal leader Shivlal Doda and his nephew Waris / others used seven different mobile numbers while in a Fazilka prison.[3]

References

1. "Our Representatives". ppcc.in.
2. "Congress's Sunil Jakhar wins Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll by huge margin". Vibhor Mohan. Times of India. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
3. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/punjab-mla-sunil-jakhar-lodges-fresh-complaints-against-sads-shiv-lal-doda-nephew/articleshow/56392408.cms