| Gurjeet Singh Aujla | |
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| Born | Template:Birth-date and age Amritsar, Punjab, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse | Undleeb Roy Aujla |
Gurjeet Singh Aujla is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress and current member of Parliament for Amritsar in Punjab, India.[1]
Political career
On 11 March 2017 he won the by-poll to the Lok Sabha seat which was necessitated due to the vacancy caused by the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh in 2016. Gurjeet Singh Aujla defeated BJP nominee Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina by a margin of 1,97,491 votes. AAP candidate Upkar Singh Sandhu secured 1,49,160 votes to finish third.[2]
Gurjeet Singh Aujla again won Amritsar Lok Sabha seat in 2019 Indian general election defeating Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Aujla got 4,44,052 (51.78%) votes while Puri finished second with 3,44,049 (40.19%) votes.[3]
References
- ↑ Gurjeet Singh Aujla Biography. oneindia.com.
- ↑ Congress retains Amritsar LS seat | The Indian Express. The Indian Express(12 March 2017).
- ↑ Amritsar Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Punjab: BJP's Hardeep Puri loses to Cong's Gurjit Singh Aujla. DNA India(23 May 2019).
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