Sunil Jakhar Age, Wiki and Bio

Sunil Jakhar

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth09/02/1954
Age70 years
BirthplacePanjkosi, Punjab

Bio/Wiki

Full nameSunil Kumar Jakhar

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • A government college in Chandigarh
  • Kurukshetra University, Haryana
Educational Qualification
  • Bachelor of Arts at a government college in Chandigarh (1974)
  • Master of Business Administration at Kurukshetra University, Haryana

Personal Life

CasteHindu Jat family
Address
Permanent AddressPanjkosi, Teh. Abohar, Distt. Fazilka-152128, Punjab
Present AddressPunjab Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi-110001

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

FatherBalram Jakhar (farmer-turned politician, who served as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha for two successive terms from 1980 to 1989)
MotherName Not Known
Siblings
Brother(s)
  • Sajjan Kumar Jakhar (eldest; former agriculture minister during the Beant Singh regime in Punjab)
  • Surinder Jakhar (former chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO))
SpouseSilvia Jakhar (homemaker)

Career

Political Party
  • Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (2022-Present)
  • Indian National Congress (INC) (1996-2022)
Political Journey
  • Joined the Indian National Congress (INC)
  • Contested and lost 1996 Lok Sabha elections from the Ferozepur Lok Sabha constituency
  • Elected as MLA from Abohar Assembly constituency in 2002, defeating the independent candidate Sudhir Nagpal by 7339 votes
  • Re-elected as MLA from Abohar Assembly constituency in 2007, defeating the BJP candidate Ram Kumar by 17,201 votes
  • Re-elected as MLA from Abohar Assembly constituency in 2012, defeating the independent candidate Shiv Lal Doda by a margin of about 9,000 votes
  • Served as the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha from 2012 to 2017
  • President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (2017-2021)
  • Contested 2014 general elections from the Ferozepur Lok Sabha constituency, but he was defeated by Shiromani Akali Dal's Sher Singh Ghubaya by a margin of 31,420 votes
  • Contested 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections from the Abohar Assembly constituency but he was defeated by the BJP candidate Arun Narang by a margin of 3279 votes
  • Elected as MP from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2017 bypolls
  • Resigned from Congress on 14 May 2022
  • Joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 19 May 2022
  • On 2 December 2022, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the inclusion of Sunil Jakhar as a member of its national executive along with Captain Amarinder Singh.
  • On 4 July 2023, the BJP appointed him as the party President in Punjab.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sunil Jakhar is an Indian politician who won three consecutive times as an MLA from the Abohar Assembly constituency (2002-2017) representing the Indian National Congress (INC).
He held the position of Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha from 2012 to 2017 and later served as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee from 2017 to 2021.
On 19 May 2022, Sunil Jakhar officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
His father, Balram Jakhar, holds the record as the longest-serving Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

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