Navtej Singh Cheema | |
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MLA, Punjab | |
In office 2012 - 2022 | |
Preceded by | Upinderjit Kaur |
Succeeded by | Rana Inder Pratap Singh |
Constituency | Sultanpur Lodhi |
Personal details | |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Residence(s) | Bussowal, Kapurthala |
Navtej Singh Cheema is an Indian politician and belongs to Indian National Congress. He was member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represented Sultanpur Lodhi.[1][2]
His father's name is Gurmail Singh Cheema (Former minister punjab), His wife's name is Jaspal kaur cheema, His son's name is Jaskaran Singh Cheema and Gurnihal Singh Cheema .[3]
Cheema was elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly from Sultanpur Lodhi in 2012 by beating Punjab Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur.[1][4] Earlier in 2007, he had contested elections from Sultanpur Lodhi but lost to Upinderjit Kaur.[5]
On 9 October 2015, Cheema along with party supporters blocked the Sultanpur Lodhi-Kapurthala road in protest at the filing of charges against Municipal Council president Vinod Kumar Gupta outside the Tehsil complex at Sultanpur Lodhi.[6]