Parlad Singh Sawhney | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Chandni Chowk | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Alka Lamba |
| In office 1998–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Vasudev Kaptan |
| Succeeded by | Alka Lamba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1950 Delhi, India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party (present), Indian National Congress (1998-2019) |
| Spouse | Ranjit Kaur (m. 1981) |
| Children | Punardeep Singh Sahni |
| Residence(s) | H. No. 1B Ashok Apartments, 7, Rajpur Road, Delhi. |
| Education | Graduate |
| Profession | Businessman |
Parlad Singh Sawhney (born 15 March 1950) is an Indian politician and 5th term member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly belonging to Aam Aadmi Party.[1]
Parlad Singh Sawhney contested first municipal corporation election in 1977 from Mori Gate ward and lost by 100 votes. In 1983 he won municipal election from same Municipal ward & was made chairman Civil Lines zone from 1983 to 1990 and then repeatedly contested the Chandni Chowk Vidhan Sabha Constituency since 1998 till 2015. In 2015 he lost to Alka Lamba in 2015 Assembly Elections. He was elected for the Second Legislative Assembly of Delhi in 1998, defeating runner-up Viresh Pratap Chaudhary (BJP) by 8,162 votes.[2] In the 2003 state assembly election, he further improved his margin of victory from the last election, winning against runner-up Dharamvir Sharma (BJP) by a margin of 10,866 votes.[3] In the 2008 state assembly election, he defeated runner-up candidate Praveen Khandelwa (BJP) by a margin of 8,019 votes.[4] In 2013 state legislative assembly election, he defeated Suman Kumar Gupta (BJP) by a margin of 8,243 votes.[5]