Amarjit Singh Samra

Amarjit Singh Samra
MLA, Punjab
In office
1994 - 2012
Preceded by Umaro Singh
Succeeded by Gurpartap Singh Wadala
Constituency Nakodar
Minister for Revenue and Rehabilitation
In office
2002 - 2007
Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh
Preceded by Sewa Singh Sekhwan
Succeeded by Ajit Singh Kohar
Personal details
Born (1943-11-24) November 24, 1943
Samrai
Political party Indian National Congress
Residence Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Religion Sikhism
Website http://amarjitsamra.com

Amarjit Singh Samra is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. He is a former Minister for Revenue and Rehabilitation in Punjab Government. He held this portfolio from 2002 to 2007 in the current .[1]

Early life

He was born on 24 November 1943 in Samrai near Jalandhar in Punjab, India. His father's name is Ujagar Singh Samra.[2]

Political career

Samra started his career as a sarpanch of Samrai in 1964. In 1975 he became chairman of development block or panchayat samiti Rurka Kalan. He remained sarpanch till 1993. He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1994 in by election from Nakodar.[3] He was re-elected in 1997, 2002 and 2007.[4][5][6][7] In 2002, Congress government, he was made Minister for Revenue and Rehabilitation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2002
  2. ↑ "Amarjit Singh Samra(Criminal & Asset Declaration)". The Association for Democratic Reforms. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Politics of a By-Election: Nakodar and Ajnala Assembly Constituencies in Punjab". ITHAKA. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ↑ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
  5. ↑ Punjab Assembly Election 2002 Results
  6. ↑ Punjab Assembly Elections-2002 winners
  7. ↑ Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results
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