Avinash Rai Khanna (born 30 December 1960) is a Vice Chairman, Indian Red Cross Society and Vice President of Bhartiya Janta Party. He is also a BJP In-charge of Himacal Pradesh. Earlier, he served as ex member of Rajya Sabha and was also a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Hoshiarpur constituency of Punjab. He was elected as an MLA from Garhshankar in 2002. In 2003, he was also elected as a State President B.J.P. Punjab. After that he was elected Member of Parliament from Hoshiarpur Constituency in 2004. Under his leadership, for the first time in Punjab B.J.P. got 19 seats out of 23 in Assembly elections in 2007 and played a major role in formation of Akali government in Punjab. During his five-year tenure as an M.P., he has asked 270 questions and participated in 116 debates.[citation needed]

Avinash Rai Khanna
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
10 April 2010 – 9 April 2016
Succeeded byShwait Malik
ConstituencyPunjab
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byCharanjit Singh
Succeeded bySantosh Chowdhary
ConstituencyHoshiarpur
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
2002–2004
Preceded byShingara Ram
Succeeded byLuv Kumar Goldy
ConstituencyGarhshankar
Personal details
Born (1960-12-30) 30 December 1960 (age 63)
Garhshankar, Punjab, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Minakhshi Khanna
(m. 1985)
ChildrenShikha Khanna
Piyush Khanna
Residence(s)Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar
As of 22 February, 2022
Source: [1]

In 2009 Parliamentary elections his Hoshiarpur seat was reserved. He became Member, Punjab State Human Rights Commission. He served as a member for around 10 months. In 2010, he was elected to Rajya Sabha and was also appointed Chief Whip of the party in the Rajya Sabha.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "अविनाश राय खन्ना हिमाचल भाजपा के नए प्रभारी, नड्डा ने जारी किए आदेश". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 April 2021.