Navjot Kaur Sidhu (born 15 June 1963) is an Indian politician and former member of Punjab Legislative Assembly. She was elected to assembly in 2012 from Amritsar East as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Navjot Kaur Sidhu | |
|---|---|
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 6 March 2012 – 8 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gian Chand Kharbanda |
| Succeeded by | Navjot Singh Sidhu |
| Constituency | Amritsar East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1963 Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (till 2016) |
| Spouse | Navjot Singh Sidhu |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Patiala, Punjab |
| Occupation | Politician |
She was appointed Chief Parliamentary Secretary.[1] She is doctor by profession and served in Govt. Rajindra Hospital, Patiala before resigning in January 2012 to enter politics.[2] She is married to former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu.[3] They have a son named Karan and daughter Rabia.[4]
Kaur announced her resignation from the BJP on her Facebook page, before launching an attack on Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in another post. Navjot Kaur, who along with her husband, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, had not been enjoying the best of relations with her party's Punjab unit as well as the SAD leadership, posted a message on 1 April 2016. It said, "Finally I have resigned from the BJP. The burden is over."[5]
Navjot Kaur exposed a senior state government medical officer running a private hospital in Mohali through a sting operation.[6] The then central Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad invited Sidhu, to become a member of the National PNDT Committee for reforms in the Health Department.[7]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Navjot Kaur Sidhu | 33,406 | 36.30 | ||
| IND. | Simarpreet Kaur | 26,307 | 28.59 | ||
| INC | Sunil Dutti | 25,964 | 28.21 | ||
| CPI | Baldev Singh | 3,416 | 3.71 | ||
| BSP | Tarsem Singh | 1,667 | 1.81 | ||
| Majority | 7,099 | 7.71 | |||
| Turnout | 92,054 | 66.18 | New | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jalandhar Edition". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Punjab Poll 2012 : Navjot Kaur Sidhu resigns from the health department | Day & Night News". Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Navjot Kaur Sidhu | Region in pics | Photos Punjab". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Interview Navjot & Navjot". Hindustan Times. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "'The burden is over': Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife quits BJP on Facebook". 1 April 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Sidhu's wife pitted against another greenhorn in Amritsar (E)". Indian Express. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jalandhar Edition". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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