Sushil Kumar Rinku
Sushil Kumar Rinku | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 13 May 2023 – 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Santokh Singh Chaudhary |
Succeeded by | Charanjit Singh Channi |
Constituency | Jalandhar |
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2017–2022 | |
Succeeded by | Sheetal Angural |
Constituency | Jalandhar West |
Personal details | |
Born | (1975-06-05) 5 June 1975 (age 49) Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party (2023-2024) , Indian National Congress (till 2023) |
Spouse | Smt Sunita Rinku |
Residence | Jalandhar |
Alma mater | DAV College, Jalandhar |
Profession | Politician |
Sushil Kumar Rinku (born 5 June 1975)[1] is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party[2] He was a member of parliament from the Jalandhar constituency after winning in 2023 jalandhar by-election but in 2024 he lost to Congress candidate and former Chief minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi.[3] He previously belonged to the Aam Aadmi Party and Indian National Congress. In 2017, he was elected as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Jalandhar West on Indian National Congress ticket .[4]
Sushil Kumar is high school graduate and had 1.62 crores in cash or assets as per his nomination filing.[5]
Political career
Sushil Kumar Rinku, who joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) few days ahead of the Jalandhar parliamentary by-election, on May 13 won the election as an AAP candidate by defeating the rival Congress party.[6]
After resigning from membership of Aam Admi Party , he joined BJP in presence of Vinod Tawde and Sunil Jakhar on 27 March 2024.[7]
Constituency
He won the Jalandhar West on an INC ticket, he beat the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly Mahinder Pal Bhagat of the BJP by over 17,334 Votes.[8][9] In 2023, he was by-elected to the Lok Sabha from the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency by a margin of 58,691 votes.[10]
References
- ^ "Members". www.punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "AAP's Jalandhar MP Sushil Kumar Rinku and MLA Sheetal Angural join BJP". The Times of India. 27 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Jalandhar Lok Sabha Bypoll 2023 Result: AAP's Sushil Kumar Rinku defeats Congress's Kamarjeet Kaur Chaudhary with huge margin". IP Singh. The Times of India. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Sushil Kumar(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- JALANDHAR WEST (SC)(JALANDHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Sushil Kumar Rinku(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- JALANDHAR WEST (SC)(JALANDHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Breaching the Congress bastion of Jalandhar, AAP gets a spring in its step".
- ^ "Big Breaking : Sushil Kumar Rinku, AAP's lone Lok Sabha MP from Jalandhar, joins BJP".
- ^ "JALANDHAR WEST Election Result 2017, Winner, JALANDHAR WEST MLA, Punjab". NDTV.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "2017 Jalandhar West - Punjab Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Jalandhar 2023 – present | Succeeded by incumbent |
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