Rana Gurjeet Singh | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 2004–2009 |
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Preceded by | Balbir Singh |
Succeeded by | Mohinder Singh Kay Pee |
Constituency | Jalandhar |
Personal details | |
Born |
Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand |
19 April 1956
Political party | INC |
Spouse(s) | Rana Rajbans Kaur |
Children | Two sons |
Residence | Chandigarh |
As of 17 May, 2009 Source: [1] |
Rana Gurjeet Singh (born 19 April 1952) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Jalandhar constituency of Punjab and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. Rana Gurjeet Singh migrated to Punjab in the year 1986 and set up a kraft-based paper mill in dist. Ropar. He later went on the set up a sugar mill in Buttar Sivia village of Amritsar district.
He has built a political career for himself when he won his first M.L.A. election in Kapurthala, Punjab. He has since been elected as a M.P. from Jalandhar and has lost only one election.
On 25 December 2016, a criminal complaint against Singh was filed for an alleged assault against Kulwinder Singh Babbal, a potential INC candidate for Bholath assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly election. However, Ranjit Singh Rana went to become INC candidate from Bholath. Later, Rana Gurjeet Singh claimed on 29 December that the complaint was filed on behalf of a Shiromani Akali Dal leader.