Amarjit Kaur | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1976–1988 | |
Constituency | Punjab |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 September 1939 |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Kanwar Divindra Singh |
Parent | Raghbir Singh (father) |
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Amarjit Kaur is an Indian politician. She was a Member of Parliament and represented Punjab in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress political party. [1] [2] [3] Her father was Ragbhir Singh,who served as Chief Minister of the former state of Patiala and East Punjab States Union. [3] Kaur's husband was Kanwar Devinder Singh,the son of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. [3] Earlier in her career,Kaur had been elected to municipal councils,was a nominated member of the Patiala Improvement Trust and had twice served as the chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board,an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Women and Child Development. [3]