Avinash Rai Khanna | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 10 April 2010 –9 April 2016 | |
Succeeded by | Shwait Malik |
Constituency | Punjab |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Preceded by | Charanjit Singh |
Succeeded by | Santosh Chowdhary |
Constituency | Hoshiarpur |
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2002–2004 | |
Preceded by | Shingara Ram |
Succeeded by | Luv Kumar Goldy |
Constituency | Garhshankar |
Personal details | |
Born | Garhshankar,Punjab,India | 30 December 1960
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Minakhshi Khanna (m. 1985) |
Children | Shikha Khanna Piyush Khanna |
Residence(s) | Hoshiarpur,Jalandhar |
As of 22 February,2022 Source: |
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