Bakhshish Singh Virk

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Bakhshish Singh Virk
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2019

Bakhshish Singh Virk (born 27 July 1957) is an Indian politician and a former Bhartiya Janata Party MLA from Assandh (Haryana) constituency. [1] [3] He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party's Maratha Virender Verma by 4,608 votes in 2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election. [4]

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In August 2017, Virk was charged with attacking media personnel. [5]

Personal life

Virk was born to Gulab Singh Virk in Behlalpur village in Karnal district of Haryana. [1] He did his matriculation from Govt. Senior Secondary School, Kachhwa in April 1973. [2] He is married to Davinder Kour with whom he has a son and a daughter. [1] He is a resident of Assandh. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Haryana Vidhan Sabha MLA". Haryanaassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bakhshish Singh Virk(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- ASSANDH(KARNAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". My Neta. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. Sharma, Pradeep (25 October 2014). "Khattar Cabinet to have party veterans". The Tribune. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. "Haryana Assembly Polls: Bakshish Singh Virk, Assandh MLA". Hindustan TImes. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  5. "Haryana MLA booked in abetment to suicide case". Tribune India . 24 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by MLA for Assandh
20 October 2014 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent