Navjot Kaur Sidhu | |
|---|---|
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 6 March 2012 –8 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gian Chand Kharbanda |
| Succeeded by | Navjot Singh Sidhu |
| Constituency | Amritsar East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1963 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (till 2016) |
| Spouse | Navjot Singh Sidhu |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Patiala,Punjab |
| Occupation | Politician |
Navjot Kaur Sidhu (born 15 June 1963) is an Indian politician and former member of Punjab Legislative Assembly. She was elected to assembly in 2012 from Amritsar East as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.
She was appointed Chief Parliamentary Secretary. [1] She is doctor by profession and served in Govt. Rajindra Hospital,Patiala before resigning in January 2012 to enter politics. [2] She is married to former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu. [3] They have a son named Karan and daughter Rabia. [4]
Kaur announced her resignation from the BJP on her Facebook page,before launching an attack on Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in another post. Navjot Kaur,who along with her husband,cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu,had not been enjoying the best of relations with her party's Punjab unit as well as the SAD leadership,posted a message on 1 April 2016. It said,"Finally I have resigned from the BJP. The burden is over." [5]
Navjot Kaur exposed a senior state government medical officer running a private hospital in Mohali through a sting operation. [6] The then central Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad invited Sidhu,to become a member of the National PNDT Committee for reforms in the Health Department. [7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Navjot Kaur Sidhu | 33,406 | 36.30 | ||
| IND. | Simarpreet Kaur | 26,307 | 28.59 | ||
| INC | Sunil Dutti | 25,964 | 28.21 | ||
| CPI | Baldev Singh | 3,416 | 3.71 | ||
| BSP | Tarsem Singh | 1,667 | 1.81 | ||
| Majority | 7,099 | 7.71 | |||
| Turnout | 92,054 | 66.18 | New | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||