Navtej Singh Cheema | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 2012 - 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Upinderjit Kaur |
| Succeeded by | Rana Inder Pratap Singh |
| Constituency | Sultanpur Lodhi |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Residence(s) | Bussowal,Kapurthala |
Navtej Singh Cheema is an Indian politician and belongs to Indian National Congress. He was member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represented Sultanpur Lodhi. [1] [2]
His father's name is Gurmail Singh Cheema (Former Minister of Punjab),His wife's name is Jaspal Kaur Cheema,he has two sons named,Jaskaran Singh Cheema and Gurnihal Singh Cheema . [3]
Cheema was elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly from Sultanpur Lodhi in 2012 by beating Punjab Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur. [1] [4] Earlier in 2007,he had contested elections from Sultanpur Lodhi but lost to Upinderjit Kaur. [5]
On 9 October 2015,Cheema along with party supporters blocked the Sultanpur Lodhi-Kapurthala road in protest at the filing of charges against Municipal Council president Vinod Kumar Gupta outside the Tehsil complex at Sultanpur Lodhi. [6]