Santosh Chowdhary | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2009-2014 | |
Preceded by | Avinash Rai Khanna |
Succeeded by | Vijay Sampla |
Constituency | Hoshiarpur,Punjab |
In office 1999-2004 | |
Preceded by | Satnam Singh Kainth |
Succeeded by | Charanjit Singh Atwal |
In office 1991-1996 | |
Preceded by | Harbhajan Lakha |
Succeeded by | Harbhajan Lakha |
Constituency | Phillaur,Punjab |
Personal details | |
Born | Solan,Punjab,British India (now in Himachal Pradesh,India) | 5 October 1944
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | R.L. Chowdhary |
Children | 4 daughters |
As of 14 August,2012 Source: |
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