Key facts
- Born
- 20 October 1963, Patiala
- State of birth
- Patiala, Punjab
- Sector
- Cricket
- Profession
- Indian cricketer and politician
- Gender
- Male
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Biography
Navjot Singh Sidhu is an Indian former cricketer, television personality and politician from the Indian National Congress. He is the former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Formerly, he was the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs in the state government of State of Punjab. Sidhu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004 and contested the general election from Amritsar that year. He won the election and held the seat till 2014 winning also the next election. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2016 from Punjab before he resigned from the position the same year and quit the party. In 2017, he joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar East. He lost in 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Amritsar East Assembly constituency.
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Timeline
- 1963Born in Patiala
- 2012Becomes Member of the 14th Punjab Legislative Assembly
- 2016Becomes member of Rajya Sabha
- 2017Becomes Member of the 15th Punjab Legislative Assembly
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