Sushil Kumar Rinku
Sushil Kumar Rinku | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 13 May 2023 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Santokh Singh Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Charanjit Singh Channi |
| Constituency | Jalandhar |
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Sheetal Angural |
| Constituency | Jalandhar West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1975 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party (2023-2024) Indian National Congress (till 2023) |
| Spouse | Sunita Rinku |
| Alma mater | DAV College, Jalandhar |
| Profession | Politician |
Sushil Kumar Rinku (born 5 June 1975)[1] is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He was a member of parliament from the Jalandhar constituency after winning in a 2023 by-election. In 2024, he lost to Congress candidate and former Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi after joining BJP.[3] He previously belonged to the Aam Aadmi Party and Indian National Congress. In 2017, he was elected as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Jalandhar West on Indian National Congress ticket.[4]
Sushil Kumar is high school graduate and had 1.62 crores in cash or assets as per his nomination filing.[5]
Political career
[edit]He won the Jalandhar West on an INC ticket, he beat the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mohinder Bhagat by over 17,334 Votes.[6][7]
Sushil Kumar Rinku, who joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) few days ahead of the Jalandhar parliamentary by-election, on May 13 won the election as an AAP candidate by defeating the rival Congress party.[8]
After resigning from membership of Aam Admi Party, he joined BJP in presence of Vinod Tawde and Sunil Jakhar on 27 March 2024.[9]
He lost as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate to former CM Charanjit Singh Channi by 1,75,993 votes in 2024 Indian general election.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Members". www.punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "AAP's Jalandhar MP Sushil Kumar Rinku and MLA Sheetal Angural join BJP". The Times of India. 27 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Jalandhar Lok Sabha Bypoll 2023 Result: AAP's Sushil Kumar Rinku defeats Congress's Kamarjeet Kaur Chaudhary with huge margin". IP Singh. The Times of India. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ↑ "Sushil Kumar(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- JALANDHAR WEST (SC)(JALANDHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Sushil Kumar Rinku(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- JALANDHAR WEST (SC)(JALANDHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ "JALANDHAR WEST Election Result 2017, Winner, JALANDHAR WEST MLA, Punjab". NDTV.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "2017 Jalandhar West - Punjab Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Breaching the Congress bastion of Jalandhar, AAP gets a spring in its step".
- ↑ "Big Breaking : Sushil Kumar Rinku, AAP's lone Lok Sabha MP from Jalandhar, joins BJP".
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