Current Chief minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi is an Indian politician who belongs to the Indian National Congress party. He is the third time MLA in Punjab Legislative Assembly, representing the holy Chamkaur Sahib since 2007.
Current Chief minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi is an Indian politician who belongs to the Indian National Congress party. He is the third time MLA in Punjab Legislative Assembly, representing the holy Chamkaur Sahib since 2007.
He was born in a humble family of Makarona Kalan village in Chamkaur Sahib district of Punjab in India and brought up in Kharar, SAS Nagar, Mohali Punjab, where his father has shifted the base from his native village. His father Harsa Singh was elected Sarpanch of the village and this ignite the political ambition of Mr. Channi.
Channi is very keen of education and earned three post graduate degree, MA in Political Science, Master of Business Administration and LL.B as well. He also entered into politics via campus. In 2002, he was elected as the president of the Kharar municipal council and never looked back thereafter. He won his first MLA election as an independent candidate from Chamkaur Sahib and then two subsequent terms as a Congress candidate. He was the leader of opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2016. When Congress came into power in Punjab, Channi was appointed the Minister of Technical Education and Industrial Training in the Punjab Government Led by CM Captain Amarinder Singh.
Full Name | Charanjit Singh Channi |
Date of Birth | 01 Mar 1963 (Age 61) |
Place of Birth | Makarona Kalan, Chamkaur Sahib, Punjab (India) |
Party Name | Indian National Congress |
Education | MBA, LL.B. Ph.D. |
Profession | Business |
Father's Name | Harsa Singh |
Mother's Name | Ajmer Kaur |
Spouse's Name | Kamaljit Kaur |
Spouse's Profession | Doctor |
Children | 2 Son(s) |
Permanent Address | H. No. 1661, Kharar, Teh. Kharar, Dist. S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali |
Present Address | H. No. 1661, Kharar, Teh. Kharar, Dist. S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali |
Contact Number | 9814460054 |
[email protected] |
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