Party Name : Aam Aadmi Party
Constituency : Fatehgarh Sahib
State : Punjab
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Late Shri Gopal Singh Khalsa
Mother's Name : Smt. Basant Kaur
Date of birth : 12 Jun 1947
Profession : Diplomat Political and Social Worker,Educationist,Human Rights Activist
Positions held :
1996 Elected to 11th Lok SabhaMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology15 Sep. 2014 onwards Member, Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House ComplexMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
More Information :
Books Published
`A Manual of General English` and `Social Science`
Social And Cultural Activities
Participated in student and youth activities, social and cultural programmes in educational institutions; organized social and cultural programmes in Jakarta, Bangkok and Norway
Special Interests
Citizens` Rights
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, Bird watching, Teaching, Music and Meeting people
Sports and Clubs
Hockey and Badminton
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Lecturer (English) in G.G.N. Khalsa College, Ludhiana (Punjab), 1964-67; Punjab Civil Service in Ludhiana, May-July 1974; Indian Foreign Service, Second Secretary (Jakarta), First Secretary (Bangkok), First Secretary (Norway), July 1974 - June 1984; Left IFS in 1984 in the wake of action of Indian Army on the Golden Temple; Chairman, Punjab Human Rights Organization, Ludhiana, April 1990 - May 1991; Member, National Commission for SCs and STs 1998-2001
