Sunil Kumar Jakhar

Sunil Kumar Jakhar (born 9 February 1954) is an Indian Politician and President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Elected consecutively three times from Abohar constituency (2002-2017), he was a Leader of opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha from  2012-2017. He is a member of the Indian National Congress(INC). He was elected from Gurdaspur, Punjab to the Lok Sabha the lower house of Indian parliament in a by-election.

Political career
He first became a member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Abohar in 2002. In 2007 and 2012, he was re-elected from Abohar.
he became member of parliament after winning a by-election in Gurudaspur.

Controversy
On 7 January 2017, Jakhar sent a complaint to the Punjab chief election officer alleging that local Shiromani Akali Dal leader Shivlal Doda and his nephew used seven different mobile numbers while in a Fazilka prison.

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Category:State cabinet ministers of Punjab, India
Category:Living people
Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2002–2007
Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012
Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017
Category:People from Fazilka district
Category:16th Lok Sabha members
Category:Indian National Congress politicians
Category:Leaders of the Opposition in Punjab, India
Category:Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India
Category:People from Gurdaspur district
Category:1954 births