Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal is an Indian politician and member of Aam Aadmi Party.[1] He is currently serving as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Chabbewal.[2]
Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal | |
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Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
In office 10 April 2022 – 10 March 2024 | |
Leader | Partap Singh Bajwa |
Preceded by | Saravjit Kaur Manuke |
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 15 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Dr. Raj Kumar |
Constituency | Chabbewal |
Chairperson, Congress’s Scheduled Caste (SC) Department, Punjab | |
Assumed office 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Punjab, India | 8 May 1969
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Dr. Harbans Kaur |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Village Manjhi, P.O. Narh, Distt. Hoshiarpur |
Profession | Doctor |
Website | Raj Kumar Chabbewal on Facebook |
Chabbewal joined the Indian National Congress in 2009. He was first elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Chabbewal in 2017.[3][4] In 2022, he was re-elected from the same constituency.[5][6] On 10 April 2022 he was made the deputy CLP leader of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[7] Chabbewal was appointed the Chairperson of Congress's Scheduled Caste (SC) Department, Punjab in 2015. He is also a member of All India Congress Committee.[8]
He was elected as MLA in 2022. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Dr. Raj Kumar[10] | 47,375 | {{{change}}} | ||
AAP | Harminder Singh Sandhu[11] | 39729 | |||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | 7646 | 6.62 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 161,535 | [12] |