Rajnish Kumar (August 17, 1960[1] – August 27, 2019)[2] was a politician in India. He was a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represented Mukerian. He was the son of former Punjab Assembly Speaker and finance minister Kewal Krishan.
Rajnish Kumar | |
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MLA, Punjab | |
In office 2012 – 2019 | |
Preceded by | Arunesh Kumar |
Constituency | Mukerian |
Personal details | |
Born | August 17, 1960 |
Died | August 27, 2019 | (aged 59)
Political party | Congress |
Residence | Mukerian, |
He was the son of former Punjab Assembly Speaker and finance minister Kewal Krishan.[3][4]
Rajnish Kumar first unsuccessfully contested the Punjab Legislative Assembly elections in 2007 from Mukerian as a Congress candidate.[5] During the 2012 Punjab assembly elections, Congress nominated Ajit Kumar Narang from Mukerian. Rajnish Kumar decided to contest as an independent candidate, for which he was expelled from Congress.[4][6] He successfully contested and became a member of the Punjab Legislative assembly by defeating 2nd placed BJP candidate Arunesh Kumar by more than 12 thousand votes. The Congress nominee came 3rd.[7][8]