Om Parkash Soni

Om Parkash Soni
MLA, Punjab
In office
1997 - 2012
Preceded by Vimla Dang
Succeeded by Raj Kumar Verka
Constituency Amritsar West
In office
2012 - Present
Preceded by Anil Joshi
Constituency Amritsar North
Personal details
Political party Indian National Congress
Residence Amritsar

Om Parkash Soni is an Indian politician and belongs to the Indian National Congress. He is a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represent Amritsar West.[1][2] He is also vice president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.[3]

Family

His father's name is Jagat Mitter Soni.[4]

Political career

Soni was elected for Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar West in 1997 as an independent candidate.[5] He was re-elected in 2002 elections.[6] In 2007, he successfully contested as Congress candidate Amritsar West.[7] In 2012, he successfully contested from Amritsar Central.[1]

Soni was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "MLA's Congress". PPCC. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Office bearers". PPCC. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Affidavit Details of Om Parkash Soni". Election Officer Punjab. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  8. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/
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