Avinash Chander is an Indian politician and belongs to the ruling

Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are man ...

. He is a member of

Punjab Legislative Assembly The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, direct ...

and represents

Phillaur Phillaur is a city and a municipal council as well as a tehsil in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Overview Phillaur is the railway junction on the border line of Ludhiana Main and Ludhiana Cantonment (older spelling: Ludhia ...

. He is also the chief parliamentary secretary for Higher Education & Languages department.

Family

His father's name is Mool Raj. His grandfather's name is Seth Kishan Dass.

Political career

Chander was first elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly from

Kartarpur Kartarpur may refer to: *Kartarpur, India Kartarpur is a town, near the city of Jalandhar in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and is located in the Doaba region of the state. It was founded by the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru A ...

in 2007. In 2012, he successfully contested from the new constituency Phillaur.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chander, Avinash Living people Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017 Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Shiromani Akali Dal politicians People from Jalandhar district Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012