Shwait Malik (born 29 April 1963) is an

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

politician belonging to the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling p ...

. On 10 March 2016 he was the party's choice to represent

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

in the

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 80, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legisl ...

, the Upper House of Indian Parliament. On 31 March 2018 he was appointed as Punjab BJP Chief. He is currently serving as the State Executive Member of BJP Punjab. Shwait Malik has also served in the capacity of Mayor for the city of

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Maj ...

, Punjab, India.after holding the position of mayor, he lost his own seat of councillor. http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/all-5-candidates-from-punjab-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-sukhdev-dhindsa-naresh-gujral-partap-bajwa-shamsher-dullo-shawait-malik/story-jkYDakpbdVbppNVFP28wML.html

References

2. http://www.uniindia.com/ashwini-sharma-takes-charge-as-new-punjab-bjp-chief/north/news/1857146.html
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Shwet 1963 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab Mayors of places in Punjab, India Politicians from Amritsar Rajya Sabha members from Punjab, India State Presidents of Bharatiya Janata Party