Surendra Singh Jeena (8 December 1969 – 12 November 2020) was an Indian politician and member of the

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Biography

Jeena was a member of the

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from the Salt constituency in

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. He made it through to legislative assembly for the third time in a row. He was also the chairman of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) in his first term. In 2007, he was elected as a member of legislative assembly from Bhikiyasain constituency. In his second term he won 2012 legislative election from Salt constituency.Surendra Singh Jeena Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - MLA of Salt
/ref> MLA from Salt in Almora district, Surendra Singh Jeena, who was undergoing treatment for

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at a hospital in New Delhi, died from the virus early on 12 November 2020, a party leader said.

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