Sushil Kumar Rinku (born 5 June 1975) is an Indian politician and a member of the

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. He was a member of parliament from the Jalandhar constituency after winning in 2023 Jalandhar by-election but in 2024 he lost to Congress candidate and former Chief minister of Punjab

Charanjit Singh Channi Charanjit Singh Channi (born 15 March 1963) is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief minister (India), Chief Minister of Punjab, India, Punjab. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is serving as a Member of Parliament ...

. He previously belonged to the Aam Aadmi Party and

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. In 2017, he was elected as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Jalandhar West on

ticket . Sushil Kumar is high school graduate and had 1.62 crores in cash or assets as per his nomination filing.

Political career

Sushil Kumar Rinku, who joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) few days ahead of the Jalandhar parliamentary by-election, on May 13 won the election as an AAP candidate by defeating the rival Congress party. After resigning from membership of Aam Admi Party, he joined BJP in presence of Vinod Tawde and Sunil Jakhar on 27 March 2024.

Constituency

He won the Jalandhar West on an INC ticket, he beat the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly ''Mahinder Pal Bhagat'' of the BJP by over 17,334 Votes. In 2023, he was by-elected to the

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from the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency by a margin of 58,691 votes.

References

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