BRAR, SARDAR  JAGMEET SINGH
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS -  FARIDKOT (PUNJAB)]

Father’s Name                  Late Sardar Gurmeet Singh

Mother’s Name                 Smt. Jagdish Kaur

Date of Birth                     23 May 1958

Place of Birth                    Bam, Distt. Muktsar (Punjab)

Marital Status                   Married

Date of Marriage              15 April 1984

Spouse’s Name                  Smt. Amarpreet Kaur Brar

No. of Sons                       One

No. of Daughters              Two

Educational                      M.A., LL.B.
Qualifications                  Educated at Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab)

Profession                         Advocate, Political and Social Worker, Writer and Poet

Permanent Address          Goniana Road, Distt. Muktsar-152 026
                                          (Punjab)
                                          Tels. (01633) 60064, 61506
                                          Fax. (01633) 60064

Present Address               C-I/3, Tilak Lane,
                                          New Delhi-110 001
                                          Tel. (011) 3782947

Positions Held

   —                                 General-Secretary, Youth Congress (I), Punjab
                                        General-Secretary, All India Youth Congress (I)
                                        Senior Vice President, Pradesh Congress Committee [PCC(I)], Punjab
                                        General-Secretary, PCC(I), Punjab

   1992                             Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

   1992-96                       Member, Committee on Communications

   1999                            Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

   1999-2000                   Member, Committee on Energy

   2000 onwards              Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs

Special Interests

Photography, walking, nature care and environment

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Reading and swimming

Sports and Clubs

Member, India International Centre

Countries Visited

Widely travelled; visited U.K. in 1994 as a special guest of the British Government; undertook a
study tour of U.S.A. in 1985 to study the Senate elections and led a sports team of cycling to
 Russia in 1984

Other Information

Former Administrative Member, Punjab State Electricity Board; Best Speaker, Punjabi  University,
Chandigarh

                                         Election Result of Faridkot Lok Sabha Constituency

      Total electorate                                           12,24,531
      Total votes polled                                          8,71,755
      Poll percentage                                               71.19%
      Valid votes                                                    8,71,696

      Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates:

        (1) Sardar Jagmeet Singh Brar     (I.N.C.)     4,18,454     48.00%
        (2) Shri Sukhbir Singh Badal        (S.A.D.)    4,13,306     47.41%
        (3) Shri Rajinder Kumar Sharma  (Ind.)           13,673       1.57%
        (4) Shri Harcharan Singh              (Ind.)             8,359       0.96%