Gurjeet Singh Aujla
Gurjeet Singh Aujla
Constituency: Amritsar
Date of Birthday: 30 October 1972
Place of Birth: Gumtala, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Educational Qualifications: Higher Secondary
Educated at: P.N.B. Sr. Secondary School, Amritsar, Punjab
Profession: Agriculturist, Builder, Politician
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 09 Jan 1994
Spouse's Name: Smt. Undleeb Roy Aujla
No. of Sons: 1
No.of Daughters: 1
Parents: Shri Sarabjit Singh Aujla, Smt. Gurmeet Kaur
Permanent Address: 16-A, Guru Amar Dass Avenue, Airport Road, P.O. Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Avenue, Amritsar, Punjab-143001
Tels: 09013869325, 08511633333 (M)
Gurjeet Singh Aujla is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress and current member of Parliament for Amritsar in Punjab, India.
Political career
On 11 March 2017 he won the by-poll to the Lok Sabha seat which was necessitated due to the vacancy caused by the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh in 2016. Gurjeet Singh Aujla defeated BJP nominee Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina by a margin of 1,97,491 votes. AAP candidate Upkar Singh Sandhu secured 1,49,160 votes to finish third.
Gurjeet Singh Aujla again won Amritsar Lok Sabha seat in 2019 Indian general election defeating Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Aujla got 4,44,052 (51.78%) votes while Puri finished second with 3,44,049 (40.19%) votes.
