Mohinder Singh Kaypee
Mohinder Singh Kaypee | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2009 - 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Santokh Singh Choudhary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1956 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal (2024- Present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (till 2024) |
| Parent | Darshan Singh Kaypee |
Mohinder Singh Kaypee, is an Indian politician and member of Shiromani Akali Dal.[1] Before, he was politically affiliated with the Indian National Congress. He is a Shiromani Akali Dal Candidate for Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency for the 2024 Indian general election.[2]
Early life
[edit]Mohinder Singh Kaypee was born into a Ravidassia[3] family to Darshan Singh Kaypee and Karan Kaur.[4]
Kaypee completed B.A L.L.B from Panjab University, Chandigarh and he is one of the prominent Dalit leaders in the Doaba region. He remained minister in the 1992 and 1995 Congress governments and was elected MP for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat in 2009 and unsuccessfully fought for the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha constituency in 2014.Kaypee has been elected as a Punjab State legislator three times—in 1985, 1992, and 2002—from the Jalandhar South assembly seat.Kaypee has a rich political legacy, and he is a second-generation politician. His father, Darshan Singh Kaypee, was a five-time MLA from Jalandhar who was killed by the militants in 1992.Mohinder Singh Kaypee's daughter is married to the nephew of senior Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi, who is the party's candidate from the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat as well.[5]
Politics
[edit]- In 2009, he became Member of Parliament from Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency).[6] But in 2014 Parliamentary elections he lost to BJP candidate, Vijay Sampla from Hoshiarpur.
- He is a three-terms MLA and served as Minister of State for Sports and Youth in 1992, Education and Transport in 1995.[7]
- He was former president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC).[8]
- Chairman of the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Jalandhar MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee joins Akali Dal". www.truescoopnews.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Sukhbir Singh Badal announces party candidates for six Lok Sabha seats". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Pre-poll maha Dalit wedlock in state". The Times of India. 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Is it end of the road for politically powerful Dalit clans of Doaba?". Hindustan Times. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Former Punjab Congress chief Mohinder Singh Kaypee joins SAD, fielded from Jalandhar LS seat". The Economic Times. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Humble, but encore unlikely". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Chaudhary tries to pacify ex-MP Kaypee". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Once Tech Edu Minister, Kaypee settles for chairman of its board". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 June 2020.