Sukhjinder S Randhawa, 57, CongressConstituency: Dera Baba NanakEducation: GraduateAssets declared in last polls: Rs 2.6 crElectroral record2012: Defeated SAD rival Sucha Singh Langah by a margin of 2,940 votes. He organised a number of protests both at the district level and in his constituency to highlight the alleged misdeeds of the SAD-BJP combine. Randhawa remained in touch with voters but boycotted the district planning board meetings after issues that he raised were not addressed. He was instrumental in taking part in protests organised by his party in his constituency and district headquarters Gurdaspur. “There are a lot of issues, including unemployment, for which our MLA did nothing except blaming the Akali-BJP government.

Source: Hindustan Times October 24, 2016 07:52 UTC