S. S. Ahluwalia
Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Deputy Leader of BJP Parliamentary Party in Rajya Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2 June 2009 – 20 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Arun Jaitley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union Minister of State Government of India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 – 2019 | Electronics and Information Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 – 2018 | Drinking Water and Sanitation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 – 2017 | Parliamentary Affairs Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 – 1996 | Parliamentary Affairs Urban Affairs and Employment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 July 1951 Asansol, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (until 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Monica Ahluwalia (m. 1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence(s) | Patna, Bihar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Burdwan University University of Calcutta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Social Worker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Personal Website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia (born 4 July 1951) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and a senior Member of Parliament in his 32nd year as a Parliamentarian.
A former Union Minister of State in the Government of India, he is the member of Parliament of India representing Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal in the 17th Lok Sabha (2019–2024). He represented Darjeeling, West Bengal in the 16th Lok Sabha, having been elected as its MP in the 2014 General Elections. Prior to entering the Lok Sabha in 2014, he was a Member of Parliament representing Bihar and Jharkhand in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament over several terms, 1986–1992, 1992–1998 (as a member of Congress), and with BJP in 2000–2006, and 2006–2012.
During his term in the Rajya Sabha, he was Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha till 2012, and Chief Whip prior to that. After being elected into Lok Sabha in 2014, he has held various portfolios as Minister of State from 2016 to GE 2019.