Sukhjinder S Randhawa, 57

Congress

BY THE WAY Remains an avid farmer

Constituency: DERA BABA NANAK

Education: Graduate Assets declared in last polls: `2.6 cr

Electoral record

2012: Defeated SAD rival Sucha Singh Langah by a margin of 2,940 votes.

2007: Lost from Fatehgarh Churian; this segment came up later, after delimitation

ASSEMBLY RECORD

Questions asked: 42 Call attention moved: 0

POWER PUNCH Gurdaspur Cong chief, close to Capt Amarinder Singh

WHAT NEXT Assured of ticket due to proximity with Amarinder, popularity

HOW HE PERFORMED

The MLA was unable to bring any development or major projects for his constituency for which he blames the state government as grants were routed through Akali leaders. 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. He even stormed a police station in his area along with state Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh to protest against the arrest of his supporters. he is popular for being vocal. Randhawa remained in touch with voters but boycotted the district planning board meetings after issues that he raised were not addressed. All in all, he remained at the forefront to defend his supporters whenever they were allegedly harassed by the police.

All grants were distributed by Akalis. I could not do much. But I did succeed in highlighting the atrocities on my supporters.