Avinash Rai Khanna
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Avinash Rai Khanna is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...

 of India. He represents the Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab state in northern India.-Assembly segments:Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following nine Vidhan Sabha segments:...

 constituency of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

 and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

(BJP) political party.

He was elected as an MLA from Garshankar in year 2002. In 2003, he was also elected as a State President B.J.P Punjab. After that he was elected Member of Parliament from Hoshiarpur Constituency in the year 2004. Under his leadership,first time in Punjab B.J.P. got 19 seats out of 23 in Assembly elections in the year 2007 and played a major role in formation of Akali government in Punjab. During his five year tenure as an M.P., he has asked 270 questions and participated in 116 debates.

In 2009 Parliamentary elections his hoshiarpur seat was reserved. He became Member Punjab State Human Rights Commission. He served as a member for around 10 months. In 2010, he is nominated for Rajya Sabha.
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