Sandeep Jakhar
Sandeep Jakhar is an Indian politician and an independent politician. He is currently serving as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Abohar. He won the 2022 election from Abohar in 2022 Punjab Assembly Elections. He is the nephew of Punjab BJP Unit President Sunil Jakhar.
Personal life
Sandeep belongs to a prominent Hindu Jat family from Abohar. His family has been associated with the Congress Party from three generations.Sandeep is an alumnus of Mayo College, Ajmer. Sandeep studied for two years in Switzerland before graduating from Miami. He worked as head of Country Club in Florida. He is married to Atsuko Jakhar.Sandeep's father, Surinder Jakhar has served as chairman of Asia’s cooperative fertiliser giant IFFCO for four terms and chief of Asian Cooperative Alliance for two terms.
Political career
His grandfather Balram Jakhar has served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Union agriculture minister during the Narasimha Rao government. Balram Jakhar was also the longest serving Speaker of the Lok Sabha.His uncle Sunil Jakhar is a 3-time MLA,1- time MP, current President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab and former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.
Sandeep has served as district President of Youth Congress Unit in Punjab.
He was expelled from the Indian National Congress in 2023 for supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party.