Preneet Kaur

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

DOB 03 Oct 1944

Age 81 years

birth palce Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

profession Politician

Preneet Kaur biography

Preneet Kaur, a stalwart in Indian politics, was born on October 3, 1944. Her political journey, marked by significant milestones, has seen her serve as a Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs from 2009 to 2014.

She hails from Shimla, India, and was born into a Kahlon Jat Sikh family. Her father, Sardar Gian Singh Kahlon, was an esteemed officer in the Indian Civil Service. In October 1964, she married Capt. Amarinder Singh, the son and heir of the titular Maharaja of Patiala.

Her political journey began with the Indian National Congress. She has been a formidable candidate from the Patiala constituency. Despite losing her seat in the 2014 elections, she made a triumphant return in 2019.

As a Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, she significantly contributed to India’s foreign policy. However, her political journey took a dramatic turn in February 2023 when she was suspended from the Congress party for supporting her husband, Amarinder Singh, a BJP leader.

She later left Congress, joined BJP right before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and even contested the elections from Patiala on a later ticket. But she was unable to repeat her success.

Preneet Kaur personal life

Father

Gyan Singh Kahlon

Mother

Satinder Kaur

Spouse

Capt. Amarinder Singh

Education

B.A., T.T.C.

News

PRENEET KAUR NEWS

Congress puts all hands on deck to wrest friend-turned-rival Amarinder’s Patiala bastion

May 31, 2024 5:20 am

Patiala is the only Punjab seat where both the Gandhi siblings campaigned; Rahul draws mohabbat ki dukaan parallel with Congress candidate and respected philanthropist Dr Dharamvira Gandhi

‘Maharani’ Preneet Kaur faces farmers' ire: 'joined BJP without caring for people's sentiments'

April 15, 2024 8:01 am

Showing black flags and raising slogans against her and the BJP, farmers from several unions blocked the road outside and tried to gherao her as she arrived for party’s Booth Summit to release Sankalp Patra.

Patiala Lok Sabha constituency: BJP's Preneet Kaur vs AAP's Balbir Singh, Congress's Dharamvir Gandhi political fray

April 15, 2024 10:25 am

Scheduled to be held in the seventh phase of the nationwide polls, Patiala Lok Sabha constituency will go into the polls on June 1, 2024, and we will witness political fray between the BJP's Perneet Kaur, the AAP's Balbir Singh and Congress's Dharamvir Gandhi.