Mohinder Singh Kaypee, is an Indian politician and member of

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Early life

Mohinder Singh Kaypee was born into a

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family to Darshan Singh Kaypee and Karan Kaur. His father was killed by

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militants in 1992. He did B.A L.L.B from

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Politics

*In 2009, he became Member of Parliament from

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. But in 2014 Parliamentary elections he lost to BJP candidate,

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from

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. *He is a three-terms MLA and served as Minister of State for Sports and Youth in 1992, Education and Transport in 1995. *He was former president of the

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(PPCC). *Chairman of the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training.

References

1956 births Living people India MPs 2009–2014 Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India Indian National Congress politicians People from Jalandhar district Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India {{PunjabIN-INC-politician-stub