Amit Vij

Amit Vij (born 9 November 1977)^[1] is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. In 2017, he was elected as the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Pathankot but in 2022, he lost the seat from BJP's Ashwani Sharma.^[2]

Amit Vij
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office 4 February 2017 – 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Ashwani Sharma
Succeeded by	Ashwani Sharma
Constituency	Pathankot
Personal details
Born	(1977-11-09) 9 November 1977 (age 46) Pathankot, Punjab, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Geetika Vij
Parents	Anil Vij (father) Shashi Vij (mother)
Residence	Pathankot
Profession	Politician

Constituency

Vij represents the Pathankot. Vij won the Pathankot on an INC ticket, Vij beat the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly Ashwani Kumar Sharma of the BJP by over 11170 votes. But in 2022 Elections, he lost the seat against Ashwani Sharma, BJP Candidate.^[3]

Political party

Vij is from the INC and former MLA of Pathankot.^[4][5]

References

1. "Members". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
2. "Amit Vij(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PATHANKOT(PATHANKOT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
3. "PATHANKOT Election Result 2017, Winner, PATHANKOT MLA, Punjab". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
4. Service, Tribune News. "Balancing act for Pathankot Cong MLA in picking mayoral candidates". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
5. "सियासत: हां मैं रोड़ा हूं, विधायक अमित विज को इस बार टिकट लेने नहीं दूंगा". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 22 June 2021.