Rajan Sawhney

Rajan Sawhney secured victory in  Calgary, Canada

Los Angeles, June 01, 2023
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Rajan Sawhney, a sitting cabinet minister from the United Conservative Party (UCP), secured a victory in Calgary North West.

About 15 Punjabi NRI candidates were in the fray for the Alberta provincial elections in Canada for which the polling was held on May 29, 2023. These individuals have earned the support of the people. Rajan Sawhney, Parmeet Singh Boporai, Jasvir Deol, Gurinder Brar

About Rajan Sawhney:

• Rajan Sawhney ECA MLA (born May 2, 1971) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Northeast in the 30th Alberta Legislature.
• She is a member of the United Conservative Party. On April 30, 2019,
• She was appointed to be the Minister of Community & Social Services in the Executive Council of Alberta. On July 8, 2021,
• She was shuffled into the Minister of Transportation.
  
• On June 13, 2022, Sawhney resigned as the transportation minister and announced her candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election. She came sixth in the election.
  
• Sawhney was nominated by the UCP to run for the 2023 provincial election for the riding of Calgary North-West.
• She won a narrow re-election over Michael Lisboa-Smith of the NDP by 149 votes while her previous seat was won by the NDP's Gurinder Brar.
  
• Sawhney currently serves on the Alberta First Cabinet Policy Committee and was sworn in as Minister of Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism on October 24, 2022.