Paramjit Kaur Landran
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Paramjit Kaur Landran | |
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Paramjit Kaur Landran | |
| Chairperson Punjab State Women Commission[1][2] | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gurdev Kaur Sangha |
| Succeeded by | Manisha Gulati |
| Member Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee | |
| In office 2011 – Incumbent | |
| Constituency | Mohali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1971 Landran, Punjab, India |
| Party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse | Unmarried |
| Alma mater | Punjabi University, Patiala |
| Profession | Lawyer |
As of 1 January, 2013 | |
Paramjit Kaur Landran[3] (Punjabi: ਪਰਮਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ ਲਾਂਡਰਾਂ) (born 29 September 1971) is a lawyer, member of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for Mohali constituency representing the Shiromani Akali Dal. She was elected to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee House in the elections held on 18 September 2011.[4] She is Former Chairperson of Punjab State Women Commission,[5] Chairperson of Panchayat Mahila Shakti Association, Punjab, A scheme sponsored by Govt. of India, Press and Office Secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal (Women Wing). She served as Vice Chairperson of Panchayat Samiti, Kharar from 2008 to 2013.
Paramjit Kaur Landran was born in Landran on 29 September 1971 to Dilbag Singh Gill and Labh Kaur. She did her early schooling from Landran and went to Post Graduate Govt College for Girls – Sector 11, Chandigarh, GCG[6] for BA and then to Punjabi University, Patiala for LLB. As a Lawyer She practised at District Courts, Mohali since 1996 until being appointed as Chairperson of Punjab State Women Commission in January 2013.
Political career
In 1998 at the age of 27 she was elected Sarpanch of her native village Landran. First female to hold the Office of Sarpanch in her village and youngest in the state at that time. In 2008 she was elected member of Panchayat Samiti, Kharar and went on to be elected its Vice Chairperson. In 2011 she was the Shiromani Akali Dal candidate for Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee from Mohali Constituency.[7] In elections held on 18 September she defeated her rival by a margin of 3182 votes.[8] She held the position of Press and Office Secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal (Women Wing).

