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Pawan Kumar Bansal was an Indian National Congress politician who served as the Minister of Railways and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of India. He represented the Chandigarh constituency in the Lok Sabha multiple times but lost the 2019 election. He faced accusations of bribery which damaged his image. Selja Kumari is also an Indian National Congress politician who has held several ministerial positions and represented Ambala constituency, losing the 2019 election. She faced legal issues related to forgery allegations in 2011.

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Pawan Kumar Bansal was an Indian National Congress politician who served as the Minister of Railways and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of India. He represented the Chandigarh constituency in the Lok Sabha multiple times but lost the 2019 election. He faced accusations of bribery which damaged his image. Selja Kumari is also an Indian National Congress politician who has held several ministerial positions and represented Ambala constituency, losing the 2019 election. She faced legal issues related to forgery allegations in 2011.

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Pawan Kumar Bansal

DOB: 16 July 1948

Party: Indian National Congress

Postion in Power:

 MP of Chandigarh constituency in the1991-1996, 1999-2004, 2004-2009, 2009-2014.


 Minister of Railways of India (2012–2013).
 Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of India (2009–2012)
 Mr Bansal was Minister for Water Resources in the ruling UPA government. He was junior
Finance Minister in the first government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,

Last Contest: 2019 Lok Sabha Election 2019 from Chandigarh Assembly Constituency.

Wealth: 9crore +

Ambitious: Mr Bansal tasted electoral defeat in 1996 and 1998. He had faced a major challenge in
1999 when he barely managed to get the Congress ticket for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat. Mr
Bansal won by a slender margin of about 5,000 votes against BJP heavyweight Krishan Lal Sharma.

Progressive: During his tenure the official e-ticket booking website of the Indian Railway Catering
and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is likely to be more consumer freiendly, with the introduction of a
new technology to make the electronic ticket booking system work faster and easier.

Crisis: 1) Mr, Bansal had to resign from Railway minister role as he was accused of bribery

2) His Nephew was arrested due to money forgery.

3) He lost 2019 Lok Sabha Election.

4) Image is not really well after his bribery accusation came out to media.

Next Geeneration: Manish Bansal ,MLA from Barnala, INC

Result: Positive
Ambala Constituency
Existing MP: Rattan Lal Kataria (19 December 1951 – 18 May 2023)

1st Runner Up: Selja Kumari

DOB: 24 September 1962

Party: Indian National Congress

Postion in Power:

 Mahila Congress becoming its President in 1990


 Elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 from Sirsa in Haryana.
 She was Union Minister of State for Education and Culture in the Narasimha Rao-led
Congress government.
 In 1996, she was re-elected to the 11th Lok Sabha.
 Took the oath as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban
Poverty Alleviation in the Manmohan Singh-led government that following the 2004 electoral
victory.
 her election to the 15th Lok Sabha from Ambala, Selja was appointed the Minister of
Tourism in Manmohan Singh's second cabinet.
 Took oath as Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2012.

Last Contest: 2019 Lok sabha Election.

Wealth: 4 Crore+

Crisis:

(1)In March 2011, Selja was issued notices by the Punjab and Haryana High Court over a petition that
has accused her of "forgery, criminal intimidation, fabrication and hatching a criminal conspiracy".
The petitioner, advocate B S Chahar, has alleged that Selja, who was "instrumental in instigating
leaders and members of the Balmiki community against Jat leaders in Mirchpur case", tried to save
herself from a litigation by pressurising the undertrials and forcing them to sign "blank and non-
judicial papers".

(2)Lost 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Result: Positive

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