Jalandhar। Hoshiarpur : Oct.21 – Daljeet Ajnoha : Hoshiarpur MP Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal’s son Dr Ishaan Chabbewal has been announced as the AAP candidate for the Chabbewal byelection to be held on November 13.
The Hoshiarpur MP’s son has been fielded from Chabbewal seven months after Raj Kumar quit the Congress to embrace the AAP and four months after he won the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat by a thumping majority of 44,100 votes.
The 30 year old radiologist, Ishaan Chabbewal, has constantly been on his father’s side canvassing for the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat, and the recently concluded pan chayat elections. A radiologist, he pursued MBBS from Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.
The family’s big wins in Chabbewal have proved a decisive factor for Ishaan bagging a ticket. In the Lok Sabha elections too,
out of over 44,100 margin win in Hoshiarpur Dr Raj Kumar bagged the biggest winning margin in the Chabbewal constituency (27,000 votes). The AAP also won big in Chab- bewal in the recently con- cluded Panchayat poll with Ishaan’s uncle, Dr Jatinder Kumar, won as a sarpanch in the family’sancestral village Manjhi.
The declaration of Ishaan’scandidature comes two days before his 31st birthday (October 22). Twin celebrations marked the Chabbewal household on Sunday.
MP Rajkumar said, “We thank the party for placing its trust in Ishaan. He is a doctor and an educated man, who’s been active all round,working very hard in the constituency. The party carried out surveys in which Ishank emerged as the choice We are celebrat- ing at home today. The day will also be spent strategising (for the by-poll).
