The current M.P.(member of Parliament) of Gurdaspur is Vinod Khanna ,the famous bollywood actor of yesteryears who once famously remarked during his election campaign "Main Gurdaspur ko Paris mein badal doonga"(I will turn Gurdaspur into Paris).
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GURDASPUR, a town and district of British India, in the Lahore division of the Punjab.
It is bounded on the N. by the native states of Kashmir and Chamba, on the E. by Kangra district and the river Beas, on the S.W. by Amritsardistrict, and on the W. by Sialkot, and occupies the submontane portion of the Bari Doab, or tract between the Beas and the Ravi.
Pathankot and the neighbouring villages in the plain, together with the whole hill portion of the district, formed part of the area ceded by the Sikhs to the British after the first Sikh war in 1846.
Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of India.
It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of GurdaspurDistrict.
Chamba, on the E. by Kangra district and the Beas River, on the S.\V. by Amritsardistrict, and on the \V. by Sialkot, and occupies the submontane portion of the Ban Doab, or tract between the Beas and the Ravi River.