Balbir Singh Sidhu (politician)
Balbir Singh Sidhu | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Labour, Punjab | |
| In office 16 March 2018 – 18 September 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Capt. Amarinder Singh |
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2007–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bir Devinder Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jagmohan Singh Kang |
| Constituency | Kharar |
| In office 2012 – 10 March 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Kulwant Singh |
| Constituency | S. A. S. Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1959 Tapa Mandi, Barnala, Punjab |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (from June 2022 till 13 October 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (present) |
| Spouse | Smt. Daljit Kaur |
| Children | 1 Son and 1 Daughter |
| Parent(s) | S. Jang Singh and Smt. Ranjit Kaur |
| Website | Official website |
Balbir Singh Sidhu is the former member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and was ex Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Labour in Punjab Government.[1][2]
Career
He joined the Indian National Congress in the '90s and served as Joint Secretary, Vice president, and Senior Vice president of the Punjab Youth Congress Committee. He was also appointed in charge of Congress during Lok Sabha election 1999 in Punjab.
In 2007 Punjab assembly election he won from Kharar Assembly constituency by defeating Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Jasjit Singh.[3] Again won from S. A. S. Nagar Assembly constituency in 2012 and then in 2017 elections.[4]
He joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 4 June 2022 along with Raj Kumar Verka, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Sundar Sham Arora, and others at the party office in Chandigarh.[5]
References
- ^ Members Official website of Punjab Legislative Assembly. 24 March 2020.
- ^ Council of Ministers of Punjab punjab.gov.in. 24 March 2020.
- ^ Kharar Assembly constituency www.elections.in. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ S A S nagar Assembly election resultuniversity.com.
- ^ "Tip of iceberg: Captain Amarinder Singh as Congress logs 5 defections in Punjab".