Balbir Singh (Punjab politician)
Balbir Singh | |
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| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Brahm Mohindra |
| Constituency | Patiala Rural |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 07 January 2023 | |
| Cabinet | Mann ministry |
| Chief Minister | Bhagwant Mann |
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| Preceded by | Chetan Singh Jauramajra |
| Acting Convener of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab | |
| In office 21 March 2018 – 31 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bhagwant Mann |
| Succeeded by | Bhagwant Mann |
| Co-convener of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab | |
| In office 21 March 2018 – 31 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Aman Arora |
| Succeeded by | Aman Arora |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 Patiala, India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
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| Alma mater | Panjab University, Chandigarh |
Balbir Singh is an Indian politician from Punjab, who belongs to Aam Aadmi Party.[1] He has taken the oath of cabinet minister of Punjab and given the portfolio of Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Research and Elections on 7th January 2023.[2]
Early life
Before entering politics, he retired as Associate Professor and is presently working as an Eye Surgeon at Patiala. He did his MBBS from Punjab University, Chandigarh in the year of 1979.[1]
He also participated, at the young age, in JP Movement in 1974 and in 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement. Before 2014 Indian general election he joined Aam Aadmi Party.[3]
Political career
He served as the caretaker Convener of Aam Aadmi Party of Punjab[4] after Party’s National Convener Arvind Kejriwal's apology from Bikram Singh Majithia. After the apology, both the Convener and Co-Convener of Party, Bhagwant Mann and Aman Arora respectively, resigned from their posts. Upon this, Balbir Singh was appointed the Co-convener and caretaker Convener of Party’s Punjab unit.[5]
In 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, Party announced him as candidate against Amarinder Singh from Patiala Rural Assembly constituency but he lost and stood at second place with more than 20,000 votes.[6]
Member of Legislative Assembly
He represents the Patiala Rural Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[7]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Privileges[8]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Local Bodies[9]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amarinder Singh | 72,586 | 68.98 | ||
| AAP | Dr. Balbir Singh | 20,179 | 19.18 | ||
| SAD | Gen J.J. Singh | 11,677 | 11.1 | ||
| HSS | Kshama Kant Pandey | 291 | 0.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,090 | 1.04 | ||
| Majority | 52,407 | 49.31 | |||
| Turnout | 1,06,436 | 67.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 158,855 | [11] | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Dr. Balbir Singh[12] | 77155 | 52.05 | ||
| INC | Mohit Mohindra[13] | ||||
| TBD | |||||
| Majority | 53474 | 36.08 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [14] | ||||
References
- ^ a b Balbir Singh, candidate id
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Dr Balbir is Punjab's new Health Minister". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Save your seat AAP nominee dares captain
- ^ Dr. Balbir Singh to run State AAP
- ^ Once at helm AAP co-convener is missing from action
- ^ Assembly election 2017, Punjab, Patiala Rural
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.