Summary
Rana Gurjeet Singh (born 19 April 1952) is current MLA of Punjab from Kapurthala Assembly constituency. He represented the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab from 2004 to 2009 and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. Rana Gurjeet Singh migrated to Punjab in the year 1986 and set up a kraft-based paper mill in dist. Ropar. He later went on to set up a sugar mill in Buttar Sivia village of Amritsar district and various other industries.
Rana Gurjeet Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2002 | |
| Constituency | Kapurthala |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Balbir Singh |
| Succeeded by | Santokh Singh Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Jalandhar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1956 Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse | Rana Rajbans Kaur |
| Children | Two sons (including Rana Inder Pratap Singh) |
| Residence | Chandigarh |
As of 17 May, 2009 Source: [1] | |
He has built a political career for himself when he won his first M.L.A. election in Kapurthala, Punjab. He has since been elected as a M.P. from Jalandhar and has won the Kapurthala MLA seat numerous times. He represents the constituency of Kapurthala today as an MLA and is an ex-Minister in the Punjab cabinet.
On 25 December 2016, a criminal complaint against Singh was filed for an alleged assault against Kulwinder Singh Babbal, Bholath Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly election. However, Ranjit Singh Rana went to become INC candidate from Bholath.[1] Later, Rana Gurjeet Singh claimed on 29 December that the complaint was filed on behalf of a Shiromani Akali Dal leader. Accused of pocketing sand mine contracts worth crores on his staff's names, Punjab Power & Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjit Singh has finally resigned in January 2018.
MLA edit
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.[2]
Electoral performance edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rana Gurjeet Singh | 44,096 | 42.94 |  10.81
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| AAP | Manju Rana[4] | 36,792 | 35.82 |  18.59
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| BSP | Devinder Singh Dhapai | 8,627 | 8.4 | New | |
| BJP | Ranjit Singh Khojewal | 6,745 | 6.57 | New | |
| SAD(A) | Narinder Singh | 3,807 | 3.71 | 3.13
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 622 | 0.61 | 0.02
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| Majority | 7,304 | 7.12 | 20.35
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| Turnout | 1,02,700 | 68.51 | 6.18
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| Registered electors | 149,885 | [5] | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Case at behest of Akali leader: Congress MLA | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Election 2022: Complete List of AAP Candidates, Check Names HERE". www.india.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links edit
- Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website