Baljit Kaur
Dr. Baljit Kaur | |
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Social Security, Women and Child Development and Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities[1] | |
Assumed office 19 March 2022 | |
Governor | Banwarilal Purohit |
Cabinet | Mann ministry |
Chief Minister | Bhagwant Mann |
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ajaib Singh Bhatti |
Constituency | Malout |
Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
Personal details | |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Profession | Doctor (eye surgeon) |
Dr. Baljit Kaur is an Indian politician and an eye surgeon. She was elected to the Malout Assembly constituency, Punjab in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[2][3]
Career
She worked as an eye surgeon in the government run Muktsar civil hospital. She resigned from her job and joined AAP.[4][5]
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kaur was elected as the
Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[6] She took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.[7][8] Eight ministers including Kaur who took oath were greenhorn (first term) MLAs.[9]
As a cabinet minister in the Mann ministry Kaur was given the charge of two departments of the Punjab Government:[10]
- Department of Social Justice, Empowerment & Minorities
- Department of Social Security and Development of Women and Children
Electoral performance
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Dr. Baljit Kaur[12] | 77,370 | 55.6 | ||
INC | Rupinder Ruby[13] | 17652 | 12.68 | ||
SAD | Harpreet Singh | 37109 | 26.67 | ||
Majority | 40,261 | 28.93 | |||
Turnout | 139167 | ||||
Registered electors | [14] | ||||
AAP gain from INC | Swing |
References
- ^ "Mann keeps Home, 26 others, gives Finance to Cheema; Mines to Bains". 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "First-time, highly qualified women candidates hit the ground running in south Malwa belt". Hindustan Times. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Malout, Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: AAP's Dr. Baljit Kaur with 77370 defeats SAD's Harpreet Singh". India Today. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Goyal, Divya (12 March 2022). "The Chosen 13: 'Padwoman', Moga's doctor among Punjab's women MLAs". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "The playing 11: CM Bhagwant Mann's cabinet ministers". The Indian Express. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Ten Punjab ministers to take oath on Saturday". Tribuneindia News Service. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "25,000 Government Jobs For Punjab: New Chief Minister's 1st Decision". NDTV.com. Press Trust of India. 19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "In Mann's first list of Cabinet ministers, 8 greenhorn MLAs". The Indian Express. 19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab portfolios announced; CM Mann keeps Home and Vigilance, Cheema gets Finance, Singla Health, Harbhajan Power". Tribuneindia News Service. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "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.