Daljit Singh Grewal
Daljit Singh Grewal | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sanjeev Talwar |
| Constituency | Ludhiana East |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Ludhiana |
| Profession | Politician |
Daljit Singh Grewal is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Ludhiana East Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2] He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3]
Political career
Daljit Singh Grewal started his political career in 2008 by contesting Ludhiana Municipal Elections as an independent candidate. He registered an easy win and became councilor of Ward No.8. Daljit Singh soon became popular as a political figure. He then filed as an independent candidate in 2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections from Ludhiana East constituency.[4] Under the election symbol letter box he got more than 20 thousand votes but gradually lost to Akali Dal's Ranjit Singh Dhillon. In the next Municipal Elections he was again elected as councilor of Ward No. 8 and he got highest lead in the city. In 2014 he joined Team Insaaf led by Simarjit Singh Bains. They protested against the at time Akali Dal's government and raised question against illegal works of mining, transportation and many more issues.
In 2016, Daljit Singh Grewal parted ways with Team Insaaf and joined Aam Aadmi Party. He was given party ticket from Ludhiana East for 2017 Punjab Assembly Elections.[5] He got second highest votes and lost to Congress’ Sanjay Talwar by 1581 votes. After the elections he was made Aam Aadmi Ludhiana Urban's president.[6] In 2018 Ludhiana Municipal Elections, his wife Balwinder Grewal contested and was chosen as councilor of Ward Number 11.[7]
In 2019 he left AAP.[8] This came as a huge shock to AAP. He later joined INC. But his time at INC came short due to bad leadership of Capt. Amrinder Singh led government. After 2 years stay at INC he again joined AAP. Raghav Chadha and other senior leaders were present at his joining day.[9]
MLA
In
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Questions & References[12]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Co-operation and its allied activities[13]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Daljit Singh Grewal | 68,682 | 47.54 |  15.74
| |
| INC | Sanjeev Talwar | 32,760 | 22.67 |  10.36
| |
| SAD | Ranjit Singh Dhillon | 20,369 | 14.1 | 17.6
| |
BJP
|
Jagmohan Sharma | 18,074 | 12.51 | New | |
SAD(M)
|
Jaswant Singh Cheema | 1795 | 1.24 | 0.74
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | 809 | 0.56 | 0.24
| |
| Majority | 35,922 | 24.87 | |||
| Turnout | 1,44,481 | ||||
| Registered electors | 217,819 | [15] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
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- ^ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Ludhiana East 2012". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab elections 2022: AAP candidates full list". Financialexpress. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Daljeet Grewal is AAP's Ludhiana city chief". Hindustan Times. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Majeed, Shariq (27 February 2018). "Ludhiana MC elections 2018: Ward-wise list of winners". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Majeed, Shariq (12 April 2019). "Ludhiana: AAP leader Daljeet Singh Grewal quits party". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Daljit Grewal rejoins AAP ahead of 2022 polls". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP announces candidates for five more constituencies". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Ludhiana East, Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates". India Today. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "Results of 2022 Punjab Elections in Ludhiana East". Election Commission of India. 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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