Rana Gurjeet Singh
Rana Gurjeet Singh | |
|---|---|
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] | |
Rana Gurjeet Singh (born 19 April 1952) is current MLA of Punjab from
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
The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rana Gurjeet Singh | 44,096 | 42.94 |  10.81
| |
| AAP | Manju Rana[4] | 36,792 | 35.82 |  18.59
| |
| 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
| |
| Majority | 7,304 | 7.12 | 20.35
| ||
| Turnout | 1,02,700 | 68.51 | 6.18
| ||
| Registered electors | 149,885 | [5] | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Case at behest of Akali leader: Congress MLA | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- 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.
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