Jarnail Singh (politician, born 1981)
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Jarnail Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Constituency | Tilak Nagar |
| In office 28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014 | |
| Preceded by | O P Babbar |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Constituency | Tilak Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1981 Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Sukhjeet Kaur |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Tilak Nagar, West Delhi |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | aapkajarnailsingh |
Jarnail Singh (born 15 March 1981) is an Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) politician. He was elected to the Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi in 2013, in 2015 for Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi and in 2020 for Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He is three times representative for Tilak Nagar constituency.
Personal life[edit]
Jarnail Singh was born on 15 March 1981 in Rampur. He was brought up in Delhi by his father, Harbajan Singh who was a farmer, now a businessman and mother Surjit Kaur. Jarnail Singh completed his education till 12th grade. In the year 2006, he became the General Secretary of Water Purification and treatment equipment manufacturer association (WAPTEMA). In 2010, he married Sukhjeet Kaur. Currently, he is positioned as the Chairman of WAPTEMA.[1]
Career[edit]
Politics[edit]
Punjab Elections 2022[edit]
Jarnail Singh was appointed the in-charge of AAP Punjab unit ahead of the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.[2]
Delhi Elections[edit]
In December 2013, the newly formed Aam Aadmi Party contested elections for the first time and thereby Jarnail Singh won the elections and became the “Youngest Sikh MLA” of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He defeated Rajiv Babbar, the son of 3-time MLA OP Babbar, by over 2000 votes.[3] In the same year, Jarnail was elected as the chairman of the District Development Committee.[4] The AAP minority government dissolved 49 days after the 2013 elections and a period of President's Rule commenced.[5] In 2014, he was appointed the first President of AAP youth wing. [6] At the subsequent elections in February 2015 and 2020, Singh was again elected as MLA for Tilak Nagar.[7]
Activism[edit]
In 2011, Anna Hazare launched the Jan Lokpal movement. Jarnail Singh was involved in this movement.[8]
Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)[edit]
Since 2020, he is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly .
- Chairperson (2022-2023), Committee on Government Undertakings[10]
Electoral performance[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Jarnail Singh[12] | 62,436 | 62.20 | +7.10 | |
| BJP | Rajiv Babbar | 34,407 | 34.28 | -1.65 | |
| INC | Raminder Singh | 1,807 | 1.80 | -5.24 | |
| AAAP | Jarnail Singh | 527 | 0.52 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 522 | 0.52 | +0.07 | |
| Majority | 28,029 | 28.06 | +8.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,00,392 | 63.96 | -6.69 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | +7.10 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "team members of WAPTEMA website".
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Tilak Nagar MLA Jarnail Singh is AAP's in-charge of Punjab". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Sobhana, K. (13 January 2015). "Son score: 1 out of 5". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Member's Profile".
- ^ "President Dissolves Delhi Assembly, Fresh Polls in 2015". Outlook. 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Member's Profile".
- ^ "Tilak Nagar Election Result 2020: AAP's Jarnail Singh wins". Hindustan Times. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Chitlangia, Risha (16 November 2013). "Debut match in Tilak Nagar". The Times of India.
- ^ "Committee System in Legislative Assembly of National Capital Territory of Delhi" (PDF). Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory Of Delhi Composition Of House Committees 2021-2022". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Tilak Nagar Election Result 2020 LIVE Updates". 11 February 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Assembly Election Result 2020: AAP's Jarnail Singh wins in Tilak Nagar". 11 February 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.