Kulwant Singh (politician)
Kulwant Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Balbir Singh Sidhu |
| Constituency | S. A. S. Nagar |
| Mayor of Mohali | |
| In office 31 August 2015 – 31 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Post Established |
| Succeeded by | Amarjeet Singh Sidhu[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1961 Ropar, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Other political affiliations | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Residence(s) | Mohali, Punjab |
| Profession | Political leader, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/KulwantSinghSAD |
Kulwant Singh is a businessman and politician[2] who is currently a Member of Legislative Assembly from SAS Nagar and is the first Mayor of Mohali (Punjab). He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Early life
He was born into a Ravidasia[3]/Ramdasia Sikh family of an army man at Samana Kalan, Rupnagar, Punjab.[4][5]
He left his village and went to Zirakpur and spent three years weighing trucks and other heavy vehicles. He also rode horse carts through the streets to sell the stock of wheat straw.[6]
Business
Kulwant Singh is a real estate businessman and philanthropist.[7] He is the Managing Director of Janta Land Promoters Ltd. and have turnover of Rs.1500 crore. He also has two commercial buildings which include two shop-cum-offices in Sector 82, Mohali.
He owns plots, residential areas and other properties in various places of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.[citation needed]
Political career
Kulwant Singh represented the ward number 21 as Senior Vice-President of Mohali Municipal Council elections in 1995 for the first time. He was also President of Mohali Municipal Council from 2000 to 2005.[8] In 2015, he became first mayor of Mohali after declaration of the council being upgraded as the municipal corporation.[9] He was a candidate for the Fatehgarh Sahib Constituency on the SAD-BJP ticket in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. Kulwant was one of the richest candidates from Punjab.[10]
Member of Legislative Assembly
He represents the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. 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.[11]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Local Bodies[12]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Subordinate Legislation[13]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities[14]
Electoral performance
-->| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Kulwant Singh[15] | 77134 | 49.7 | ||
| INC | Balbir Singh Sidhu[16] | 43037 | 27.73 | ||
| BJP | Sanjeev Vashisht | 17020 | 10.97 | ||
| SAD | Parvinder Singh Baidwan | 9628 | 6.2 | ||
| Independent | Ravneet Singh Brar | 2971 | 1.91 | ||
| SAD(A) | Balwinder Kaur | 2620 | 1.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1192 | 0.77 | ||
| Majority | 34097 | 21.97 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [17] | ||||
References
- ^ "Amarjeet Singh Sidhu elected Mohali mayor - Chandigarh News". The Times of India. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Mohali's first mayor: Kulwant Singh takes charge, promises bus service, transparency". The Indian Express. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Times, Navhind (26 April 2014). "Kulwant Singh, down to earth, rooted in realty | The Navhind Times". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "SAD's Dalit hopeful richer than Maharaja Amarinder". www.sunday-guardian.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Humble beginnings".[dead link]
- ^ "A rags-to-riches journey". Hindustan Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Dua, Rohan (13 February 2015). "Punjab's richest LS candidate to fight civic polls". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "From Rs 375 a month, Kulwant now has Rs 1,500-cr real estate biz". hindustantimes.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Kulwant Singh is Mohali's first Mayor". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "SAD-BJP's Kulwant Singh richest candidate in fray". The Pioneer. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "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.