Anmol Gagan Maan

Anmol Gagan Maan is an Indian politician minister of Punjab government and Punjabi singer. She is the MLA representing the Kharar Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2] She was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3] Anmol Gagan Maan is also known as Gagandeep Kaur Maan. She is a Punjabi singer known for her Punjabi folk and Bhangra songs.

Anmol Gagan Maan
Maan in 2022
Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab
Assumed office
4 July 2022
CabinetMann ministry
Chief MinisterBhagwant Mann
Ministry and Departments
  • Tourism & Culture Affairs
  • Investment Promotion
  • Labour
  • Removal of Grievances
  • Hospitality
MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2022
ConstituencyKharar
MajorityAam Aadmi Party
Personal details
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
ResidencePunjab
Musical career
Born (1990-02-26) 26 February 1990
Mansa, Punjab, India
Occupation(s)Singer, model
Years activeModel 2004–2013
Singer 2014–present
Websiteanmolgaganmaanmusic.com

Political career

Maan is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. She joined AAP in 2020.[4] She sang the campaign song for AAP, "Bhagat Singh, Kartar Sarabha saare hi ban challe, bhai hun jaago aaiyaan, sarkaar badlan challey, bhai hun jaago aaiyaan". Indian Express called the song a "huge hit during campaigning".[5]

Member of Legislative Assembly

She represents the Kharar Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly.[6] Maan won the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Kharar on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket. She defeated Ranjit Singh Gill of the Shiromani Akali Dal by 37718 votes.[7] 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.[8]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Cabinet Minister

5 MLAs including Anmol Gagan Maan were inducted into the Punjab cabinet and their swearing in ceremony took place on 4 July 2022.[11] On 5 July, Bhagwant Mann announced the expansion of his cabinet of ministers with five new ministers to the departments of Punjab state government. Anmol Gagan Maan was among the inducted ministers and was given the charge of following departments.[12]

  • Tourism & Culture Affairs
  • Investment Promotion
  • Labour
  • Removal of Grievances

Electoral performance
Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Kharar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Anmol Gagan Maan[13] 78,273 44.30
SAD Ranjit Singh Gill 40,388 22.86
INC Vijay Sharma 25,291 14.31
BJP Kamal Deep Singh 15,249 8.63
SAD(A) Lakhvir Singh 7,198 4.07
NOTA None of the above 735 0.42
Majority 37885 21.44
Turnout
Registered electors [14]

Discography

Singles
  • Phullan Wali Gaddi
  • Gal Chakvi
  • Patola (feat. Mixsingh)
  • Shoukeen Jatt
  • Kala Sher (feat. Desi Routz)
  • Sohni
  • Patandar
  • Royal Jatti
  • Jagga (Rang Virse Da)
  • Jagga
  • Jatti (feat. Randy J)

Punjabi (album)
Year Song
2015Velly
2015Kundi Muchh
2015Ghaint Purpose
2015Zamantan
2015Golden Girl
2015Red Fulkari
2015Still Love You
2015Daawedariyan
2015Nach Le Sohniya

References
  1. "Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise". Financialexpress. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. "All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 | Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections". News18. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. "Assembly elections: Banking on Punjabi singers to woo youth". Tribuneindia News Service. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. Goyal, Divya (12 March 2022). "The Chosen 13: 'Padwoman', Moga's doctor among Punjab's women MLAs". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. "Basic amenities will be provided to all: Kharar MLA Anmol Gagan Mann". Tribuneindia News Service. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  7. "AAP magic plays out in Mohali district too". Tribuneindia News Service. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  8. "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  10. "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  11. "Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann expands Cabinet, 5 MLAs inducted as ministers". Free Press Journal. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  12. "Punjab Cabinet expansion: Anmol Gagan gets tourism; Indervir Nijjar local bodies, Chetan Singh health". Tribune India News Service. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  13. "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  14. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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