Dr. Balbir Singh

Balbir Singh is an Indian politician from Punjab, who belongs to Aam Aadmi Party.[1] He has taken the oath of cabinet minister of Punjab and given the portfolio of Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Research and Elections on 7th January 2023.[2]

Balbir Singh
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
16 March 2022
Preceded byBrahm Mohindra
ConstituencyPatiala Rural
Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab
Assumed office
07 January 2023
CabinetMann ministry
Chief MinisterBhagwant Mann
Departments
  • Health and Family Welfare
  • Medical Education and Research
  • Elections
Preceded byChetan Singh Jauramajra
Convener of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab
In office
21 March 2018 – 31 January 2019
Preceded byBhagwant Mann
Succeeded byBhagwant Mann
Co-convener of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab
In office
21 March 2018 – 31 January 2019
Preceded byAman Arora
Succeeded byAman Arora
Personal details
Born1957
Patiala, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Parent
  • Piyara Singh (father)
Alma materPanjab University, Chandigarh

Early life

Before entering politics, he retired as Associate Professor and is presently working as an Eye Surgeon at Patiala. He did his MBBS from Punjab University, Chandigarh in the year of 1979.[1]

He also participated, at the young age, in JP Movement in 1974 and in 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement. Before 2014 Indian general election he joined Aam Aadmi Party.[3]

Political career

He served as the caretaker Convener of Aam Aadmi Party of Punjab[4] after Party’s National Convener Arvind Kejriwal's apology from Bikram Singh Majithia. After the apology, both the Convener and Co-Convener of Party, Bhagwant Mann and Aman Arora respectively, resigned from their posts. Upon this, Balbir Singh was appointed the Co-convener and caretaker Convener of Party’s Punjab unit.[5]

In 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, Party announced him as candidate against Amarinder Singh from Patiala Rural Assembly constituency but he lost and stood at second place with more than 20,000 votes.[6]

Member of Legislative Assembly

He represents the Patiala Rural 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.[7]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Electoral performance
Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Patiala[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Amarinder Singh 72,586 68.98
AAP Dr. Balbir Singh 20,179 19.18
SAD Gen J.J. Singh 11,677 11.1
HSS Kshama Kant Pandey 291 0.28
NOTA None of the above 1,090 1.04
Majority 52,407 49.31
Turnout 1,06,436 67.00
Registered electors 158,855 [11]
INC hold Swing
Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Patiala Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Dr. Balbir Singh[12] 77155 52.05
INC Mohit Mohindra[13]
TBD
Majority 53474 36.08
Turnout
Registered electors [14]

References
  1. Balbir Singh, candidate id
  2. Service, Tribune News. "Dr Balbir is Punjab's new Health Minister". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. Save your seat AAP nominee dares captain
  4. Dr. Balbir Singh to run State AAP
  5. Once at helm AAP co-convener is missing from action
  6. Assembly election 2017, Punjab, Patiala Rural
  7. "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  8. "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  9. "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  10. Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  11. Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  12. "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  13. "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.
  14. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.


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