Rana Gurjeet Singh

Rana Gurjeet Singh (born 19 April 1952) is an Indian politician. He is a member of Indian National Congress.

Rana Gurjeet Singh
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2012
ConstituencyKapurthala
Preceded byRaghbir Singh
In office
2002–2004
Preceded byRana Rajbans Kaur
Succeeded bySukhjinder Kaur
Member of Parliament
Preceded byBalbir Singh
Succeeded bySantokh Singh Chaudhary
ConstituencyJalandhar
Personal details
Born (1956-04-19) 19 April 1956
Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand
Political partyINC
SpouseRana Rajbans Kaur
ChildrenTwo sons (including Rana Inder Pratap Singh)
ResidenceChandigarh
As of 17 May, 2009
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Political career

Singh is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Kapurthala Assembly constituency in Punjab. He represented the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab from 2004 to 2009. He has also served as a cabinet minister in Punjab Government.

Controversy

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 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.[2]

Electoral performance
2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election: Kapurthala[3]
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
  1. "Case at behest of Akali leader: Congress MLA | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. "Punjab Election 2022: Complete List of AAP Candidates, Check Names HERE". www.india.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.


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