Daljit Singh was an Indian politician who served in the

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following the 1951 election. Singh stood as the

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candidate in the

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constituency. He won the seat, having obtained 5,870 votes (81.21% of the votes in the constituency).Election Commission of India.
STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF DELHI
' Singh lived on Queensway in

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.
Vidura
', Vol. 37. C. Sarkar., 2000. p. 12 He was the youngest brother of

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.Khushwant Singh.
Truth, Love and a Little Malice: An Autobiography
'. ondon Penguin Books .a. 2003. p. 174 His ex-wife, Dip Singh (whose sister, Amarjit, was married to Daljit's brother, Bhagwant Singh) was married to journalist, Charles Wheeler and were the parents of barrister

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, famously known as the ex-wife of former

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