Jasvir Singh Deol (born 1968/1969) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the

2019 Alberta general election The 2019 Alberta general election was held on April 16, 2019, to elect 87 members to the 30th Alberta Legislature. In its first general election contest, the Jason Kenney-led United Conservative Party (UCP) won 54.88% of the popular vote and 63 ...

to the

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representing the

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. He was previously the

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candidate for the riding of Edmonton Mill Woods during the 2015 Canadian election. Born and raised in

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

, Deol immigrated to Canada from India in 1993. Deol serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Multiculturalism for the

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Caucus.

Electoral record

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