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

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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

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Lok Sabha constituency of

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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. Later, Rana Gurjeet Singh claimed on 29 December that the complaint was filed on behalf of a

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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

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by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the

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. MP

Bhagwant Mann Bhagwant Singh Mann (born 17 October 1973) is an Indian politician and current Chief Minister of Punjab. He leads the cabinet ministry of Punjab and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is a former actor, comedian and satirist. He previous ...

was sworn in as

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on 16 March 2022.

Electoral performance

References

External links

Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha − Parliament of India website
India MPs 2004–2009 1956 births Indian National Congress politicians Living people People from Jalandhar People from Patiala People from Udham Singh Nagar district Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017 Punjab, India MLAs 2017–2022 Punjab, India MLAs 2022–2027 Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India {{PunjabIN-INC-politician-stub