Vijay Singla is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Mansa Assembly constituency in the

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. He was the Minister of Health and Family welfare and Medical education, Govt of Punjab between March–May 2022. He is a member of the

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. He was one of 3 ministers under AAP govt arrested in corruption. He was elected as the MLA in the

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Career

Member of Legislative Assembly

Singla was elected as the MLA in the

. He represented the Mansa Assembly constituency in the

. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the

sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly Election for the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly was held in the Indian state of Punjab. Polling was done on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes declaration of results was done on 10 ...

by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the

. MP

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was sworn in as

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on 16 March 2022.

Cabinet minister

Singla took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan in

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. Eight ministers including Singla who took oath were greenhorn (first term) MLAs. As a cabinet minister in the

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, Singla was given the charge of two departments of the Punjab Government: # Department of Health and Family Welfare # Department of Medical Education and Research On May 24, 2022, Chief Minister

removed Singla from the cabinet ministry after charges of corruption against him came up to the notice of CM. Punjab Police was ordered by the CM to investigate the case. He was arrested by the Punjab Police. An employee of the Punjab Health System Corporation had complained against Singla and his assistant. Mohali court has sent Singla on 14 day judicial custody till the next hearing on 10 June.

Electoral performance

References

{{Authority control Living people Punjab, India MLAs 2022–2027 Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Punjab, India Year of birth missing (living people) People from Mansa district, India Mann ministry