Kewal Singh Dhillon is an Indian politician and member of

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

since June 2022.

Early life and education

Dhillon was born on 16 May 1950 in the village of Tallewal,

Barnala Barnala is a city in the state of Punjab of India. Barnala city serves as the headquarters of the Barnala district which was formed in 2006. Prior to formation of Barnala district, this city was located in Sangrur district. It is situated ne ...

. He got his preliminary education in Barnala and was also brought up there.

Career

Congress

He was also senior vice-president of

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(PPCC), who was a member of the

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(2012–17) for the constituency of Barnala representing the

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and also contested from

Sangrur Sangrur is a city in Sangrur district of the Indian state of Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of Sangrur District. Geography Sangrur is located at . It has an average elevation of 237 metres (778 feet). Climate Health s ...

unsuccessfully in the

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Bharatiya Janta Party

He joined

on 4 June 2022 along with

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, Balbir Singh Sidhu,

Gurpreet Singh Kangar Gurpreet Singh Kangar is an Indian politician from Punjab, India. He was a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and was also a minister in Second Amarinder Singh ministry. He had won the assembly election as a member of Indian National Congres ...

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, and others at the party office in

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

Electoral performance

References

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