Jarnail Singh (born 15 March 1981) is a politician in the
Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...
(AAP). He was elected to the
Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi in 2013, in 2015 for
Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
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, in 2020 for
Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi
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and in 2025 for
8th Delhi Assembly
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. He is four times representative for
Tilak Nagar constituency.
Personal life
Jarnail Singh was born on 15 March 1981 in Rampur. He was brought up in Delhi by his father, Harbajan Singh who was a farmer, now a businessman and mother Surjit Kaur. Singh completed his education until 12th grade. In the year 2006, he became the General Secretary of Water Purification and treatment equipment manufacturer association (WAPTEMA). In 2010, he married Sukhjeet Kaur. Currently, he is positioned as the Chairman of WAPTEMA.
Early life and education
Hailing from a middle class family, Jarnail Singh was born on 15 March 1981 in Rampur. He was raised in Delhi by his parents, Harbajan Singh, a farmer-turned-businessman, and Surjit Kaur. Singh completed his education up to the 12th grade. Due to the responsibility of supporting his family, Singh began working as a full-time technician at an air conditioner workshop right after completing his schooling.
Career
Sales Industry
After working as an AC technician for 3 years from 15 years to 18 years of age, Singh transitioned to a role as a salesman for a vacuum cleaner company, responsible for door-to-door promotion and sales.
Water Purification Industry
Jarnail Singh entered the water purification industry in the early years of his career. He started his journey in the industry as a R.O. System Technician and used to perform door to door installation and service of the R.O. Systems. He established a Private Limited Company and started a R.O. System Manufacturing Unit in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. Singh later became the General Secretary of the Water Purification and Treatment Equipment Manufacturer Association (WAPTEMA). Currently, he serves as the Chairman of WAPTEMA.
Politics
Early Involvement
In 2011, when
Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal (; born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, activist and former bureaucrat, who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Delhi. He was the chief minister from 2013 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2024. He is also the national conve ...
along with numerous other activists joined
Anna Hazare
Kisan Baburao "Anna" Hazare (; born 15 June 1937) is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and punish corruption in public life. He was awarded the Padma Bhu ...
to form the India Against Corruption (IAC) group, it brought Singh’s attention and he started participating in the movement, which sparked his interest in social activism. The IAC demanded enactment of the Jan Lokpal Bill, which would result in a strong ombudsman. The campaign evolved into the
2011 Indian anti-corruption movement
The Indian anti-corruption movement, popularly known as Anna Andolan, was a series of demonstrations and protests across India that began in 2011 and was intended to establish strong legislation and enforcement against perceived endemic politic ...
. One of the major criticisms directed at the Jan Lokpal activists was that they had no right to dictate terms to the elected representatives. As a result, Arvind Kejriwal and other activists including Singh decided to enter politics and contest elections.In November 2012, they formally launched the
Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, ) is a List of political parties in India, political party in India. It was founded on 26 November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions, following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement against then gover ...
.
Punjab Elections 2022
Jarnail Singh was appointed the in-charge of AAP Punjab unit ahead of the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.
Delhi Elections
In December 2013, the newly formed Aam Aadmi Party contested elections for the first time and thereby Jarnail Singh won the elections and became the “Youngest Sikh MLA” of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He defeated Rajiv Babbar, the son of 3-time MLA OP Babbar, by over 2000 votes.
In the same year, Jarnail was elected as the chairman of the District Development Committee.
The AAP minority government dissolved 49 days after the 2013 elections and a period of
President's Rule commenced. In 2014, he was appointed the first President of AAP youth wing.
At the
subsequent elections in February 2015, 2020 and 2025, Singh was re-elected elected as MLA for Tilak Nagar.
Activism
In 2011,
Anna Hazare
Kisan Baburao "Anna" Hazare (; born 15 June 1937) is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and punish corruption in public life. He was awarded the Padma Bhu ...
launched the
Jan Lokpal movement. Jarnail Singh was involved in this movement.
Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)
Since 2020, he is an elected member of the
6th Delhi Assembly
The Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted on 14th Feb 2015 after the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier that month. Second Kejriwal ministry was the cabinet during the term of 6th Delhi Assembly.
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,
7th Delhi Assembly
The Seventh Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted on 16 February 2020 after the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 8 February 2020 to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legisl ...
&
8th Delhi Assembly
The Eighth Delhi Legislative Assembly was constituted on 20 February 2025 after the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier on 5 February 2025 and the results were announced on 8 February 2025. It is the legislative ...
.
;
Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly
* Chairperson (2022-2023),
Committee on Government Undertakings
Electoral performance
References
External links
Affidavit
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1981 births
Living people
People from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Delhi MLAs 2013–2015
Delhi MLAs 2015–2020
Delhi MLAs 2020–2025
Aam Aadmi Party MLAs from Delhi
Delhi MLAs 2025–2030