Kewal Singh Dhillon
Kewal Singh Dhillon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dhillon in 2019 at Hamidi, Barnala district | |
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 2007 - 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Malkit Singh Keetu |
| Succeeded by | Meet Hayer |
| Constituency | Barnala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1950 Barnala, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (2007-2022) Bharatiya Janata Party (2022 – present) |
| Residence(s) | Barnala, India |
Kewal Singh Dhillon (born 16 May 1950) is an Indian politician from Punjab. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since June 2022. He was an MLA from Barnala till 2017, when he was defeated by Meet Hayer of Aam Aadmi Party[1][2].
Early life and education
[edit]Dhillon was born in the village of Tallewal, Barnala. He got his preliminary education in Barnala and was also brought up there.
Career
[edit]Congress
[edit]He was also senior vice-president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), who was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (2012–17) for the constituency of Barnala representing the INC and also contested from Sangrur unsuccessfully in the 2019 Indian general election.[3][4] In both these elections he lost to Meet Hayer of Aam Aadmi Party[1].
Bharatiya Janta Party
[edit]He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 4 June 2022 along with Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Sunder Sham Arora, and others at the party office in Chandigarh.[5]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer | 47,606 | 35.49 | ||
| INC | Kewal Singh Dhillon | 45,174 | 33.67 | ||
| SAD | Surinder Pal Singh Sibia | 31,111 | 23.19 | ||
| SAD(A) | Simranjit Singh Mann | 5,061 | 3.77 | ||
| BSP | Paramjit Kaur | 2,369 | 1.77 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 889 | 0.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 171,962 | [7] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Bhagwant Mann | 413,561 | 37.40 |  11.07
| |
| INC | Kewal Singh Dhillon | 303,350 | 27.43 |  9.93
| |
| SAD | Parminder Singh Dhindsa | 263,498 | 23.83 | 5.40
| |
| SAD(A) | Simranjit Singh Mann | 48,365 | 4.37 | ||
| LIP | Jasraj Singh Longia | 20,087 | 1.82 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,490 | 0.59 | 0.39
| |
| Majority | 1,10,211 | 9.97 | 10.46
| ||
| Turnout | 11,07,256 | 72.40 | |||
| AAP hold | Swing | 10.5
|
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD(A) | Simranjit Singh Mann | 253,154 | 35.61 | 31.24
| |
| AAP | Gurmail Singh | 247,332 | 34.79 | 2.61
| |
| INC | Dalvir Singh Goldy | 79,668 | 11.21 | 16.22
| |
| BJP | Kewal Singh Dhillon | 66,298 | 9.33 | New | |
| SAD | Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur Rajoana | 44,428 | 6.25 | 17.58
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2471 | 0.35 | ||
| Majority | 6,245 | 0.88 | |||
| Turnout | 7,10,919 | 45.3% | 27.1
| ||
| Registered electors | 15,69,240 | [9] | |||
| SAD(A) gain from AAP | Swing | 16.92
|
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly Elections 2017 !!". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Jathedar (16 March 2017). "Punjab Legislative Assembly Election Results 2017 Party Wise Result". Let's Discuss Online. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Kewal Singh Dhillon". myneta.info. Association for Democratic Reforms. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ Kamal, Neel (23 May 2013). "Perks of power: India's less known but moneyed politicians". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Tip of iceberg: Captain Amarinder Singh as Congress logs 5 defections in Punjab".
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "5-cornered contest for Sangrur Lok Sabha byelection". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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