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Charanjit Singh Channi

Charanjit Singh Channi [1] (born 15 March 1963) is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Punjab. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.[2] He is serving as a Member of the Lok Sabha from Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency since 4 June 2024.[3][4] He was also Minister of Technical Education and Training in Second Amarinder Singh ministry and leader of the opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[2]

Charanjit Singh Channi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded bySushil Kumar Rinku
ConstituencyJalandhar
Majority1,75,993
16th Chief Minister of Punjab
In office
20 September 2021 – 16 March 2022
Preceded byAmarinder Singh
Succeeded byBhagwant Mann
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
30 January 2007 – 16 March 2022
Preceded bySatwant Kaur
Succeeded byCharanjit Singh
ConstituencyChamkaur Sahib
Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab
In office
16 March 2017 – 18 September 2021
GovernorV. P. Singh Badnore
Banwarilal Purohit
Chief MinisterAmarinder Singh
Ministry
  • Technical Education & Industrial Training.
  • Employment Generation.
  • Tourism and Cultural Affairs
Leader of opposition of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
11 December 2015 – 11 November 2016
Preceded bySunil Jakhar
Succeeded byHarvinder Singh Phoolka
Personal details
Born (1963-03-15) 15 March 1963 (age 61)[1]
Chamkaur, Punjab, India
Political party Indian National Congress
SpouseDr. Kamaljit Kaur
Children2
Residence(s)Kharar, SAS Nagar, Mohali
Alma materPanjab University (B.A., L.L.B., PhD) and Punjab Technical University (MBA)
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Early life and education

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Channi was born in the village of Makrauna Kalan, Punjab.[2] He belongs to the Sikh Community.[5][6][7][8][9][10] He studied law at Panjab University and has an MBA from PTU Jalandhar.[2] He was awarded PhD in the 70th convocation of Panjab University (PU) by Vice Chancellor Renu Vig in political science in topic related to Indian National Congress with Professor Emanual Nahar as his guide. Now he is PhD Holder in Political Science.[11]

Early political career

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Kharar municipal council

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Channi started his political career as a municipal councillor from a ward in Kharar and was elected as the president of the Kharar municipal council in 2002.[12]

Leader of opposition

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Channi was leader of opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2016.[2]

Cabinet minister

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He was Minister of Technical Education and Training in Second Amarinder Singh ministry.[2]

Chief Minister of Punjab

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Main article: Channi ministry

In September 2021, he succeeded Captain Amarinder Singh as Chief Minister of Punjab after the latter's resignation.[2][13] He is the first Dalit Sikh Chief Minister of Punjab.[14][15][16][17] Commentators suggested that Punjab's large Dalit population and attempts by other parties to appeal to it may have influenced Congress's choice of Channi as Singh's successor.[18][19]

On 26 September fifteen new ministers were sworn in; several ministers from the Second Amarinder Singh ministry were retained.[20][21]

Soon after taking office, Channi made several policy announcements. On 21 September he promised action concerning a sacrilege case and said that the electricity bills of water works schemes would be waived and connections would be restored.[22] On 23 September he stated "Class D" government jobs would be regularised; they were previously outsourced.[23] In November 2021, Channi inaugurated his dream project Dastaan-e-Shahadat theme park at Chamkaur Sahib.[24]

On 24 December 2021, Channi approved setting up Punjab State Commission for General Category.[25] Congress leader Navjot Dahiya was appointed its first chairman.[26] On 30 December 2021, Channi started free bus travel for students.[27]

5 January 2022 episode

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On 5 January 2022, in Firozpur district PM Narendra Modi's cavalcade was stranded for 15–20 minutes on flyover as protesting farmers blocked the Moga-Firozpur highway near Piarenana village far away while he was en route to Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial.[28][29] Criticized by Bharatiya Janata Party, Channi denied any security lapse and stated he will recite Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra for PM's safety.[30] In February 2022, Channi alleged that Modi has taken revenge by denying permission for his helicopter to fly from Chandigarh.[31]

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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At the end of the legislative assembly term, Channi was appointed the Chief Ministerial candidate of Congress for the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. Navjot Singh Sidhu was the other contender expecting to be the CM candidate.[32] The official campaign was named Sada Channi, Sada CM (Our Channi, Our CM).[33] Official campaign song Channi Karda Masle Hal by singer Surmandeep Mansa was launched in February 2022.[34]

He contested the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur legislative assembly constituencies, but lost both the seats to his opponents from the Aam Aadmi Party.[35] On 11 March 2022, Channi submitted his resignation to Governor.[36] On 21 March 2022, he met and congratulated his successor Bhagwant Mann.[37]

Electoral performance

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2024 Indian general election: Jalandhar

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Source:[38]

2024 Indian general election: Jalandhar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Charanjit Singh Channi 390,053 39.43  11.99
BJP Sushil Kumar Rinku 2,14,060 21.64  6.46
AAP Pawan Kumar Tinu 2,08,889 21.12  12.93
SAD Mohinder Singh Kaypee 67,911 6.87  10.98
BSP Balwinder Kumar 64,941 6.57 New
SAD(A) Sarabjit Singh Khalsa 19,284 1.95  0.34
CPI(M) Purshottam Lal Bilga 5,958 0.6 New
Majority 175,993 17.79  11.18
Turnout 989,107 59.70  5.00
INC gain from AAP Swing  11.99

Assembly elections from Chamkaur Sahib

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This section is transcluded from Chamkaur Sahib Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
Assembly Election, 2012: Chamkaur Sahib
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Charanjit Singh Channi 54,640 41.26
SAD Jagmeet Kaur 50,981 38.50
PPoP Gurpreet Singh 13,408 10.12
BSP Rajinder Singh 9,164 6.92
IND Haripal 2,877 2.17
Majority 3,659 2.76
Turnout 1,32,430 79.78
INC hold Swing
Assembly Election, 2017: Chamkaur Sahib
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Charanjit Singh Channi 61,060 42.00
AAP Dr. Charanjit Singh 48,752 33.53
SAD Justice Nirmal Singh 31,452 21.63
BSP Rajinder Singh 1,610 1.11
NOTA None of the above 911 0.63
Majority 12,308 8.47
Turnout 1,45,399 77.78
Registered electors 186,932 [39]
INC hold Swing
Assembly Election, 2022: Chamkaur Sahib
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Dr. Charanjit Singh 70,248 47.6
INC Charanjit Singh Channi[40] 62,306 42.22
SAD(A) Lakhvir Singh 6,974 4.73
BSP Ex. AIG Harmohan Singh Sandhu 3,802 2.58
BJP Shri Darshan Singh Shivjot 2,514 1.7
NOTA None of the above 713 0.48
Majority 7,942 5.38
Turnout 1,47,571
Registered electors 1,97,330 [41]
AAP gain from INC Swing

Assembly election from Bhadaur

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In 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election Channi was defeated by Labh Singh Ugoke.[42][43]

This section is transcluded from Bhadaur Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
Assembly Election 2022: Bhadaur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Labh Singh Ugoke[44] 63,967 51.07
INC Charanjit Singh Channi[40] 26,409 21.09
SAD Satnam Singh 21,183 16.91
PLC Dharam Singh Fauji 261 0.21
NOTA None of the above 858 0.69
Majority 37,558 29.98
Turnout
Registered electors 1,57,809 [45]
AAP hold

Personal life and image

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Channi is married to Kamaljit Kaur and has two children.[46] He rode an elephant in the lawns of his house in Kharar.[47]

See also

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References

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