Chetan Singh Jouramajra is an Indian politician, and a member of Aam Aadmi Party. He is Member of Legislative Assembly from Samana, was elected in 2022 Punjab assembly elections, and also serves as a president of Patiala district rural unit of the party.[1] In 2019, he was shot saving a girl from kidnapping. In 2022, he won in Samana by margin of 39,713.[2]
Chetan Singh Jauramajra | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab | |
| In office 8 Jan 2023 – 23 Sept 2024 | |
| Cabinet | Mann ministry |
| Chief Minister | Bhagwant Mann |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rajinder Singh |
| Constituency | Samana |
| President of Patiala (rural), AAP Punjab | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Constituency | Samana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Parent |
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| Residence(s) | Lutkimajra, Samana, India |
Early life
editChetan Singh was born in 1967 to father Gurdev Singh.[3]
Political career
editChetan Singh was appointed the president of Patiala district rural unit of Aam Aadmi Party.
In March 2019, Chetan Singh was shot by unidentified assailants while he tried to prevent kidnapping a girl in Tarn Taran Sahib. He was shot near neck, and was admitted to a hospital in Amritsar.[4] Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi questioned the law & order situation of Punjab, following the incident.[5] On 15 March 2019, AAP delegation met Punjab CEO, Karuna Raju regarding the incident.[6][7] In October 2020, his images from the incident were linked to another incident and went viral in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.[8]
On 10 December 2021, he was announced as the candidate for Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Samana Assembly constituency in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections.[9] He filed the nomination from the constituency on 28 January 2022.[3] He secured 74,375 votes, and defeated cabinet ministers Surjit Singh Rakhra of SAD with margin of 39,713 votes, and Rajinder Singh of INC.[2][10] The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[11]
He has been appointed Cabinet Minister in Government of Punjab, India on 4 July 2022.[12]
Member of Legislative Assembly
edit- Member (2022–23) House Committee[13]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities[14]
Cabinet Minister
edit5 MLAs including Chetan Singh Jauramajra were inducted into the cabinet and their swearing in ceremony took place on 4 July 2022.[15] On 5 July, Bhagwant Mann announced the expansion of his cabinet of ministers with five new ministers to the departments of Punjab state government. Chetan Singh Jauramajra was among the inducted ministers and was given the charge of following departments.[16]
On 7 January 2023, during the cabinet reshuffle, he was given the charge of new following portfolios.
Punjab Health Minister
editOn 5 July Jauramajra was appointed the health Minister in the Punjab cabinet.[16]
Jauramajra had received multiple complaints about the lack of cleanliness in the hospital wards. On 29 July 2022, he visited the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) for an inspection accompanied by journalists. During the visit Raj Bahadur, the vice chancellor was asked to lie down on the bed for patients to which he complied. The poor condition of the mattress is then shown. Bahadur resigned next day.[17] In August 2022 he ordered to take strict actions against food adulteration.[18]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Chetan Singh Jormajra[19] | 74,375 | 50.14 | ||
| SAD | Surjit Singh Rakhra | 34662 | 23.37 | ||
| INC | Rajinder Singh[20] | 23576 | 15.89 | ||
| PLC | Surinder Singh Kherki | 5084 | 3.43 | ||
| SAD(A) | Hardeep Singh | 3833 | 2.58 |  1.33
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| NOTA | None of the above | 1107 | 0.75 | ||
| Majority | 39713 | 26.77 | |||
| Turnout | 148335 | 76.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 193,141 | [21] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | |||||
References
edit- ^ "AAP releases second list of candidates for Punjab Assembly elections". Business Standard. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Samana, Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates". India Today. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Election Commission of India". affidavit.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "AAP leader shot at in Tarn Taran while trying to save girl from 'kidnapping'". The Tribune. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Arvind Kejriwal [@ArvindKejriwal] (14 March 2019). "AAP Patiala distt president Chetan Singh fired upon & injured while trying to save a girl from some men who were trying to abduct her" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 February 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Pioneer, The. "AAP meets Pb CEO regarding attack on AAP leader, says law & order situation turns worse". The Pioneer. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Law and order situation in the state has gone from bad to worst in state- Bhagwant Mann | Despardestimes". 14 March 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Old photos of AAP leader injured while saving girl in Punjab shared as recent incident from UP". Alt News. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "AAP announces 30 more candidates for Punjab election". The Tribune. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Samana Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates:Chetan Singh Jouramajra of AAP Wins". News18. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Title = Punjab cabinet expansion: Aman Arora, Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Fauja Singh Sarari, Anmol Gagan Mann and Chetan Singh Jourmajra took oath in Punjabi.| URL = https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-cabinet-expansion-who-are-the-5-new-ministers-in-bhagwant-mann-govt-101656936575557.html | access date = 2022-07-04
- ^ "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann expands Cabinet, 5 MLAs inducted as ministers". Free Press Journal. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Punjab Cabinet expansion: Anmol Gagan gets tourism; Indervir Nijjar local bodies, Chetan Singh health". Tribune India News Service. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Top Hospital Official Resigns Day After "Public Humiliation" By Punjab Minister". NDTV.com. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Check food adulteration: Punjab Health Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.