Vijay Singla is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Mansa Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He was the Minister of Health and Family welfare and Medical education, Govt of Punjab between March–May 2022. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2]
Vijay Singla | |
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 Vijay Singla in 2022 | |
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nazar Singh Manshahia |
| Constituency | Mansa |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab | |
| In office 19 March 2022 – 24 May 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Bhagwant Mann |
| Department |
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| Preceded by | Om Parkash Soni, Raj Kumar Verka |
| Succeeded by | Bhagwant Mann |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Residence | Punjab |
He was one of 3 ministers under AAP govt arrested in corruption. He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3]
Career
editMember of Legislative Assembly
editSingla was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He represented the Mansa Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[4] 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.[5]
Cabinet minister
editSingla took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.[4][6] Eight ministers including Singla who took oath were greenhorn (first term) MLAs.[7]
As a cabinet minister in the Mann ministry, Singla was given the charge of two departments of the Punjab Government:[8]
- Department of Health and Family Welfare
- Department of Medical Education and Research
On May 24, 2022, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann removed Singla from the cabinet ministry after charges of corruption against him came up to the notice of CM. Punjab Police was ordered by the CM to investigate the case.[9] He was arrested by the Punjab Police.[10][11] An employee of the Punjab Health System Corporation had complained against Singla and his assistant. Mohali court has sent Singla on 14 day judicial custody till the next hearing on 10 June.[12]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Vijay Singla[14] | 100,023 | 57.57 | 
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| INC | Sidhu Moosewala | 36,700 | 21.12 | 
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| SAD | Prem Arora | 27,180 | 15.64 | ||
| SAD(A) | Rajinder Singh | 4,089 | 2.35 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1099 | 0.63 | ||
| Majority | 63323 | 36.45 | |||
| Turnout | 173756 | 79.25 | |||
| Registered electors | 219,264 | [15] | |||
| AAP hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise". Financialexpress. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "The playing 11: CM Bhagwant Mann's cabinet ministers". The Indian Express. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Ten Punjab ministers to take oath on Saturday". Tribuneindia News Service. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "25,000 Government Jobs For Punjab: New Chief Minister's 1st Decision". NDTV.com. Press Trust of India. 19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "In Mann's first list of Cabinet ministers, 8 greenhorn MLAs". The Indian Express. 19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab portfolios announced; CM Mann keeps Home and Vigilance, Cheema gets Finance, Singla Health, Harbhajan Power". Tribuneindia News Service. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab health minister sacked over corruption charges; was asking for kickbacks in tender". Tribuneindia News Service. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Bhagwant Mann sacks Punjab health minister Vijay Singla: 'AAP an honest party'". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Two months ago, sacked Punjab minister Vijay Singla had warned of zero tolerance for corruption". The Indian Express. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Sacked Punjab minister Vijay Singla sent in 14-day judicial custody". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 March 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 General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.