Jagroop Singh Gill is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Bathinda Urban Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[1]
Jagroop Singh Gill | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Manpreet Singh Badal |
| Constituency | Bathinda Urban |
| Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Residence | Punjab |
Career
editHe has served as municipal councillor for seven terms contesting on Congress ticket.[2][3]
Member of Legislative Assembly
editHe was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He represented the Bathinda Urban 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]
As an elected MLA Gill was entitled to have security cover and an official government vehicle, an Innova car. When he received a call about these, he declined to take the car or security cover. Gill had stated, "I am against VIP culture. I had written a letter requesting not to provide security, but the local police sent a few security personnel. But I don’t take them along. I will again ask them to take back the security personnel. I am a common man and don't need security". The Tribune reported that Gill is seen moving in his Wagon R car without security detail.[6]
- Chairman (2022–23) Committee on Local Bodies[7]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Jagroop Singh Gill[8] | 93,057 | 57.2% | ||
| INC | Manpreet Singh Badal[9] | 29476 | 18.12% | ||
| Majority | 63581 | 39.08 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 229,525 | [10] | |||
References
edit- ^ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Just 2 days after results, AAP MLAs hit the ground running to keep poll promises". The Indian Express. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Will focus on civic issues: Bathinda Urban MLA Jagroop Singh Gill". Tribuneindia News Service. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Bathinda MLA refuses official vehicle, security". Tribuneindia News Service. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 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.