Kewal Singh Dhillon is an Indian politician and 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].
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 |
Early life and education
editDhillon was born on 16 May 1950 in the village of Tallewal, Barnala. He got his preliminary education in Barnala and was also brought up there.
Career
editCongress
editHe 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
editHe 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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