Politician Baljinder Kaur
Baljinder Kaur is an Indian politician and member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Talwandi Sabo Assembly constituency.
She is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Balj Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jeetmohinder Singh Sidhu |
| Constituency | Talwandi Sabo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1986 Jaga Ram Tirath Talwandi Sabo, Punjab |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Sukhraj Singh |
| Parent(s) | Darshan Singh and Ranjit Kaur |
Personal life
Kaur did her M. Phil. from Punjabi University, Patiala in 2009. Before entering politics she was a professor of English at Mata Gujri College at Fatehgarh Sahib. She married Sukhraj Singh in February 2019; he is also a politician from Aam Aadmi Party. She has one daughter.
Political career
In 2011 Kaur joined the Indian anti-corruption movement and in 2012 joined Aam Aadmi Party. The first time she contested bypoll election from Talwandi Sabo Assembly constituency in 2014 but lost the election.
Member of Legislative Assembly
First term (2017-2022)
She was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly in the 2017 election she defeated Jeetmohinder Singh of Shiromani Akali Dal with a margin of 19,293 votes.
In the 2019 Indian general election in Punjab she was declared the candidate from Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency by the party. However she lost the election and stood at third place.
She was the president of the women's wing of AAP Punjab.
- Member (2020–21) Committee on Government Assurances
- Member Library Committee
- Member Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Second term (2022-present)
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.
- Chairperson (2022–23) Committee on Questions & References
Electoral Performance for Punjab Assembly
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Baljinder Kaur | 54,553 | 42.67 | ||
| INC | Khusbaz Singh Jatana | 35260 | 27.58 | ||
| SAD | Jeetmohinder Singh Sidhu | 34473 | 26.96 | ||
| BSP | Harjindar Singh Mithan | 1346 | 1.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 578 | 0.45 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 128426 | 85.99 | |||
| Registered electors | 149,354 | ||||
| AAP gain from SAD | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Baljinder Kaur | 48,753 | 37.04 | ||
| INC | Khushbaz Singh Jatana | ||||
| SAD | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | 15252 | 11.58 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| AAP hold | |||||
References
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