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Daljit Singh Grewal

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Daljit Singh Grewal
MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2022
Preceded bySanjeev Talwar
ConstituencyLudhiana East
Personal details
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Residence Ludhiana
ProfessionPolitician

Daljit Singh Grewal is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Ludhiana East Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2] He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3]

Political career

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Daljit Singh Grewal started his political career in 2008 by contesting Ludhiana Municipal Elections as an independent candidate. He registered an easy win and became councilor of Ward No.8. Daljit Singh soon became popular as a political figure. He then filed as an independent candidate in 2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections from Ludhiana East constituency.[4] Under the election symbol letter box he got more than 20 thousand votes but gradually lost to Akali Dal's Ranjit Singh Dhillon. In the next Municipal Elections he was again elected as councilor of Ward No. 8 and he got highest lead in the city. In 2014 he joined Team Insaaf led by Simarjit Singh Bains. They protested against the at time Akali Dal's government and raised question against illegal works of mining, transportation and many more issues.

In 2016, Daljit Singh Grewal parted ways with Team Insaaf and joined Aam Aadmi Party. He was given party ticket from Ludhiana East for 2017 Punjab Assembly Elections.[5] He got second highest votes and lost to Congress’ Sanjay Talwar by 1581 votes. After the elections he was made Aam Aadmi Ludhiana Urban's president.[6] In 2018 Ludhiana Municipal Elections, his wife Balwinder Grewal contested and was chosen as councilor of Ward Number 11.[7]

In 2019 he left AAP.[8] This came as a huge shock to AAP. He later joined INC. But his time at INC came short due to bad leadership of Capt. Amrinder Singh led government. After 2 years stay at INC he again joined AAP. Raghav Chadha and other senior leaders were present at his joining day.[9]

MLA

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In 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election he was again chosen as AAP's candidate from Ludhiana East.[10] He won the elections by lead of 35873 votes and became MLA of Ludhiana East.[11] 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.

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Electoral performance

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Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Ludhiana East[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Daljit Singh Grewal 68,682 47.54 Increase15.74
INC Sanjeev Talwar 32,760 22.67 Decrease10.36
SAD Ranjit Singh Dhillon 20,369 14.1 Decrease17.6
BJP Jagmohan Sharma 18,074 12.51 New
SAD(A) Jaswant Singh Cheema 1795 1.24 Increase0.74
NOTA None of the above
NOTA None of the above 809 0.56 Decrease0.24
Majority 35,922 24.87
Turnout 1,44,481
Registered electors 217,819 [15]
AAP gain from INC Swing

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 | Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections". News18. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Ludhiana East 2012". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Punjab elections 2022: AAP candidates full list". Financialexpress. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Daljeet Grewal is AAP's Ludhiana city chief". Hindustan Times. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ^ Majeed, Shariq (27 February 2018). "Ludhiana MC elections 2018: Ward-wise list of winners". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  8. ^ Majeed, Shariq (12 April 2019). "Ludhiana: AAP leader Daljeet Singh Grewal quits party". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Daljit Grewal rejoins AAP ahead of 2022 polls". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  10. ^ "AAP announces candidates for five more constituencies". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Ludhiana East, Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates". India Today. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  13. ^ "Vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  14. ^ "Results of 2022 Punjab Elections in Ludhiana East". Election Commission of India. 10 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
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Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
from Ludhiana East Assembly constituency

2022
Incumbent