Jarnail Singh (politician, born 1981)
- Not to be confused with Jarnail Singh (born 1973), another AAP politician and former journalist.
Jarnail Singh | |
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| MLA, Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi | |
| In office 2015 – January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | O P Babbar |
| Constituency | Tilak Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1981 |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Sukhjeet Kaur |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Delhi |
| Occupation | Politician & Businessman |
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Jarnail Singh is an Indian politician and former member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He is a former MLA from Tilak Nagar assembly constituency .
Early life and career
Jarnail Singh was born in Rampur, India, on March 15, 1981.[1]
Political Life
In 2011, Anna Hazare launched the “Indian Anti-corruption movement". Jarnail Singh was involved in the Jan Lokpal movement.[2] In 2013, the newly formed Aam Aadmi Party contested elections for the first time and thereby Jarnail Singh won the elections and became the “Youngest Sikh MLA” of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He contested the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections as an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate. He defeated Rajiv Babbar, the son of 3-time MLA OP Babbar, by over 2000 votes.[3] However, this newly formed minority government dissolved within 49 days. Once again in February 2015, the elections were re-contested and Jarnail Singh was again appointed as MLA(for the 2nd time).
References
- ^ a b "Profile on Delhi Assembly website". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Risha Chitlangia (16 November 2013). "Debut match in Tilak Nagar". The Times of India.
- ^ Sobhana K (13 January 2015). "Son score: 1 out of 5". The Telegraph.