Balbir Singh Sidhu (politician)

Balbir Singh Sidhu is the former member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and was ex Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Labour in Punjab Government.[1][2]

Balbir Singh Sidhu
Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Labour, Punjab
In office
16 March 2018 – 18 September 2021
Chief MinisterCapt. Amarinder Singh
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
2007–2012
Preceded byBir Devinder Singh
Succeeded byJagmohan Singh Kang
ConstituencyKharar
In office
2012 – 10 March 2022
Succeeded byKulwant Singh
ConstituencyS. A. S. Nagar
Personal details
Born (1959-04-01) April 1, 1959 (age 65)
Tapa Mandi, Barnala, Punjab
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (from June 2022 till 13 October 2023 )
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (present)
SpouseSmt. Daljit Kaur
Children1 Son and 1 Daughter
Parent(s)S. Jang Singh and Smt. Ranjit Kaur
WebsiteOfficial website

Career

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He joined the Indian National Congress in the '90s and served as Joint Secretary, Vice president, and Senior Vice president of the Punjab Youth Congress Committee. He was also appointed in charge of Congress during Lok Sabha election 1999 in Punjab.

In 2007 Punjab assembly election he won from Kharar Assembly constituency by defeating Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Jasjit Singh.[3] Again won from S. A. S. Nagar Assembly constituency in 2012 and then in 2017 elections.[4]

He joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 4 June 2022 along with Raj Kumar Verka, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Sundar Sham Arora, and others at the party office in Chandigarh.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Members Official website of Punjab Legislative Assembly. 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ Council of Ministers of Punjab punjab.gov.in. 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ Kharar Assembly constituency www.elections.in. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ S A S nagar Assembly election resultuniversity.com.
  5. ^ "Tip of iceberg: Captain Amarinder Singh as Congress logs 5 defections in Punjab".