Kewal Singh Dhillon

Kewal Singh Dhillon
Dhillon in 2019 at Hamidi, Barnala district
MLA, Punjab
In office
2007 - 2017
Preceded byMalkit Singh Keetu
Succeeded byMeet Hayer
ConstituencyBarnala
Personal details
Born (1950-05-16) 16 May 1950 (age 74)
Barnala, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (2007-2022)
Bharatiya Janata Party (2022 – present)
Residence(s)Barnala, India

Kewal Singh Dhillon (born 16 May 1950) is an Indian politician from Punjab. He is a 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].

Early life and education

Dhillon was born in the village of Tallewal, Barnala. He got his preliminary education in Barnala and was also brought up there.

Career

Congress

He 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

He 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

This section is transcluded from Barnala Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
Assembly election, 2017: Barnala[6]
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
This section is transcluded from Sangrur (Lok Sabha constituency). (edit | history)
General Election 2019: Sangrur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Bhagwant Mann 413,561 37.40 Decrease11.07
INC Kewal Singh Dhillon 303,350 27.43 Increase9.93
SAD Parminder Singh Dhindsa 263,498 23.83 Decrease5.40
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 Increase0.39
Majority 1,10,211 9.97 Decrease10.46
Turnout 11,07,256 72.40
AAP hold Swing Decrease10.5
2022 By-election: Sangrur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD(A) Simranjit Singh Mann 253,154 35.61 Increase31.24
AAP Gurmail Singh 247,332 34.79 Decrease2.61
INC Dalvir Singh Goldy 79,668 11.21 Decrease16.22
BJP Kewal Singh Dhillon 66,298 9.33 New
SAD Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur Rajoana 44,428 6.25 Decrease17.58
NOTA None of the Above 2471 0.35
Majority 6,245 0.88
Turnout 7,10,919 45.3% Decrease27.1
Registered electors 15,69,240 [9]
SAD(A) gain from AAP Swing Increase16.92

References

  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly Elections 2017 !!". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ Jathedar (16 March 2017). "Punjab Legislative Assembly Election Results 2017 Party Wise Result". Let's Discuss Online. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Kewal Singh Dhillon". myneta.info. Association for Democratic Reforms. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  4. ^ Kamal, Neel (23 May 2013). "Perks of power: India's less known but moneyed politicians". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Tip of iceberg: Captain Amarinder Singh as Congress logs 5 defections in Punjab".
  6. ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  8. ^ "5-cornered contest for Sangrur Lok Sabha byelection". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 July 2022.


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