Kewal Singh Dhillon | |
|---|---|
| Dhillon in 2019 at Hamidi, Barnala district | |
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 2007 - 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Malkit Singh Keetu |
| Succeeded by | Meet Hayer |
| Constituency | Barnala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1950 Barnala,India |
| Political party | Indian 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]
Dhillon was born in the village of Tallewal,Barnala. He got his preliminary education in Barnala and was also brought up there.
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]
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]
| 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 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Bhagwant Mann | 413,561 | 37.40 | ||
| INC | Kewal Singh Dhillon | 303,350 | 27.43 | ||
| SAD | Parminder Singh Dhindsa | 263,498 | 23.83 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Majority | 1,10,211 | 9.97 | |||
| Turnout | 11,07,256 | 72.40 | |||
| AAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD(A) | Simranjit Singh Mann | 253,154 | 35.61 | ||
| AAP | Gurmail Singh | 247,332 | 34.79 | ||
| INC | Dalvir Singh Goldy | 79,668 | 11.21 | ||
| BJP | Kewal Singh Dhillon | 66,298 | 9.33 | New | |
| SAD | Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur Rajoana | 44,428 | 6.25 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2471 | 0.35 | ||
| Majority | 6,245 | 0.88 | |||
| Turnout | 7,10,919 | 45.3% | |||
| Registered electors | 15,69,240 | [9] | |||
| SAD(A) gain from AAP | Swing | ||||