Mantar Singh Brar

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Mantar Singh Brar
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Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
1997-2007
Residence(s)VPO Sandhwan Tehsil Kotkapura, Distt.Faridkot
Alma mater Punjabi University
ProfessionAgriculture
Business
Website Mantar Singh Brar on Facebook
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Mantar Singh Brar (born 3 November 1964) is an Indian politician and former Chief Parliamentary Secretary in the Punjab Government. [1] He won 1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections from the Kotkapura constituency, and again won in 2002 and 2012. [2] [3] [4] He is the son of Jaswinder Singh Brar, former Minister of Cooperation and former Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Government. [5] [6]

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Personal life

Brar was born in 1964, to father Jaswinder Singh Brar and mother Manjit Kaur. He did his B.A. from Brijindra College, Faridkot. He went on to do M.A. in History from Punjabi University, Patiala. [7] He is married to Amanjit Kaur who is a teacher by profession. He has one son and one daughter. [8] His brother Kultar Singh Brar was elected as chairman of Zila Parishad, Faridkot in 2013. [5]

Political career

Brar was first elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1997 as an independent candidate. Brar won this election by a margin of 16,000 votes. [9] [4] [3]

He was re-elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly in the year 2002 defeating Vibha Sharma. [2]

He was appointed district president of the Shiromani Akali Dal for Faridkot in 2008 by newly elected party president Sukhbir Singh Badal, a position he has held to this day. [1]

In 2012, he was again elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly, defeating Ripjit Singh Brar of INC. [6] Shiromani Akali Dal formed the government and he was made the Chief Parliamentary Secretary for rural development and panchayats. [10] [1]

In December 2022, Brar was appointed as the senior vice-president of Shiromani Akali Dal. [11]

Electoral performance

2012

Punjab Legislative Assembly Election, 2012: Kotkapura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SAD Mantar Singh Brar 49,361 44.28
INC Ripjeet Singh Brar31,17527.96
Independent Upinder Sharma15,202
Turnout 111,499

2002

Punjab Legislative Assembly Election, 2002: Kotkapura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SAD Mantar Singh Brar 42,725 39.9 -8.65
INC Prof. Vibha Sharma40,986
Independent Kartar Singh11,104
Turnout 107,069

1997

Punjab Legislative Assembly Election, 1997: Kotkapura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mantar Singh Brar 50,562 48.56 new
SAD Mohinder Singh34,933
INC Joginder Singh18,278
Turnout 104,123

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  3. 1 2 "Elections 1997".
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