Rana Gurjeet Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly for Kapurthala | |
| Assumed office March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Rana Rajbans Kaur |
| In office March 2002 –March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Raghbir Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sukhjinder Kaur |
| Member of the Lok Sabha for Jalandhar | |
| In office May 2004 –May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Balbir Singh |
| Succeeded by | Mohinder Singh Kaypee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1952 Udham Singh Nagar,Uttarakhand |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Rana Rajbans Kaur |
| Children | 2,including Rana Inder Pratap |
| Residence | Chandigarh |
As of 17 May 2009 Source: | |
Rana Gurjeet Singh (born 19 April 1952) is an Indian politician. He is a member of Indian National Congress.
Singh is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Kapurthala Assembly constituency in Punjab. He represented the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab from 2004 to 2009. He has also served as a cabinet minister in Punjab Government.
On 25 December 2016,a criminal complaint against Singh was filed for an alleged assault against Kulwinder Singh Babbal,Bholath Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly election. However,Ranjit Singh Rana went to become INC candidate from Bholath. [1] Later,Rana Gurjeet Singh claimed on 29 December that the complaint was filed on behalf of a Shiromani Akali Dal leader. Accused of pocketing sand mine contracts worth crores on his staff's names,Punjab Power &Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjit Singh has finally resigned in January 2018.
The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rana Gurjeet Singh | 44,096 | 42.94 |  10.81 | |
| AAP | Manju Rana [4] | 36,792 | 35.82 |  18.59 | |
| BSP | Devinder Singh Dhapai | 8,627 | 8.4 | New | |
| BJP | Ranjit Singh Khojewal | 6,745 | 6.57 | New | |
| SAD(A) | Narinder Singh | 3,807 | 3.71 | 3.13 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 622 | 0.61 | 0.02 | |
| Majority | 7,304 | 7.12 | 20.35 | ||
| Turnout | 1,02,700 | 68.51 | 6.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 149,885 | [5] | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
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