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| birth_date = 1936/37<br />
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| death_date = 21 March 2019<br />
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| office1 = Secretary of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1998<br />
| term_end1 = 2008<br />
| office2 = [[Rajpura Assembly Constituency|MLA of Rajapura]]<br />
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| term_start2 = 1980<br />
| term_end2 = 1985<br />
| predecessor2 = Harbans Lal<br />
| successor2 = Prem Chand<br />
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
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'''Balwant Singh''' was an Indian teacher belonging to [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He was the secretary of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He was also a legislator of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]].<br />
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Singh was a government school teacher. He left his job and joined politics in 1968.<ref name=a/> He was elected as a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from [[Rajpura Assembly Constituency|Rajapura]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1980-election-results.html<br />
|title=Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1980<br />
|accessdate=8 October 2019|website=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/rajpura-punjab-assembly-constituency<br />
|title=Rajpura Assembly Constituency Election Result<br />
|accessdate=8 October 2019|website=www.resultuniversity.com}}</ref> He also served as secretary of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] from 1998 to 2008.<ref name=a/><br />
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Singh died on 21 March 2019 at the age of 82.<ref name=a>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/ludhiana/punjab-former-rajpura-mla-balwant-singh-passes-away/articleshow/68528188.cms<br />
|title=Punjab: Former Rajpura MLA Balwant Singh passes away<br />
|accessdate=8 October 2019|website=The Times of India|date=22 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/senior-punjab-cpi-m-leader-balwant-singh-dies-119032100598_1.html|date=21 March 2019<br />
|title=Senior Punjab CPI-M leader Balwant Singh dies<br />
|accessdate=8 October 2019|newspaper=Business Standard India}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1930s births]]<br />
[[Category:2019 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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