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'''Pandit Brahm Shankar Sharma Jimpa''' (or '''Bram Shanker Jimpa''') is an Indian politician and the minister for Revenue and Water Resources in the [[Mann ministry]], [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab government]]. He is the [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] representing the [[Hoshiarpur Assembly constituency]] in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]. He is a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=AAP wins 5 seats, Cong & BJP 1 each in Hoshiarpur |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/aap-wins-5-seats-cong-bjp-1-each-in-hoshiarpur-376897 |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Playing 20 March 2022">{{cite news |title=The playing 11: CM Bhagwant Mann's cabinet ministers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/the-playing-11-cm-bhagwant-manns-cabinet-ministers-7827473/ |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He was elected as the MLA in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].

==Career==
He has been four time councilor from Hoshiarpur.<ref name="Tribune News Service">{{cite news |title=Know Your Councillor |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/know-your-councillor-217699 |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pandit Brahm Shankar Jimpa |url=https://www.ptcnews.tv/pandit-brahm-shankar-jimpa |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=PTC News |date=12 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> On 24 June 2020, Jimpa was appointed by Chief Minister [[Amarinder Singh]] as the Vice Chairman of Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC).<ref name="PSIDC 24 June 2020">{{cite news |title=CHAIRMAN PSIDC IN PRESENCE OF SUNDER SHAM ARORA BRAHM SHANKAR SHARMA ASSUMES CHARGE AS VICE CHAIRMAN PSIDC IN PRESENCE OF SUNDER SHAM ARORA |url=http://diprpunjab.gov.in/?q=content/brahm-shankar-sharma-assumes-charge-vice-chairman-psidc-presence-sunder-sham-arora |access-date=18 March 2022 |date=24 June 2020}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].

==Member of Legislative Assembly==
He was elected as the [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. He represented the [[Hoshiarpur Assembly constituency]] in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pioneer |first1=The |title=Kejriwal promised to end 'Parcha Raj', says all fake cases to be dismissed |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2022/state-editions/kejriwal-promised-to-end----parcha-raj-----says-all-fake-cases-to-be-dismissed.html |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AAP wins 5 of 7 segments in Hoshiarpur district |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/punjab-assembly-election/aap-wins-5-of-7-segments-in-hoshiarpur-district-101646915266540.html |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Jimpa took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of [[Raj Bhavan, Punjab|Punjab Raj Bhavan]] in [[Chandigarh]].<ref name="Tribune 18 March 2022">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Ten Punjab ministers to take oath on Saturday |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-ministers-to-take-oath-on-saturday-378869 |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=18 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318092034/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-ministers-to-take-oath-on-saturday-378869 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NDTV 25K 19 March 2022">{{cite news |title=25,000 Government Jobs For Punjab: New Chief Minister's 1st Decision |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/25-000-government-jobs-for-punjab-new-chief-minister-bhagwant-manns-1st-decision-2831372 |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=NDTV.com |agency=Press Trust of India |date=19 March 2022 |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319125442/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/25-000-government-jobs-for-punjab-new-chief-minister-bhagwant-manns-1st-decision-2831372 |url-status=live }}</ref> Eight ministers including Jimpa who took oath were greenhorn (first term) MLAs.<ref name="CabinetOath 19 March 2022">{{cite news |title=In Mann's first list of Cabinet ministers, 8 greenhorn MLAs |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/aap-finalises-names-of-10-ministers-in-punjab-giant-killers-ignored-7826232/ |access-date=19 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319064250/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/aap-finalises-names-of-10-ministers-in-punjab-giant-killers-ignored-7826232/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the [[sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly]] by winning 92 out of [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|117 seats]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. MP [[Bhagwant Mann]] was sworn in as [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]] on 16 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=16 March 2022 |title=AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece |access-date=22 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

As a cabinet minister in the [[Mann ministry]] Jimpa was given the charge of three departments of the [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab Government]]:<ref name="Tribune News 21 March 2022">{{cite news |title=Punjab portfolios announced; CM Mann keeps Home and Vigilance, Cheema gets Finance, Singla Health, Harbhajan Power |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-portfolios-announced-cheema-gets-finance-and-revenue-harbhajan-eto-power-dr-baljit-women-welfare-and-child-development-379489 |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=21 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
# Department of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management
# Department of Water Resources
# Department of Water Supply & Sanitation

== Revenue Minister ==
Jimpa took charge as the Revenue minister in the Punjab government in March 2022. He announced that his priority was to bring [[Open government|transparency in the department]]. He passed an order to [[live-stream]] the working of the officials in the revenue department. The order also made it mandatory to submit a daily report of working in the department with a follow-up check from the people inquiring if any bribe was taken. The revenue officers objected to the order and threatened protest after which the order was withdrawn.<ref name="Tribune News 24 March 2022">{{cite news |title=Massive drive must to weed out corruption, says Revenue Minister Brahm Shankar Jimpa |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/massive-drive-must-to-weed-out-corruption-says-jimpa-380437 |access-date=25 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=24 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

On 5 December 2019, the [[Amarinder Singh second ministry|Council of Ministers in the Amarinder Singh government]] took a decision to reduce the number of posts of patwari in the revenue department from 4,716 to 3,660. The decision was not publicly disclosed then. In August 2022, only 1,700 patwaris were working in Punjab and more than 3000 seats were vacant. After the new [[Mann ministry|Mann government]] formation, Jimpa ordered the filling of vacancies of 3,660 authorized posts of patwaris.<ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab abolishes over 1K posts of patwari |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/state-abolishes-over-1k-posts-of-patwari-418206 |access-date=3 August 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |date=3 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Water Resources Minister==
Jimpa took charge as the minister in the Water Resources Department of the Punjab government in March 2022. At the time of taking charge, he expressed concern at the fall in the [[watertable]] in the state. He expressed intentions of launching a '' 'jan andolan' '' (social movement) for water conservation in agriculture, domestic and commercial sectors. He also expressed intentions for promotion of rainwater harvesting.<ref name="Tribune News 24 March 2022" />

==Electoral performance ==
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==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/eyJpdiI6IjRmUmluditKOGIxbnJ5RXA4U1FIaEE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiUXZBVldCN01ETzk4dFlsdWN2bDJ4Zz09IiwibWFjIjoiMzNjM2Y0YWRkYjk4ZDEwZTc0ZWZiYmY3OWI1Mzg5MWVmMjkxNGZhMTgzYzczY2YyNWJjNDBhYTVkMDFkZTcwZSJ9/MjM=/MTM=/Mw==/QUM= |website=affidavit.eci.gov.in |access-date=12 March 2022}}
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