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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chetan Singh Jauramajra
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1967}}
| birth_place =
| office = [[Mann ministry|Cabinet Minister]], [[Government of Punjab (India)|Government of Punjab]]
| subterm = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice = [[Mann ministry]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Bhagwant Mann]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = {{unbulleted list| Freedom Fighters|Defence Services Welfare|Food Processing|Horticulture}}
| term_start = 8 Jan 2023
| term_end = 23 Sept 2024
| predecessor =
| office1 = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Samana Assembly constituency|Samana]]
| term_start1 = 10 March 2022
| predecessor1 = Rajinder Singh
| office2 = President of [[Patiala district|Patiala (rural)]], [[AAP Punjab]]
| constituency2 = [[Samana Assembly constituency|Samana]]
| term_start2 = 2017
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| constituency3 =
| term3 =
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| father = Gurdev Singh
| website =
| education =
}}
'''Chetan Singh Jouramajra''' is an Indian politician, and a member of [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. He is [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Samana Assembly constituency|Samana]], was elected in [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022 Punjab assembly elections]], and also serves as a president of [[Patiala district]] rural unit of the party.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AAP releases second list of candidates for Punjab Assembly elections|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/aap-releases-second-list-of-candidates-for-punjab-assembly-elections-121121000708_1.html|access-date=2022-02-01|website=[[Business Standard]]|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, he was shot saving a girl from kidnapping. In 2022, he won in Samana by margin of 39,713.<ref name=":1" />

== Early life ==
Chetan Singh was born in 1967 to father Gurdev Singh.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Election Commission of India|url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/Mzc5OQ==/MjM=/MTM=/Mw==/QUM=|access-date=2022-02-01|website=affidavit.eci.gov.in}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Chetan Singh was appointed the president of [[Patiala district]] rural unit of [[Aam Aadmi Party]].

In March 2019, Chetan Singh was shot by unidentified assailants while he tried to prevent kidnapping a girl in [[Tarn Taran Sahib]]. He was shot near neck, and was admitted to a hospital in [[Amritsar]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=AAP leader shot at in Tarn Taran while trying to save girl from 'kidnapping'|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/aap-leader-shot-at-in-tarn-taran-while-trying-to-save-girl-from-%C3%83%C2%A2%C3%82%E2%82%AC%C3%82%CB%9Ckidnapping%C3%83%C2%A2%C3%82%E2%82%AC%C3%82%E2%84%A2-743172|access-date=2022-02-01|website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|language=en}}</ref> [[Arvind Kejriwal]], [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] questioned the law & order situation of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], following the incident.<ref>{{Cite tweet|title=AAP Patiala distt president Chetan Singh fired upon & injured while trying to save a girl from some men who were trying to abduct her.|number=1106161183101456388|author=[[Arvind Kejriwal]]|user=ArvindKejriwal|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> On 15 March 2019, AAP delegation met Punjab [[Chief Electoral Officer (India)|CEO]], Karuna Raju regarding the incident.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=AAP meets Pb CEO regarding attack on AAP leader, says law & order situation turns worse|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/aap-meets-pb-ceo-regarding-attack-on-aap-leader--says-law---order-situation-turns-worse.html|access-date=2022-02-01|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-14|title=Law and order situation in the state has gone from bad to worst in state- Bhagwant Mann {{!}} Despardestimes|url=https://www.despardestimes.com/en/law-and-order-situation-in-the-state-has-gone-from-bad-to-worst-in-state-bhagwant-mann/|access-date=2022-02-01|language=en}}</ref> In October 2020, his images from the incident were linked to another incident and went viral in [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-25|title=Old photos of AAP leader injured while saving girl in Punjab shared as recent incident from UP|url=https://www.altnews.in/fact-check-did-a-man-saved-a-girl-from-rape-and-killed-two-miscreants-in-up-shahjahanpur/|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Alt News|language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 10 December 2021, he was announced as the candidate for Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from [[Samana Assembly constituency]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=AAP announces 30 more candidates for Punjab election|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/aap-announces-30-more-candidates-for-punjab-election-348675|access-date=2022-02-01|website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|language=en}}</ref> He filed the nomination from the constituency on 28 January 2022.<ref name=":0" /> He secured 74,375 votes, and defeated cabinet ministers [[Surjit Singh Rakhra]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] with margin of 39,713 votes, and Rajinder Singh of [[Indian National Congress|INC]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Samana, Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/samana-punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-1922958-2022-03-09 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samana Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates:Chetan Singh Jouramajra of AAP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/samana-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-4858070.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=News18 |language=en}}</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>

He has been appointed Cabinet Minister in [[Government of Punjab, India]] on 4 July 2022.<ref>Title = Punjab cabinet expansion: Aman Arora, Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Fauja Singh Sarari, Anmol Gagan Mann and Chetan Singh Jourmajra took oath in Punjabi.| URL = https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-cabinet-expansion-who-are-the-5-new-ministers-in-bhagwant-mann-govt-101656936575557.html | access date = 2022-07-04</ref>

==Controversy==
===Humiliating Hospital Official Incident (July 2022)===
During an inspection at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital in Faridkot, Jauramajra allegedly forced Vice Chancellor Dr. Raj Bahadur to lie down on a worn-out mattress meant for patients, as a pointed demonstration of poor hospital conditions. A video of the incident circulated widely. The following day, Dr. Bahadur resigned, stating he felt humiliated. The incident sparked widespread criticism from medical professionals and political opponents.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top hospital official resigns after being 'humiliated' by Punjab minister, IMA demands apology |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/punjab-vice-chancellor-resigns-forced-lie-down-dirty-mattress-health-minister-chetan-singh-jouramajra-ima-apology-1981832-2022-07-30 |access-date=10 September 2025 |work=India Today |date=30 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

The backlash prompted the Punjab CM to meet with Jauramajra to discuss the issue. Some of his cabinet colleagues, including Fauja Singh Sarari, issued apologies on his behalf.<ref>{{cite news |title=After Punjab Health Minister's Hospital Row, Cabinet Colleague's Apology |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/after-punjab-health-minister-chetan-singh-jouramajras-hospital-row-cabinet-colleagues-apology-3208678 |access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref>

===Inappropriate Conduct Towards School Teachers (April 2025)===
At a government school event in Samana under the Punjab Sikhya Kranti initiative, Jauramajra publicly admonished the principal and teachers from the stage, his remarks were deemed disrespectful and dismissive. The Democratic Teachers’ Front and other educators marched in protest, calling for an apology and denouncing political interference in schools.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sanjha |first1=A. B. P. |title=ਮੁੜ ਵਿਵਾਦਾਂ 'ਚ ਘਿਰੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਸਿਹਤ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਜੌੜੇਮਾਜਰਾ, ਹੁਣ ਅਧਿਆਪਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਰੇਆਮ ਕੀਤੀ ਲਾਹਪਾਹ |url=https://punjabi.abplive.com/news/punjab/punjab-news-former-health-minister-jouramajra-is-embroiled-in-controversy-again-now-openly-insulting-teachers-details-inside-841211 |access-date=10 September 2025 |work=ABP Sanjha |date=8 April 2025 |language=pa}}</ref>

In response to mounting pressure and planned statewide teacher protests, including effigy burnings, Jauramajra issued a public apology, stating he meant no personal disrespect to teachers and acknowledging their importance.<ref>{{cite news |title=AAP MLA Chetan Singh Jouramajra apologises to teachers for outburst at Samana School |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/aap-mla-chetan-singh-jouramajra-apologises-to-teachers-for-outburst-at-samana-school-101744279239805.html |access-date=10 September 2025 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

==Member of Legislative Assembly==
;[[16th Punjab Assembly#Committees|Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
*Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly House Committee|House Committee]]<ref name="House Committee">{{cite web |title=Vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=45&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref>
*Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities|Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities]]<ref name="Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities">{{cite web |title=Vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=806&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref>

==Cabinet Minister==
5 MLAs including Chetan Singh Jauramajra were inducted into the cabinet and their swearing in ceremony took place on 4 July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann expands Cabinet, 5 MLAs inducted as ministers |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-expands-cabinet-5-mlas-inducted-as-ministers |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=Free Press Journal |date=4 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> On 5 July, Bhagwant Mann announced the [[Mann ministry#Council of Ministers|expansion of his cabinet of ministers]] with five new ministers to the departments of Punjab state government. Chetan Singh Jauramajra was among the inducted ministers and was given the charge of following departments.<ref name="Tribune News 05 July 2022">{{cite news |title=Punjab Cabinet expansion: Anmol Gagan gets tourism; Indervir Nijjar local bodies, Chetan Singh health |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-cabinet-expansion-anmol-gagan-gets-tourism-indervir-nijjar-local-bodies-chetan-singh-health-409731 |access-date=5 July 2022 |work=Tribune India News Service |date=5 July 2022 |language=en }}</ref>
:{{unbulleted list| [[List of ministers in the Government of Punjab, India#Health & Family Welfare|Health and Family Welfare]]|[[List of ministers in the Government of Punjab, India#Medical Education and Research|Medical Education and Research]]|[[List of ministers in the Government of Punjab, India#Elections|Elections]]}}

On 7 January 2023, during the cabinet reshuffle, he was given the charge of new following portfolios.
:{{unbulleted list| [[List of ministers in the Government of Punjab, India#Freedom Fighters|Freedom Fighters]]|[[List of ministers in the Government of Punjab, India#Defence Services Welfare|Defence Services Welfare]]|[[List of ministers in the Government of Punjab, India#Food Processing|Food Processing]]|[[List of ministers in the Government of Punjab, India#Horticulture|Horticulture]]}}

==Electoral performance ==
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