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'''Daljit Singh Grewal''' is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the [[Ludhiana East Assembly constituency]] in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]. He is a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref name="List Financialexpress">{{cite news |title=Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-check-full-list-of-winners-constituency-wise-complete-list-of-punjab-results-2022-bjp-congress-akali-dal-aap/2456066/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2022 Winner list">{{cite news |title=All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 {{!}} Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/punjab/all-winners/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He was elected as the MLA in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/punjab-assembly-election/punjab-election-result-2022-check-constituency-wise-leading-trailing-candidates-full-list-of-winners-aap-bhagwant-mann-congress-charanjit-singh-channi-bjp-akalis-election-news-today-101646877618898.html |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Political career==

Daljit Singh Grewal started his political career in 2008 by contesting Ludhiana Municipal Elections as an [[Independent politician|independent candidate]]. He registered an easy win and became councilor of Ward No.8. Daljit Singh soon became popular as a political figure. He then filed as an independent candidate in [[2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections]] from [[Ludhiana East Assembly constituency|Ludhiana East constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Ludhiana East 2012 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2012/punjab/ludhiana-east/7/33033/www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/2012/punjab/ludhiana-east/7/33033/221 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref> Under the election symbol letter box he got more than 20 thousand votes but gradually lost to [[Shiromani Akali Dal|Akali Dal's]] [[Ranjit Singh Dhillon]]. In the next Municipal Elections he was again elected as councilor of Ward No. 8 and he got highest lead in the city. In 2014 he joined Team Insaaf led by [[Simarjit Singh Bains]]. They protested against the at time Akali Dal's government and raised question against illegal works of mining, transportation and many more issues.

In 2016, Daljit Singh Grewal parted ways with Team Insaaf and joined [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. He was given party ticket from Ludhiana East for [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017 Punjab Assembly Elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab elections 2022: AAP candidates full list |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-elections-2022-full-list-of-aam-aadmi-party-candidates/2404732/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> He got second highest votes and lost to [[Indian National Congress|Congress’]] [[Sanjeev Talwar|Sanjay Talwar]] by 1581 votes. After the elections he was made Aam Aadmi Ludhiana Urban's president.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-31 |title=Daljeet Grewal is AAP's Ludhiana city chief |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/daljeet-grewal-is-aap-s-ludhiana-city-chief/story-r7VWNBZrOpyxjtv94rCKOK.html |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2018 Ludhiana Municipal Elections, his wife Balwinder Grewal contested and was chosen as councilor of Ward Number 11.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2018 |first=Shariq |last=Majeed |title=Ludhiana MC elections 2018: Ward-wise list of winners |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/ludhiana-civic-poll-results-2018-ward-wise-list-of-winners/articleshow/63094346.cms |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

In 2019 he left AAP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2019 |first=Shariq |last=Majeed |title=Ludhiana: AAP leader Daljeet Singh Grewal quits party|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/punjab/news/ludhiana-aap-leader-daljeet-singh-grewal-quits-party/articleshow/68855568.cms |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> This came as a huge shock to AAP. He later joined [[Indian National Congress|INC]]. But his time at INC came short due to bad leadership of Capt. Amrinder Singh led government.
After 2 years stay at INC he again joined AAP. Raghav Chadha and other senior leaders were present at his joining day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-14 |title=Daljit Grewal rejoins AAP ahead of 2022 polls |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/daljit-grewal-rejoins-aap-ahead-of-2022-polls-101626204716191.html |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

==MLA==
In [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]] he was again chosen as AAP's candidate from Ludhiana East.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AAP announces candidates for five more constituencies |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/aap-announces-candidates-for-five-more-constituencies-349042 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He won the elections by lead of 35873 votes and became MLA of Ludhiana East.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ludhiana East, Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/ludhiana-east-punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-1922902-2022-03-10 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> 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]].
;[[16th Punjab Assembly#Committees|Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
*Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly Committee on Questions & References|Committee on Questions & References]]<ref name="Committee on Questions & References">{{cite web |title=Vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=37&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref>
* Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly Committee on Co-operation and its allied activities|Committee on Co-operation and its allied activities]]<ref name="Committee on Co-operation 2022">{{cite web |title=Vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=805&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref>

==Electoral performance ==
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