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| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
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| constituency = [[Muktsar Assembly constituency|Muktsar]]
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
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'''Jagdeep Singh''', also known by the name '''Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar''' or '''Kaka Brar''', is an Indian politician and the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] representing the [[Muktsar Assembly constituency]] in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=Kaka, Kikki, Jassi… nicknames add colour to poll canvas |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/kaka-kikki-jassi%E2%80%A6-nicknames-add-colour-to-poll-canvas-371371 |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en |archive-date=10 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310154831/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/kaka-kikki-jassi%E2%80%A6-nicknames-add-colour-to-poll-canvas-371371 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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> 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><ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=In Dharamkot, Akali, Congress veterans face tough contest from AAP debutant |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/in-dharamkot-akali-congress-veterans-face-tough-contest-from-aap-debutant-367393 |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=Key Constituency Muktsar: Congress nominee Karan Kaur slugs it out for homecoming |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/key-constituency-muktsar-congress-nominee-karan-kaur-slugs-it-out-for-homecoming-368504 |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Prior to entering politics, Brar worked as an agriculturist<ref name="affi">{{cite web |title=Candidate Details |url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/eyJpdiI6IkkxSlJZYUQ1Mm9SSHdmQ3NMNFgwdGc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoidkxEbER5TzdjXC9WbzFqYXd3QlwvSFZ3PT0iLCJtYWMiOiJiY2MyZjE1ODMyNTkzOTE5NzkyMDVhZGJkNTkwOGQ1YTFmMDJkNTNjMTQ1NzEzYWU3MWQxNTdmMDkxMjFlZmQ3In0=/MjM=/MTM=/Mw==/QUM= |website=eci.gov.in/ |access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=JAGDEEP SINGH |url=https://myneta.info/punjab2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=701 |website=myneta.info|access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref> and owns agricultural land in Chak Jawahrewala village.<ref name=tribune/> Brar's elder sister, Gurpreet Kaur Gill, actively participated in [[Anna Hazare]]’s [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement]] in [[New Delhi]]. He was inspired by her to enter active politics.<ref name=tribune/>

Brar had served twice as a [[Municipal councillor (India)|Municipal Councillor]].<ref name="tribune">{{cite news |last1=Watts |first1=Archit |title=Ready to go extra mile: Muktsar MLA Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/ready-to-go-extra-mile-muktsar-mla-jagdeep-singh-kaka-brar-380116 |access-date=24 March 2022 |agency=Tribune News Service |publisher=The Tribune |date=24 March 2022}}</ref> In 2017, he unsuccessfully contested the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab Assembly polls]] from Muktsar as an AAP candidate.<ref name=tribune/> On 16th April 2024, the Aam Aadmi Party announced Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar as their candidate for the Firozpur Lok Sabha Seat. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-16 |title=Punjab AAP names candidates in remaining 4 ‘tough’ constituencies; fields ex-SAD MLA Tinu in Jalandhar against Channi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-aap-names-candidates-lok-sabha-polls-9273158/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

=== Member of Legislative Assembly ===
Brar was elected as the MLA in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]] to the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in March 2022. He won by a margin of 34,194 votes defeating his closest competitor, [[Kanwarjit Singh]] of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=GEN ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MARCH-2022 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2022/statewiseS199.htm |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> Brar got a total of 76,321 votes, holding 51.09% of the total votes polled in the constituency.<ref>{{cite web |title=GEN ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MARCH-2022 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2022/ConstituencywiseS1986.htm?ac=86 |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=10 March 2022}}</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>
;[[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>

==Electoral performance ==
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{{#section:Muktsar Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2017}}
{{#section:Muktsar Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2022}}

==Personal life==
His wife, Naginder Kaur, is also an agriculturist.<ref name=affi/> Brar has three children.<ref name=affi/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/eyJpdiI6IncrT2ZmUm9Va2lBRnhQdW8zbFNXSXc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiOFwvR0ZGMkI0dDVvdENQcExyWjRmRnc9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjBjZWE5MDA1ZjliMDI2M2ZjYjg1MGRjMGQzOGZlYjgxNWI2MTZmMWQxZWVjNjk4M2RhOThjNzRiNjAyODEzN2QifQ==/MjM=/MTM=/Mw==/QUM= |website=affidavit.eci.gov.in |access-date=12 March 2022}}

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