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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jagmohan Singh Kang
| image =
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| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
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| residence = Kharar, [[Punjab, India]]
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| constituency = Morinda
| term = 1992 - 1997
| predecessor = [[Ravinder Singh (politician)]]
| successor = Ravinder Singh
| constituency2 = Morinda
| predecessor2 = Ravinder Singh
| successor2 = [[Ujaggar Singh]]
| term2 = 2002 - 2007
| constituency3 = Kharar
| predecessor3 = Balbir Singh
| successor3 = Incumbent
| term3 = 2012 - 2017
| office4 = Minister for nimal Husbandry, Dairy Development Tourism & Fisheries
|1blankname4 = Chief Minister
|1namedata4 = [[Capt. Amarinder Singh]]
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 = [[Gulzar Singh Ranike]]
| term4 = 2007 - 2012
| party =[[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse =
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'''Jagmohan Singh Kang''' is an Indian politician and a member of [[Indian National Congress]]. He was a member of [[Punjab Vidhan Sabha]] from [[Kharar, Mohali|Kharar]] from 2012 to 2017. From 2002 to 2007 he was the Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development Tourism & Fisheries in [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab Government]].<ref name=aa>{{cite web|title=Punjab Government Ministry|url=http://www.ballepunjab.com/ministry.php|publisher=Balle Punjab|accessdate=7 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822034311/http://www.ballepunjab.com/ministry.php|archivedate=22 August 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==

His father's name was Late S. Surinderpal Singh Kang. He was IPS (Retd.) & Ex-Army Officer. He was from Traditional Congress Jat Sikh family of Village Shahidgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib District and Boor Majra in Ropar District with agriculturist background.<ref>{{cite web|title=JAGMOHAN SINGH|url=http://myneta.info/pb2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=449|publisher=Association of Democratic Rights|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref>

==Political career==

Sardar Jagmohan Singh Kang was the MLA from Kharar. He is associated with Indian National Congress. He was elected as MLA from this vidhan sabha seat in the elections held in 2012. He won by a margin of 6776 votes. Ujagar Singh of SAD was the trailing candidate.
In 2017 he was the candidate from INC and lost to Kanwar Sandhu (AAP) by a margin of 2012 votes. He secured 52159 votes.

Positions Held

1976-80 : Convener, Art and Culture Cell of Pb.Youth
Congress

1982-1985: Vice-President, Punjab Youth Congress

1982-1992 : Member Executive, Punjab Pradesh Congress (I)

1985- 1987 : Member National Council of Indian Youth Congress (I)

1997-2001 : General Secretary, P.P.C.C.
P.R.O. Mizoram for A.I.C.C. elections 2001.
Member A.I.C.C.

2002-2007 : MLA, Punjab
Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development, Sports, Youth Services and Tourism Minister, Punjab

2010 : Member Election Authority & Addl. PRO Uttar Pradesh Organizational Election

2012-2017 : MLA from Kharar, Punjab

He was elected to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] in 1992 from Morinda.<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1992 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1992/StatisticalReport%20Punjab%201992.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> He was re-elected from Morinda in 2002 and from Kharar in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/punjab/results/2002.aspx |title=Punjab Assembly Election 2002 Results |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805112727/http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/punjab/results/2002.aspx |archive-date=5 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020227/punjab-mlas.htm Punjab Assembly Elections-2002 winners]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Winning candidates: Partywise Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 |url=http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html |publisher=Indian Election Affairs |accessdate=7 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506042537/http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html |archivedate= 6 May 2013 }}</ref> In 2012 he was made a cabinet minister in Punjab and given portfolios of Housing & Urban Development.<ref name=aa/>

==References==
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[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 1992–1997]]

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