Chaudhary Jagjit Singh was an Indian politician and member of Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1]
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| Office | Leader of opposition in Punjab assembly |
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| Office | Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 11 October 1998 |
| Term end | 26 February 2002 |
| Predecessor | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
| Successor | Prakash Singh Badal |
| Predecessor | Bhagat Singh |
| Successor | Avinash Chander |
| Constituency | Kartarpur |
| Constituency | Kartarpur |
| Born | 26 July 1934 |
| Born | Jalandhar, Punjab, British India Template:Small |
| Died | 4 August 2015 (aged 81) |
| Place of death | Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Gurbachan Kaur |
| Children | Chaudhary Surinder Singh
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Early life
Chaudhary Jagjit Singh was born to Master Gurbanta Singh and Sampuran Kaur at Dhaliwal, Jalandhar, Punjab.[2]
After the death of his father he became his official political heir. Jagjit's younger brother, Santokh Singh Chaudhary is also a big leader and son Chaudhary Surinder Singh is a MLA from Kartarpur.
Politics
His political career started as a Sarpanch of their ancestral village 'Dhariwal Kadian' and then appointed as Chairman of Jalandhar Zila Parshad. He also held posts of Chairman of Block Samiti, Managing Director of Cooperative Bank and Chairman of Market Committee.[3]
He also remained the Cabinet Minister of Punjab for Labour and Employment and also Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development. He won the Punjab Assembly election for five times continuously from Kartarpur Assembly Constituency in 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997 and 2002.[4]
In 1998, he was appointed the Leader of opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly.[5] and also served as the Vice-President of Punjab Congress Committee.
His name was also floored in Ludhiana City Centre scam.[6]
He died on 4 August 2015 due to heart attack.[7]
References
- ↑ page 186 of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium. Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 17 July 2019.
- ↑ Dalit icons of Punjab: The all-powerful Chaudharys of Doaba. Hindustan Times(2016-12-23). Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ↑ Former minister Ch Jagjit Singh dead, Service, Tribune News. Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ↑ Kartarpur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs. Elections in India. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ↑ Chaudhary Jagjit Singh replaced by Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
- ↑ City Centre Scam Punjab: Ludhiana court acquits all accused including CM Captain Amarinder Singh, Nath, Rajan. PTC NEWS(2019-11-27). Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ↑ Senior Congress leader Chaudhary Jagjit Singh passes away. The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-10-19.