Charanjit Singh
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 March 2022
Preceded byCharanjit Singh Channi
ConstituencyChamkaur Sahib
Personal details
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
ResidencePunjab
ProfessionDoctor, Politician

Charanjit Singh is an Indian politician and eye surgeon.[1] He is the MLA from Chamkaur Sahib Assembly constituency.[2][3] He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[4][5]

Member of Legislative Assembly

He represents the Chamkaur Sahib Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[6]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Electoral performance

Assembly Election, 2022: Chamkaur Sahib
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Dr. Charanjit Singh 70,248 47.6
INC Charanjit Singh Channi[9] 62,306 42.22
SAD(A) Lakhvir Singh 6,974 4.73
BSP Ex. AIG Harmohan Singh Sandhu 3,802 2.58
BJP Shri Darshan Singh Shivjot 2,514 1.7
NOTA None of the above 713 0.48
Majority 7,942 5.38
Turnout 1,47,571
Registered electors 1,97,330 [10]
AAP gain from INC Swing
Assembly Election, 2017: Chamkaur Sahib
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Charanjit Singh Channi 61,060 42.00
AAP Dr. Charanjit Singh 48,752 33.53
SAD Justice Nirmal Singh 31,452 21.63
BSP Rajinder Singh 1,610 1.11
NOTA None of the above 911 0.63
Majority 12,308 8.47
Turnout 1,45,399 77.78
Registered electors 186,932 [11]
INC hold Swing

References

  1. "Namesake eye surgeon triggers CM Channi's downfall in Chamkaur Sahib". The Indian Express. 10 March 2022.
  2. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. "Punjab CM Charanjit Channi trailing from Chamkaur Sahib, Bhadaur seats". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. "Punjab polls: Charanjit Singh Channi, who lost from both seats, resigns as CM". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. न्यूज, जैनेंद्र, एबीपी (11 March 2022). "पंजाब सीएम को हराने वाले डॉ. चरणजीत सिंह बोले- आंखों के रास्ते लोगों के दिलों में बनाई जगह". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  7. "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  8. "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  9. "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  10. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  11. Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.


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