Dalvir Singh Khangura Explained

Birth Place:Punjab, India
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly
Constituency:Dhuri Assembly constituency
Successor:Bhagwant Mann
Term Start:2017
Term End:2022
Governor:V.P. Singh Badnore

Dalvir Singh Khangura, known as "Goldy", was born on 24 September 1982 in a Jat Sikh family in Dhuri, District Sangrur, Punjab India. He has done his schooling from S.V.M., Dhuri. He later joined S.D. College, Chandigarh and did his Graduation and PGDCA. is former MLA from Dhuri, Sangrur District, Punjab. He got elected for the seat in the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He was a politician in Indian National Congress but joined Aam Aadmi Party in May 2024 in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.[1] [2]

Career

He contested as College Representative in S.D. College in 2002 and won. He was chosen as President of Student Union Of Panjab University (SOPU) to represent them in college elections as college president in 2003–2004.

Dalvir then joined Punjab University, Chandigarh. He became the President of Punjab University Campus Student Counsel in the year 2006–2007.[3]

Dalvir Singh than joined Youth congress in 2007, working at various levels for Congress party since then. He is also Chairman, Panchayati Raj Sangathan (District Sangrur).

Member of the Legislative Assembly

He was then fielded as the candidate for 2017 legislative assembly elections from Dhuri, Punjab. Dalvir won the seat of MLA from Dhuri and polled 49,349 votes and won with the margin of 2838 votes from INC party. Dalvir lost in 2022 assembly election to Bhagwant Singh Mann with a whopping margin of 58206 votes. After that he lost Sangrur Lok Sabha by poll and even lost his deposit.

Personal life

Dalvir Singh is married to Simrat Khangura and has two sons.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members. 2021-05-31. www.punjabassembly.nic.in.
  2. Web site: Goldy joins AAP. 2024-05-01.
  3. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories. 2021-06-05. www.tribuneindia.com.