Kartar Singh Tanwar Explained

Kartar Singh Tanwar
Assembly:Delhi Legislative
Term Start:Feb 2015
Birth Date:1962 12, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:New Delhi
Parents:Horam (father)
Nationality:Indian
Residence:New Delhi
Alma Mater:G. B. Pant Polytechnic[2]
Profession:Politician & businessperson

Kartar Singh Tanwar (born 1962) is an Indian politician and a member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi.[1] He represents the Chhatarpur constituency of New Delhi and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Kartar Singh Tanwar was born in a Gurjar Family in New Delhi. He attended the G. B. Pant Polytechnic and attained a Diploma in engineering.[2]

Political career

Tanwar is a MLA for second term.https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/election-2020/delhi-election-result-2020-aaps-kartar-singh-tanwar-wins-in-chhatarpur-803717.html He represented the Chhatarpur constituency and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party political party.[2] Before joining AAP in 2014, he was a leader with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). His political career, however, started way back in 2007, when he became the corporator for the Bhati ward (two terms). Before taking the plunge into politics, Tanwar was a junior engineer with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

On 27 July 2016, the Income Tax department raided Tanwar's home, office, farmhouse along with his brother Chatar Singh's residence. Tanwar had submitted an affidavit in 2015 to the Election Commission of India showing only of total assets.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Member Profile. Legislative Assembly official website. 23 May 2016.
  2. News: Candidate affidavit. My neta.info. 23 May 2016.
  3. News: 2015 Election Results. Election Commission of India website. 23 May 2016.
  4. News: All MLAs from constituency. elections.in. 23 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Fresh crisis for Arvind Kejriwal with Aam Aadmi Party's Kartar Singh Tanwar on I-T radar . 10 August 2016 . 10 August 2016 . . Ghose . Debobrat.