| Kartar Singh Tanwar | |
| Constituency Am: | Chhatarpur |
| Assembly: | Delhi Legislative |
| Term Start: | Feb 2015 |
| Term End: | 10 July 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Brahm Singh Tanwar |
| Birth Date: | 1962 12, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | New Delhi |
| Parents: | Horam (father) |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Bhartiya Janta Party, Aam Aadmi Party |
| Residence: | New Delhi |
| Alma Mater: | G. B. Pant Polytechnic[2] |
| Profession: | Politician & businessperson |
Kartar Singh Tanwar (born 1962) is an Indian politician and an ex member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi.[1] [3] He represented the Chhatarpur constituency of New Delhi and is a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party.
Kartar Singh Tanwar was born in a Gurjar Family in New Delhi.[4]
Tanwar has been two times MLA from Aam Aadmi Party. He represented the Chhatarpur constituency and is a member of the Bhartiya Janta 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]
On 10th July 2024, he renounced Aam Aadmi Party and rejoined Bhartiya Janta Party. On 24th September, Tanwar was disqualified by the Speaker Ram Niwas Goel under the anti-defection law and his membership of the Assembly was terminated from July 10, 2024.