Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal Explained

Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal
Birth Place:Punjab, India
Birthplace:Jagdev Kalan
Nationality:Indian
Office:Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab
Predecessor:Manpreet Singh Badal
Governor:Banwarilal Purohit
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Bhagwant Mann
Subterm:Cabinet
Suboffice:Mann ministry
2Blankname:Ministry and Departments
2Namedata:Rural Development & Panchayats Minister
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
NRI Affairs [1]
Term Start:21 March 2022
Office1:Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly[2]
Constituency1:Ajnala
Term Start1:10 March 2022
Predecessor2:Harpartap Singh

Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Ajnala Assembly constituency also Cabinet Minister in Punjab Government led by CM Bhagwant Mann. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[3] [4] [5]

Member of Legislative Assembly

Dhaliwal was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He represented the Ajnala Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.[6] [7] Eight ministers including Dhaliwal who took oath were greenhorn (first term) MLAs.[8] 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.[9]

As a cabinet minister in the Mann ministry, Dhaliwal was given the charge of three departments of the Punjab Government:[10]

  1. Department of Rural Development & Panchayats
  2. Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
  3. Department of NRI Affairs

Notes and References

  1. News: Mann keeps Home, 26 others, gives Finance to Cheema; Mines to Bains . 23 March 2022 . 22 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323164504/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/bhagwant-mann-keeps-home-harpal-singh-cheema-gets-finance-7830421/ . 23 March 2022 . en.
  2. http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/72 Members detail punjabassembly.nic.in
  3. News: The playing 11: CM Bhagwant Mann’s cabinet ministers . 22 March 2022 . The Indian Express . 20 March 2022 . en.
  4. News: Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise . 10 March 2022 . Financialexpress . en . 10 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310065739/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-check-full-list-of-winners-constituency-wise-complete-list-of-punjab-results-2022-bjp-congress-akali-dal-aap/2456066/ . live .
  5. News: Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners . 10 March 2022 . Hindustan Times . 10 March 2022 . en . 10 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310030153/https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/punjab-assembly-election/punjab-election-result-2022-check-constituency-wise-leading-trailing-candidates-full-list-of-winners-aap-bhagwant-mann-congress-charanjit-singh-channi-bjp-akalis-election-news-today-101646877618898.html . live .
  6. News: Ten Punjab ministers to take oath on Saturday . 18 March 2022 . Tribuneindia News Service . 18 March 2022 . en . 18 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220318092034/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-ministers-to-take-oath-on-saturday-378869 . live .
  7. News: 25,000 Government Jobs For Punjab: New Chief Minister's 1st Decision . 19 March 2022 . NDTV.com . Press Trust of India . 19 March 2022 . 19 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220319125442/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/25-000-government-jobs-for-punjab-new-chief-minister-bhagwant-manns-1st-decision-2831372 . live .
  8. News: In Mann’s first list of Cabinet ministers, 8 greenhorn MLAs . 19 March 2022 . The Indian Express . 19 March 2022 . en . 19 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220319064250/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/aap-finalises-names-of-10-ministers-in-punjab-giant-killers-ignored-7826232/ . live .
  9. News: 16 March 2022 . AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister . en-IN . The Hindu . 22 March 2022 . 0971-751X.
  10. News: Punjab portfolios announced; CM Mann keeps Home and Vigilance, Cheema gets Finance, Singla Health, Harbhajan Power . 21 March 2022 . Tribuneindia News Service . 21 March 2022 . en.