Mantar Singh Brar Explained

Mantar Singh Brar
Birth Date:3 November 1964
Birth Place:Sandhwan, Distt.Faridkot
Residence:VPO Sandhwan Tehsil Kotkapura, Distt.Faridkot
Office:Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency:Kotkapura
Term:1997-2007
Predecessor:Upinder Sharma
Successor:Ripjit Singh Brar
Office2:Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency2:Kotkapura
Term2:2012-2017
Predecessor2:Ripjit Singh Brar
Successor2:Kultar Singh Sandhwan
Party:Shiromani Akali Dal
Children:1 son & 1 daughter
Father:Jaswinder Singh Brar
Mother:Manjit Kaur
Profession:Agriculture
Business
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Spouse:Amanjit Kaur
Alma Mater:Punjabi University

Mantar Singh Brar (born 3 November 1964) is an Indian politician and former Chief Parliamentary Secretary in the Punjab Government.[1] He won 1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections from the Kotkapura constituency, and again won in 2002 and 2012. He is the son of Jaswinder Singh Brar, former Minister of Cooperation and former Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Government.[2] [3]

Personal life

Brar was born in 1964, to father Jaswinder Singh Brar and mother Manjit Kaur. He did his B.A. from Brijindra College, Faridkot. He went on to do M.A. in History from Punjabi University, Patiala.[4] He is married to Amanjit Kaur who is a teacher by profession. He has one son and one daughter.[5] His brother Kultar Singh Brar was elected as chairman of Zila Parishad, Faridkot in 2013.

Political career

Brar was first elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1997 as an independent candidate. Brar won this election by a margin of 16,000 votes.[6] [7] [8]

He was re-elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly in the year 2002 defeating Vibha Sharma.[9]

He was appointed district president of the Shiromani Akali Dal for Faridkot in 2008 by newly elected party president Sukhbir Singh Badal, a position he has held to this day.

In 2012, he was again elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly, defeating Ripjit Singh Brar of INC. Shiromani Akali Dal formed the government and he was made the Chief Parliamentary Secretary for rural development and panchayats.[10]

In December 2022, Brar was appointed as the senior vice-president of Shiromani Akali Dal.[11]

Electoral performance

1997

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-01-18 . Mantar Singh Brar . 2023-04-09 . PTC News . en.
  2. News: 2013-08-23 . SAD MLA' brother elected Zila Parishad chairman . The Times of India . 2023-04-09 . 0971-8257.
  3. Web site: 2016-11-13 . MLA report cards: Sikander Singh Maluka and Mantar Singh Brar . 2023-04-09 . Hindustan Times . en.
  4. Web site: Mantar Singh Brar in Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 . 2023-04-09 . News18 . en.
  5. Web site: Mantar Singh Brar in Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 . 2023-04-09 . News18 . en.
  6. Web site: IndiaVotes AC: Punjab 1997 . 2023-04-09 . IndiaVotes.
  7. Web site: Elections .
  8. Web site: Elections 1997 .
  9. Web site: 2012 Elections .
  10. News: 2013-05-19 . SAD leaders' kin make their way into civic polls . The Times of India . 2023-04-09 . 0971-8257.
  11. Web site: 2022-12-15 . SAD expansion: Sukhbir appoints 19 senior VPs, expands advisory panel . 2023-04-10 . Hindustan Times . en.