Sucha Singh Chhotepur Explained

Office:Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
Term Start:1985
Term End:1990
Predecessor:Raj Kumar
Successor:Sunil Mahajan
Constituency:Dhariwal
Term Start1:2002
Term End1:2007
Predecessor1:Sucha Singh Langah
Successor1:Sucha Singh Langah
Constituency1:Dhariwal
Office2:Convener of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab
Term Start2:29 August 2014
Term End2:26 August 2016[1]
Predecessor2:Post Established
Successor2:Gurpreet Singh Waraich
Birth Place:Dhariwal, Punjab
Birth Date:6 August 1953
Parents:Sardar Sardul Singh
Spouse:Harbhajan Kaur

Sucha Singh Chhotepur is an Indian politician and vice-president of Shiromani Akali Dal.[2] He was born in Punjab. He was former state convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for Punjab.[3] He is the former state Minister of Tourism and a former independent member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[4] [5]

Political career

Chhotepur is son in law of Shiromani Akali Dal President Mohan Singh Tur. He was elected sarpanch of Chhotepur village in Majha region of Punjab in 1975.

In 1985, he won Dhariwal constituency in Gurdaspur district and became minister for health and tourism in Surjit Singh Barnala government. He was brother of Sukhbir singh Badol.(Saka bhra) He resigned from government in a protest against the government actions at the Golden Temple.

He again contested as an independent candidate in 1997 state election from Dhariwal constituency.

He contested 2002 state election from Dhariwal constituency and won the seat as an Independent by margin of 80 votes against Sucha Singh Langah.

In 2009, Chhotepur joined the Indian National Congress in presence of Captain Amarinder Singh in Gurdaspur. He helped Partap Singh Bajwa to defeat Vinod Khanna of Bharatiya Janta Party by 8,342 votes.

In 2012 state election, Chhotepur again contested as Independent lost to Charanjit Kaur Bajwa a wife of Partap Singh Bajwa and came third but got 17000 votes.

In 2014 elections, he became Arvind Kejriwal's go to man in Punjab. He became the AAP convener for Punjab.

In 2017, Chhotepur launched Aapna Punjab Party which led to losses for the Aap in Punjab and stuck it to 20 seats.[6] [7] [8] [9] On 9 December 2021, he joined Shiromani Akali Dal just before 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election and will contest from Batala.[10]

In 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election he contested from Batala Assembly constituency but lost the election to Amansher Singh of Aam Aadmi Party.

Aapna Punjab Party

Party Name:Aapna Punjab Party
Founder:Sucha Singh Chhotepur
Dissolution:16 January 2022[11]
Foundation:1 October 2017
Eci:State Party[12]

Aapna Punjab Party (APP) was a political party in India, established in 2016 by Chhotepur[13]

Party contested on 78 seats in 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election however all candidates forfeited their deposit. It got only 37,475 votes and overall 0.24% voteshare.[14]

On 9 December 2021, with the joining of Akali dal by party president Sucha Singh Chhotepur, party officially merged into Sanyukt Samaj Morcha on 16 January 2022.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aap-removes-its-punjab-convener-sucha-singh-chhotepur-after-bribe-video/articleshow/53876777.cms AAP removes its Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur after bribe video
  2. Web site: Chhotepur floats Aapna Punjab Party, invites Navjot Sidhu for lead role. October 2016.
  3. News: Sucha Singh Chhotepur rubbishes idea of Sidhu joining AAP . . 5 December 2015 . 18 April 2016.
  4. News: Singh . Ramindar . Thukral . Gobind . Return to uncertainty . . 31 May 1986 . 18 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab: the X-factor? . . Angre, Ketki . 28 April 2014 . 18 April 2016.
  6. http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chhotepur-unveils-flag-of-his-new-political-outfit-apna-punjab-party/story-Y2gVyp3wEOwrmDDHsVrb5K.html Chhotepur floats Aapna Punjab Party, invites Navjot Sidhu for lead role
  7. http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/sucha-singh-chhotepur-decides-to-not-support-any-party-in-gurdaspur-ls-bypoll-4879528/ Sucha Singh Chhotepur decides to not support any party in Gurdaspur LS bypoll
  8. https://sikhsiyasat.net/2016/10/01/sacked-aap-convenor-sucha-singh-chhotepur-floats-apna-punjab-party-app/ Chhotepur floats Aapna Punjab Party
  9. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/meet-sucha-singh-chhotepur-he-walked-out-of-sad-govt-impressed-kejriwal-then-fell-out-with-him-2996516/ He walked out of SAD govt, impressed Arvind Kejriwal, then fell out with him
  10. https://www.amarujala.com/chandigarh/sucha-singh-chhotepur-joined-shiromani-akali-dal-in-chandigarh Sucha Singh Chhotepur joined Shiromani Akali Dal
  11. https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/punjab-polls-aapna-punjab-party-merges-into-sanyukt-samaj-morcha/ar-AASIlDQ?getstaticpage=true&automatedTracking=staticview&parent-title=trailers-and-teasers-of-the-most-awaited-bollywood-films&parent-ns=ar&parent-content-id=BBsX36u Aapna Punjab Party merges into Sanyukt Samaj Morcha
  12. Web site: (UPDATED LIST OF PARTIES & SYMBOLS As per main Notification dated 13.04.2018 As on 09.03.2019. Election Commission of India. 4 July 2019. India. 2019.
  13. Web site: Chhotepur launched new Party in Punjab. 27 September 2016.
  14. Web site: chhotepur failed to make impact in assembly election. 12 March 2017.
  15. https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/punjab-polls-aapna-punjab-party-merges-into-sanyukt-samaj-morcha/ar-AASIlDQ?getstaticpage=true&automatedTracking=staticview&parent-title=trailers-and-teasers-of-the-most-awaited-bollywood-films&parent-ns=ar&parent-content-id=BBsX36u Aapna Punjab Party merges into Sanyukt Samaj Morcha