Gurmail Singh (politician)
Gurmail Singh | |
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| Sarpanch | |
| Assumed office 30 December 2018 | |
| Constituency | Ghrachon village |
| AAP district president | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Constituency | Sangrur district |
| Personal details | |
| Education | M Sc in Maths, MBA |
| Alma mater | Ranbir College, Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering & Technology |
| Occupation | politician, farmer, environmentalist, activist |
Gurmail Singh (also spelled Gurmel Singh) is an Indian politician, environmentalist and activist.[1] He is the Sarpanch of Ghrachon village of Sangrur district and the district chief of Aam Aadmi Party in Sangrur. He is an eminent environmentalist and is running a plantation drive since 2008. He is known for his efforts against the transfer of 23-acre land of village to private ownership. He had moved The High Court against the decision of the state government of Punjab.[2] He was the AAP party candidate for the seat of Member of Parliament from Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2022 Lok Sabha Bye-Polls.
Education
He is an M.Sc. in Maths from Ranbir College, Sangrur. He had done his MBA from Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering and Technology at Sangrur. He is a farmer and owns eight acres of land in Sangrur.[2]
Early career
He is an eminent environmentalist and is running a plantation drive since 2008.[3] He worked as a teacher and taught children in different schools until 2018, when he joined politics full time.[4]
Politics
He joined Aam Aadmi Party in 2013 as a founder member.[2] He became the circle chief of the Bhawanigarh block in 2015.[4] In 2021, became the district chief of Aam Aadmi Party in Sangrur.[3]
Sarpanch
In 2018, he was elected as the Sarpanch of Ghrachon village of Sangrur district.[2]
He is known for his efforts against the transfer of 23-acre land of village by the panchayat department to the health department. In November 2020 the state government wanted to give the land to private person for building a private college. Sangrur MLA, Vijay Inder Singla was the Cabinet minister in 2018. Gurmail passed a resolution in gram sabha and then moved the High Court against the decision of the state government of Punjab.[2] Singh was suspended three times after he refused the Panchayat land to be taken by the private persons. AAP members had staged protests outside Singla's house several times over this issue of land transfer and the harassment of Singh.[5] Around the end of 2021, the land was transferred back to the panchayat.[2]
Lok Sabha by-election
Sitting MP from Sangrur, Bhagwant Mann had contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections and won. AAP won a large majority of 92 out of total 117 seats including all the assembly seats from Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency.[3] Mann was designated as the CM hence he resigned from his post of MP Sangrur on 14 March 2022.[6][7] By-election were called to fill the vacancy.
In June 2022, Singh was nominated as the candidate of Aam Aadmi Party for the seat of Member of Parliament from Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2022 Lok Sabha by-Poll.[2] He lost the by-election to Simranjit Singh Mann with a narrow margin of 6,245 (0.88%) votes.[8]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD(A) | Simranjit Singh Mann | 253,154 | 35.61 |  31.24
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| AAP | Gurmail Singh | 247,332 | 34.79 |  2.61
| |
| INC | Dalvir Singh Goldy | 79,668 | 11.21 | 16.22
| |
| BJP | Kewal Singh Dhillon | 66,298 | 9.33 | New | |
| SAD | Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur Rajoana | 44,428 | 6.25 | 17.58
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2471 | 0.35 | ||
| Majority | 6,245 | 0.88 | |||
| Turnout | 7,10,919 | 45.3% | 27.1
| ||
| Registered electors | 15,69,240 | [10] | |||
| SAD(A) gain from AAP | Swing | 16.92
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References
- ^ "Election Commission of India". affidavit.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "AAP pick for Sangrur LS bypoll: B-School grad village sarpanch". The Indian Express. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sangrur bypoll: Grassroots worker Gurmail Singh gets AAP ticket". Tribuneindia News Service. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b "AAP candidate Gurmail Singh files nomination for Sangrur bypoll". The Statesman. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "AAP protests outside Singla's house, alleging harassment of sarpanch". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Will miss this House, have a huge responsibility now: Bhagwant Mann after resigning as Sangrur MP". The Tribune (Chandigarh). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann tenders resignation from membership of Lok Sabha". Deccan Herald. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Explained: 5 reasons why Simranjit Singh Mann defeated AAP in Sangrur, CM Bhagwant Mann's bastion". The Indian Express. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "5-cornered contest for Sangrur Lok Sabha byelection". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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