Jasbir Singh Gill
Jasbir Singh Gill (Dimpa) | |
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Member of Parliament for Khadoor Sahib | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ranjit Singh Brahmpura |
Constituency | Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Member of Legislative Assembly Beas,Punjab | |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Preceded by | Manmohan Singh Sathiala |
Succeeded by | Manjinder Singh Kang |
Personal details | |
Born | Rayya (Amritsar), Punjab, India | 8 November 1968
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Ramanbir Kaur Gill |
Children | Santdeep Gill (Daughter) Gursant Updesh Singh Gill (Son) |
Parent(s) | Sant Singh Liddar Satwiinder Kaur Gill |
Residence | Amritsar,Punjab |
Alma mater | Guru Nanak Dev University |
Nickname(s) | Dimpa Bha |
Jasbir Singh Gill (Dimpa) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency) of Punjab,India.[1] He won the Indian general election 2019 as an Indian National Congress candidate. In the year 2002 he was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Beas constituency .[2][3] In December 2020, he was in an issue with young female reporter questioning him about the farmers' protest live on TV.[4]
Early life and education[]
Jasbir Singh Gill was born on 8 November 1968 in Amritsar, Punjab. He is son of Satwiinder Kaur Gill and late Sant Singh Liddar.[5] His father was a member of Punjab legislative assembly (1985-1986) from Beas constituency and died fighting terrorists on 26 April 1986,Gill was 18 years old when he narrowly escaped from this attack.[6][7] He completed his primary schooling from and later joined Shivalik public school, Chandigarh. In 1987, militants injured him while he was going to his native village.[6] In 1988,He graduated from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.[1] In a later attack in 1989 at his native village Liddar, terrorists killed all seven guards at his house but he narrowly escaped and survived.[8] All these attacks happened during the Punjab insurgency period.[8]
Early political career[]
He was first elected as Sarpanch of Lidhar village of Punjab in 1982. In late 1992 after the relative peace in Punjab, he was re-elected as village Sarpanch of Lidhar.[8] He later went on to serve as the president of Punjab youth congress from 1997-1999 and as General Secretary of Indian youth congress form 1999-2005.[9]
Legislative assembly[]
Jasbir sing Gill won his first assembly election from Beas (renamed as Baba Bakala in 2012) in 2002. He defeated Manjinder Singh Kang from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) by a margin of 6450 votes and became a member of the Punjab legislative assembly.[3][10] During his tenure, he also became the chairmen Punjab water supply and sewerage board for the period 2003-2007. He also served as chairmen of Public accounts, Estimates, and Petition Committee of Punjab Vidhan sabha.[11] In the next assembly election, he lost his seat to Manjinder Singh Kang by a narrow margin of 4179 votes.[12] In 2012 he contested from Amritsar south but lost to Inderbir Singh Bolaria of Shiromani Akali Dal with a Margin 15056 votes.[13]
Member of parliament[]
He filed his nomination from the khadoor sahib constituency for a four-way battle between Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali), Shiromani Akali Dal, Punjab Ekta Party, and the Indian National Congress.[14] Gill defeated his closest rival Bibi Jagir Kaur of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) by a margin of 140573 votes.[2] He has emerged as a vocal leader in the Parliament and has recently asked (alongside Vincent H Pala) a Starred Question to the Home Affairs about the existence of controversial "Tukde Tukde Gang".[15] The Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said "the ministry has no information on any such group".[16] In his first year as MP, he has received approval for a Government Medical College in Kapurthala and a Law University in Patti.[17]
Performance in parliament[]
Performance in the Lok Sabha, 2019-20[18][19]
MP performance parameters (2019–20) | Jasbir singh GIll |
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Attendance in Parliament | 96%, against State average 76% and National average 84% |
Questions Raised | 37, against State average 29 and National average 49 |
Debates Participated | 27, against a State average 14.3 and National average 16.5 |
Private Member Bills | 0, against State average 0 and National average 0.3 |
Parliamentary committees[]
He is a member of the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice and Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.[20][21]
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Jasbir Singh Gill | 459710 | 43.95 | ||
SAD | Bibi Jagir Kaur | 319137 | 30.51 | ||
PEP | 214489 | 20.51 | |||
Majority | 140573 | ||||
Turnout | 1046032 | ||||
INC gain from SAD | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
Awards[]
Silver medal in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award for increasing health awareness.
References[]
- ^ a b "Jasbir Singh Gill(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KHADOOR SAHIB(PUNJAB) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Khadoor Sahib Election Result 2019: Jasbir Singh Gill of Congress wins by a margin of 140573 votes". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Lok Sabha election: Congress likely to field ex-MLA Dimpa from Khadoor Sahib". Hindustan Times. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: ਕਾਂਗਰਸੀ MP ਡਿੰਪਾ ਨੇ Live ਚਲਦੀ ਇੰਟਰਵਿਊ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਲੜਕੀ ਪੱਤਰਕਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ | RPD24. YouTube.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "LS poll: Cong's Dimpa files papers from Khadoor Sahib". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Panthic citadel of Khadoor Sahib set to see 'locals-versus-outsiders' contest". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Violence, rioting, terrorism in Indian Punjab during last 35 years". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Sandhu, Kanwar (28 February 1993). "Peace finally breaks out in hotbeds of militancy in Punjab". India Today. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Singh, Mohinder (2000). Punjab 1999: Political and Socio-economic Developments. Anamika Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-86565-76-6.
- ^ "List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 2002". www.elections.in. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "SAD wins Beas seat by 4,183 votes". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 2012". www.elections.in. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Rana, Yudhvir (7 April 2019). "Punjab: With Jasbir Singh Dimpa, Khadoor Sahib set for four-way battle". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "No Information On Any Group Called Tukde Tukde Gang: G Kishan Reddy". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "No information on any group called 'Tukde Tukde Gang': Govt". The Economic Times. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Centre approves new government medical college in Kapurthala". Hindustan Times. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "MP details". parliamentarybusiness.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Jasbir Singh". PRSIndia. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha-Membership of Parliamentary Committees". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Khadoor Sahib Election Results".
External links[]
- 17th Lok Sabha members
- Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India
- Living people
- Indian National Congress politicians
- People from Kapurthala district
- 1968 births