Kulwant Singh (politician)
Kulwant Singh | |
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Mayor of Mohali | |
In office 31 August 2015 – 31 August 2020 | |
Preceded by | Post Established |
Succeeded by | Amarjeet Singh Sidhu[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Ropar, Punjab, India | 1 November 1961
Political party | Independent, (formerly SAD) |
Residence | Mohali, Punjab |
Profession | Political leader, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist |
Website | https://www.facebook.com/KulwantSinghSAD |
Kulwant Singh, was the first Mayor of Mohali (Punjab) and is a businessman and politician.[2]
Early life[]
He was born into a Ramdasia Sikh Chamar family of an armyman at Samana Kalan, Rupnagar, Punjab.[3][4]
He left his village and went to Zirakpur and spent three years weighing trucks and other heavy vehicles. He also rode horse carts through the streets to sell the stock of wheat straw.[5]
Business[]
Kulwant Singh is a real estate businessman and philanthropist.[6] He is the Managing Director of Janta Land Promoters.Ltd and have turnover of Rs.1500 crore. He also have two commercial building which includes two shop-cum-offices in Sector 82, Mohali.
He owns plots, residential areas and other properties in various places of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
Positions held[]
Kulwant Singh represented the ward number 21 as Senior Vice-President of Mohali Municipal Council elections in 1995 for the first time. He was also President of Mohali Municipal Council from 2000 to 2005.[7] In 2015, he became first mayor of Mohali after declaration of the council being upgraded as the municipal corporation.[8] He was a candidate for the Fatehgarh Sahib Constituency on the SAD-BJP ticket in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. Kulwant was one of the richest candidates from Punjab.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Amarjeet Singh Sidhu elected Mohali mayor - Chandigarh News". The Times of India. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Mohali's first mayor: Kulwant Singh takes charge, promises bus service, transparency". The Indian Express. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "SAD's Dalit hopeful richer than Maharaja Amarinder". www.sunday-guardian.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Humble beginnings".[dead link]
- ^ "A rags-to-riches journey". Hindustan Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Feb 13, Rohan Dua | TNN |; 2015; Ist, 02:46. "Punjab's richest LS candidate to fight civic polls | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "From Rs 375 a month, Kulwant now has Rs 1,500-cr real estate biz". hindustantimes.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Kulwant Singh is Mohali's first Mayor". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "SAD-BJP's Kulwant Singh richest candidate in fray". The Pioneer. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
External links[]
- 1961 births
- Living people
- National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
- People from Rupnagar district
- Mayors of places in Punjab, India
- Shiromani Akali Dal politicians
- People from Mohali