Jagjit Singh (politician)

Chaudhary Jagjit Singh
Chaudhary Jagjit Singh
Leader of opposition in Punjab assembly
	In office; 11 October 1998 – 26 February 2002
Preceded by	Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
Succeeded by	Prakash Singh Badal
Constituency	Kartarpur
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1980–2007
Preceded by	Bhagat Singh
Succeeded by	Avinash Chander
Constituency	Kartarpur
Personal details
Born	26 July 1934; Jalandhar, Punjab, British India ; (now in Punjab, India)
Died	4 August 2015 ; (aged 81); Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Gurbachan Kaur
Children	Chaudhary Surinder Singh

Chaudhary Jagjit Singh was an Indian politician and member of Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

Chaudhary Jagjit Singh was born to Master Gurbanta Singh and Sampuran Kaur at Dhaliwal, Jalandhar, Punjab. [2]

After the death of his father he became his official political hier. Jagjit's younger brother, Santokh Singh Chaudhary is also a big leader and son Chaudhary Surinder Singh is a MLA from Kartarpur.

Politics

His political carrier started as a Sarpanch of their ancestral village 'Dhariwal Kadian' and then appointed as Chairman of Jalandhar Zila Parshad. He also holded posts of Chairman of Block Samiti, Managing Director of Cooperative Bank and Chairman of Market Committee.[3]

He also remained the Cabinet Minister of Punjab for Labour and Employment and also Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development. He won the Punjab Assembly election for five times continuously from Kartarpur Assembly Constituency in 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997 and 2002.[4]

In 1998, he was appointed the Leader of opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly.[5] and also served as the Vice-President of Punjab Congress Committee.

His name was also floored in Ludhiana City Centre scam.[6]

He died on 4 August 2015 due to heart attack.[7]

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References

page 186 of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium. Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 17 July 2019.
"Dalit icons of Punjab: The all-powerful Chaudharys of Doaba". Hindustan Times. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
Service, Tribune News. "Former minister Ch Jagjit Singh dead". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
"Kartarpur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
Chaudhary Jagjit Singh replaced by Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
Nath, Rajan (27 November 2019). "City Centre Scam Punjab: Ludhiana court acquits all accused including CM Captain Amarinder Singh". PTC NEWS. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
Senior Congress leader Jagjit Singh passes away

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[1] 186 of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium. Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 17 July 2019.

[2] "Dalit icons of Punjab: The all-powerful Chaudharys of Doaba". Hindustan Times. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[3] Service, Tribune News. "Former minister Ch Jagjit Singh dead". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[4] "Kartarpur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[5] Chaudhary Jagjit Singh replaced by Rajinder Kaur Bhattal

[6] Nath, Rajan (27 November 2019). "City Centre Scam Punjab: Ludhiana court acquits all accused including CM Captain Amarinder Singh". PTC NEWS. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[7] Senior Congress leader Jagjit Singh passes away