Balkar Sidhu
Indian politician
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Balkar Singh Sidhu (born 10 October 1971) is an Indian politician and Punjabi singer.[3] He is the Member of legislative assembly from the Rampura Phul Assembly constituency and a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[4][5][6]
Balkar Sidhu | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gurpreet Singh Kangar |
| Constituency | Rampura Phul |
| Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Known for | Punjabi singer and politician |
| Musical career | |
| Born | Balkar 10 October 1971[1][2] |
| Genres | Punjabi folk, bhangra, pop |
| Occupations | Singer, actor, Politician |
Early life and career
Balkar Sidhu was born on 10 October 1971, to father S. Roop Singh Sidhu and mother Charanjeet Kaur, in the village of Poohla of Bathinda district in Punjab.[1][7] He is married to Jinder Kaur and has two daughters and one son.[8] He is the three-times university gold medalist in singing and learned music from the famous Dhadi singer Gurbakhsh Singh Albela (his uncle) as professional.[7]
Politics
In May 2014, he joined Aam Aadmi Party.[9] He was nominated AAP candidate from Talwandi Sabo Assembly constituency in 2014 Punjab by-elections. Later he was replaced by another candidate Baljinder Kaur. Sidhu decided to contest elections as independent candidate and was expelled from AAP, although he re-joined The Aam Aadmi Party.[10]
In 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, Balkar Singh Sidhu won from the Rampura Phul Assembly constituency defeating Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Sikandar Singh Maluka and former Congress MLA Gurpreet Singh Kangar. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[11]
Member of Legislative Assembly
He represents the Rampura Phul Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly.
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Estimates[12]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Government Assurances[13]
Discography
His first Punjabi music album was Karna Chhad De Pyar, released during his graduation's first year.[14] Later he released Din Pepran De and other albums. He has a role in the Punjabi film, Desi Munde, which as of February 2012[update] is incomplete.[15][16]
His latest single track release was "Jatt Pateya Gya" composed and directed by Studio Nasha. Some of his albums are:
- Din Pepran/Paperan de
- Hasdian De Ghar Vasde
- Gall Taan Bandee
- Aaja Ganne Chupiye
- Tu Meri Khand Mishri
- Do Gallan
- Charkhe
- Laung Taviteriaan
- Mehndi
- Phulkari
- Chubare Wali Baari
- Saada Vee Viyah Ho Gayan[17]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Balkar Singh Sidhu[18] | 56,155 | 41.50 |  17.49 | |
| SAD | Sikander Singh Maluka | 45,745 | 33.80 | 0.84 | |
| INC | Gurpreet Singh Kangar[19] | 28,185 | 20.80 |  19.79 | |
| SAD(A) | Baljinder Singh | 2,541 | 1.90 |  | |
| PLC | Amarjit Singh Sharma | 1,041 | 0.80 | | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 720 | 0.40 | ||
| Majority | 10,410 | 7.65 | |||
| Turnout | 136,089 | 79.7 | |||
| Registered electors | [20] | ||||
| AAP gain from INC | |||||