Balkar Singh
Indian politician
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Balkar Singh is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Kartarpur Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2][3]
Balkar Singh | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Constituency | Kartarpur |
| Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Occupation | Politician, |
| Profession | retired Police officer |
Balkar worked in the Punjab police and retired as Deputy Commissioner of Police from Jalandhar in January 2021.[4]
Member of Legislative Assembly
He represents the Kartarpur Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. 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.[5]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Public Accounts[6]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Government Assurances[7]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Balkar Singh | 41,830 | 33.80 |  9.87 | |
| INC | Chaudhary Surinder Singh | 37,256 | 30.10 |  7.20 | |
| BSP | Advocate Balwinder Kumar | 33,709 | 27.20 | 23.10 | |
| BJP | Surinder Mahey | 5,518 | 4.5 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,137 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 4,574 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 124,988 | 67.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 184,760 | [8] | |||
Controversy
In May 2024, The National Commission for Women called for a probe into allegations of sexual misconduct by Singh. He was accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct during a video call with a 21-year woman seeking employment.[9]