Inderbir Singh Nijjar
Indian politician
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Inderbir Singh Nijjar is an Indian politician and the MLA from Amritsar South Assembly constituency. He is current President of Chief Khalsa Diwan. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2][3][4] He is also elected as Protem Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly.
- Local Government
- Parliamentary Affairs
- Conservation of Land and Water
- Administrative Reforms
Inderbir Singh Nijjar | |
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Inderbir Singh Nijjar in 2022 | |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab | |
| In office 5 July 2022 – 31 May 2023 | |
| Cabinet | Mann ministry |
| Chief Minister | Bhagwant Mann |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Succeeded by | Balkar Singh |
| MLA, Punjab | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Inderbir Singh Bolaria |
| Constituency | Amritsar South |
| Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Inderpreet Singh najjar Ajnala |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Education | Post Graduate |
| Alma mater | Goveronment Medical College Amritsar |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Doctor(MD) |
| Cabinet | Minister local bodies |
MLA
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. Nijjar was appointed the pro tem speaker of 16th Punjab legislative Assembly.[5]
- Member (2022–23) House Committee[6]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Questions & References[7]
Cabinet Minister
5 MLAs including Inderbir Singh Nijjar were inducted into the cabinet and their swearing in ceremony took place on 4 July 2022.[8] On 5 July, Bhagwant Mann announced the expansion of his cabinet of ministers with five new ministers to the departments of Punjab state government. Inderbir Singh Nijjar was among the inducted ministers and was given the charge of following departments.[9]
- Local Government
- Parliamentary Affairs
- Conservation of Land and Water
- Administrative Reforms
Assets and liabilities declared during elections
During the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, he declared Rs. 36,00,04,024 as an overall financial asset and Rs. 40,02,069 as financial liability.[10]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Inderbir Singh Bolaria | 47,581 | 50.96 | ||
| AAP | Inderbir Singh Nijjar | 24923 | 26.7 | ||
| SAD | Gurpartap Singh Tikka | 16596 | 17.78 | ||
| Independent | Maninder Pal Singh Palasour | 1343 | 1.44 | ||
| CPI | Lakhwinder Singh | 726 | 0.78 | ||
| BSP | Sushil Kumar | 446 | 0.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 723 | 0.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 148,809 | [13] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Inderbir Singh Nijjar | 53,053 | 50.1 | ||
| SAD | Talbir Singh | 25,550 | 24.13 | ||
| INC | Inderbir Singh Bolaria | 22,467 | 21.22 | ||
| PLC | Harjinder Singh Thekedar | 1566 | 1.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 632 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 27503 | 25.97 | |||
| Turnout | 1,05,885 | 59.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 177,605 | [15] | |||