Jarnail Singh (politician, born 1981)
Indian politician
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Jarnail Singh (born 15 March 1981) is a politician in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He was elected to the 5th Delhi Assembly in 2013, to the 6th Delhi Assembly in 2015, the 7th Delhi Assembly in 2020, and the 8th Delhi Assembly in 2025. He is a four-time representative for Tilak Nagar constituency.
Jarnail Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Constituency | Tilak Nagar |
| In office 28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014 | |
| Preceded by | O P Babbar |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Constituency | Tilak Nagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1981 |
| Citizenship | India |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Sukhjeet Kaur |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | aapkajarnailsingh |
Personal life
Jarnail Singh was born on 15 March 1981 in Rampur. He was brought up in Delhi by his father, Harbajan Singh who was a farmer, now a businessman and mother Surjit Kaur. Singh completed his education until 12th grade. In the year 2006, he became the General Secretary of Water Purification and treatment equipment manufacturer association (WAPTEMA). In 2010, he married Sukhjeet Kaur. Currently, he is positioned as the Chairman of WAPTEMA.[1]
Early life and education
Hailing from a middle class family, Jarnail Singh was born on 15 March 1981 in Rampur. He was raised in Delhi by his parents, Harbajan Singh, a farmer-turned-businessman, and Surjit Kaur. Singh completed his education up to the 12th grade. Due to the responsibility of supporting his family, Singh began working as a full-time technician at an air conditioner workshop right after completing his schooling.[citation needed]
Career
Sales Industry
After working as an AC technician for 3 years from 15 years to 18 years of age, Singh transitioned to a role as a salesman for a vacuum cleaner company, responsible for door-to-door promotion and sales.[citation needed]
Water Purification Industry
Jarnail Singh entered the water purification industry in the early years of his career. He started his journey in the industry as a R.O. System Technician and used to perform door to door installation and service of the R.O. Systems. He established a Private Limited Company and started a R.O. System Manufacturing Unit in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. Singh later became the General Secretary of the Water Purification and Treatment Equipment Manufacturer Association (WAPTEMA). Currently, he serves as the Chairman of WAPTEMA.[citation needed]
Politics
Early Involvement
In 2011, when Arvind Kejriwal along with numerous other activists joined Anna Hazare to form the India Against Corruption (IAC) group, it brought Singh’s attention and he started participating in the movement, which sparked his interest in social activism. The IAC demanded enactment of the Jan Lokpal Bill, which would result in a strong ombudsman. The campaign evolved into the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement. One of the major criticisms directed at the Jan Lokpal activists was that they had no right to dictate terms to the elected representatives. As a result, Arvind Kejriwal and other activists including Singh decided to enter politics and contest elections.In November 2012, they formally launched the Aam Aadmi Party.
Punjab Elections 2022
Jarnail Singh was appointed the in-charge of AAP Punjab unit ahead of the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.[2]
Delhi Elections
In December 2013, the newly formed Aam Aadmi Party contested elections for the first time and thereby Jarnail Singh won the elections and became the “Youngest Sikh MLA” of Delhi Legislative Assembly. He defeated Rajiv Babbar, the son of 3-time MLA OP Babbar, by over 2000 votes.[3] In the same year, Jarnail was elected as the chairman of the District Development Committee.[4] The AAP minority government dissolved 49 days after the 2013 elections and a period of President's Rule commenced.[5] In 2014, he was appointed the first President of AAP youth wing. [6] At the subsequent elections in February 2015, 2020 and 2025, Singh was re-elected as MLA for Tilak Nagar.[7]
Jarnail Singh won the Tilak Nagar election in 2025.[8]
Activism
In 2011, Anna Hazare launched the Jan Lokpal movement. Jarnail Singh was involved in this movement.[9]
Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)
Since 2020, he is an elected member of the 6th Delhi Assembly,7th Delhi Assembly & 8th Delhi Assembly.
- Chairperson (2022-2023), Committee on Government Undertakings[11]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Jarnail Singh | 57,180 | 55.10 | +15.83 | |
| BJP | Rajiv Babbar | 37,290 | 35.93 | −0.97 | |
| INC | Duli Chand Lohia | 7,303 | 7.04 | −14.73 | |
| Independent | Jarnail Singh | 570 | 0.55 | ||
| RABP | Rajiv Babbar | 253 | 0.24 | ||
| BSP | Vijay Bahadur | 250 | 0.24 | −0.23 | |
| NOTA | None | 464 | 0.45 | −0.25 | |
| Majority | 19,890 | 19.17 | +16.79 | ||
| Turnout | 1,03,815 | 70.65 | |||
| AAP hold | Swing | +15.83 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Jarnail Singh[13] | 62,436 | 62.20 | +7.10 | |
| BJP | Rajiv Babbar | 34,407 | 34.28 | −1.65 | |
| INC | Raminder Singh | 1,807 | 1.80 | −5.24 | |
| AAAP | Jarnail Singh | 527 | 0.52 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 522 | 0.52 | +0.07 | |
| Majority | 28,029 | 28.06 | +8.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,00,392 | 63.96 | −6.69 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | +7.10 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Jarnail Singh | 52,134 | 54.0 | −8.20 | |
| BJP | Shweta Saini | 40,478 | 41.9 | +7.62 | |
| INC | PS Bawa | 2,747 | 2.9 | +1.10 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 607 | 0.4 | −0.12 | |
| Majority | 11,656 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 95,896 | 60.3 | |||
| AAP hold | Swing | ||||