Kewal Singh Dhillon
Indian politician (born 1950)
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Kewal Singh Dhillon (born 16 May 1950) is an Indian politician from Punjab. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since June 2022. He was an MLA from Barnala till 2017, when he was defeated by Meet Hayer of Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2][3]
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Kewal Singh Dhillon | |
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Dhillon in 2019 | |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab | |
| Assumed office 3 June 2026 | |
| President | Nitin Nabin |
| Preceded by | Sunil Jakhar |
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 27 February 2007 – 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Malkit Keetu |
| Succeeded by | Meet Hayer |
| Constituency | Barnala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1950 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2022–present) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2007–2022) |
Early life and education
Dhillon was born in the village of Tallewal, Barnala. He got his preliminary education in Barnala and was also brought up there.
Career
Congress
He was also senior vice-president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), who was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (2012–17) for the constituency of Barnala representing the INC and also contested from Sangrur unsuccessfully in the 2019 Indian general election.[4][5] In both these elections he lost to Meet Hayer of Aam Aadmi Party.[1]
Bharatiya Janta Party
He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 4 June 2022 along with Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Sunder Sham Arora, and others at the party office in Chandigarh.[6]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer | 47,606 | 35.49 | ||
| INC | Kewal Singh Dhillon | 45,174 | 33.67 | ||
| SAD | Surinder Pal Singh Sibia | 31,111 | 23.19 | ||
| SAD(A) | Simranjit Singh Mann | 5,061 | 3.77 | ||
| BSP | Paramjit Kaur | 2,369 | 1.77 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 889 | 0.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 171,962 | [8] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Bhagwant Mann | 413,561 | 37.40 |  11.07 | |
| INC | Kewal Singh Dhillon | 303,350 | 27.43 |  9.93 | |
| SAD | Parminder Singh Dhindsa | 263,498 | 23.83 | 5.40 | |
| SAD(A) | Simranjit Singh Mann | 48,365 | 4.37 | ||
| LIP | Jasraj Singh Longia | 20,087 | 1.82 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,490 | 0.59 | 0.39 | |
| Majority | 110,211 | 9.97 | 10.46 | ||
| Turnout | 1,107,256 | 72.40 | |||
| AAP hold | Swing | 10.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD(A) | Simranjit Singh Mann | 253,154 | 35.61 | 31.24 | |
| AAP | Gurmail Singh | 247,332 | 34.79 | 2.61 | |
| INC | Dalvir Singh Goldy | 79,668 | 11.21 | 16.22 | |
| BJP | Kewal Singh Dhillon | 66,298 | 9.33 | New | |
| SAD | Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur Rajoana | 44,428 | 6.25 | 17.58 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2471 | 0.35 | ||
| Majority | 6,245 | 0.88 | |||
| Turnout | 7,10,919 | 45.3% | 27.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,69,240 | [10] | |||
| SAD(A) gain from AAP | Swing | 16.92 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kuldeep Singh Dhillon | 28,254 | 28.24 | 15.43 | |
| AAP | Harinder Singh Dhaliwal | 26,097 | 26.09 | 23.18 | |
| BJP | Kewal Singh Dhillon | 17,958 | 17.95 | 11.01 | |
| Independent | Gurdeep Bathh | 16,899 | 16.89 | New | |
| SAD(A) | Govind Singh Sandhu | 7,900 | 7.90 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 618 | |||
| Majority | 2,157 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,00,042 | 56.34 | 15.47 | ||
| INC gain from AAP | Swing | ||||
