Amar_Singh_(Punjab_politician)
Amar Singh (Punjab politician)
Indian politician
Amar Malkiat Singh is an Indian physician, bureaucrat and Member of Parliament for Fatehgarh Sahib constituency.[1]
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Dr. Amar Singh | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Harinder Singh Khalsa (AAP) |
| Constituency | Fatehgarh Sahib |
| Vice President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Chairman & Managing Director (Food Corporation of India) | |
| In office 2012–2012 | |
| Executive Director (Food Corporation of India) | |
| In office 2010–2012 | |
| Joint Secretary (Government of India) | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Principal Secretary/Secretary (Government of Madhya Pradesh) | |
| In office 1997–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1953-05-26) 26 May 1953 (age 70) Boparai Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (since 2014) |
| Education | M.A. Economics, MBBS |
| Alma mater | Government Medical College, Amritsar and Barkatullah University |
Singh was born into a Dalit family of Ramdasia Sikh origin from Boparai Kalan in Ludhiana district.[2] He completed his MBBS at Amritsar Medical College. He was selected for Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS) and worked as a doctor in Samrala. After that, he joined the civil service as an IAS officer and served as secretary to Madhya Pradesh, CM, for 10 years.[3]
He joined Indian National Congress and was elected as a Member Parliament from Fatehgarh Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in 2019.[4] For the 2024 Indian general election Singh is a Congress candidate for Fatehgarh Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.[5]
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | Dr. Amar Singh | ||||
| SAD | Bikramjit Singh Khalsa | ||||
| AAP | Gurpreet Singh GP | ||||
| BJP | |||||
| SAD(A) | Raj Jatinder Singh Bittu | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Amar Singh | 411,651 | 41.75 | ||
| SAD | Darbara Singh Guru | 317,753 | 32.23 | ||
| LIP | Manwinder Singh Giaspura | 142,274 | 14.43 | ||
| AAP | Bandeep Singh Dullo | 62,881 | 6.38 | -29.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 13,045 | 1.32 | ||
| Majority | 93,898 | 9.52 | |||
| Turnout | 987,161 | 65.69 | -8.12 | ||
| INC gain from AAP | Swing | ||||
- "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- "In Fatehgarh Sahib LS seat, ex-babus talk of experience, humble past". Hindustan Times. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- Bhardwaj, Surinder. "IAS batchmates to clash swords in Fatehgarh Sahib". Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- "Fatehgarh sahib Election Results, Fatehgarh sahib Lok Sabha Election Results 2019, Live Polls Coverage, Voting Count of Fatehgarh sahib". India.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- "Lok Sabha pick: Of AAP's chosen 13, only 4 its own, 8 imports from elsewhere". The Indian Express. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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