Partap Singh Bajwa

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Partap Singh Bajwa
Leader of the Opposition, Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 April 2022
Deputy	Raj Kumar Chabbewal (till 15 March 2024)
Preceded by	Harpal Singh Cheema
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Fatehjang Singh Bajwa
Constituency	Qadian
In office 2002–2009
Preceded by	Sewa Singh Sekhwan
Constituency	Kahnuwan
In office 1992–1997
Preceded by	Johar Singh
Succeeded by	Sewa Singh Sekhwan
Constituency	Kahnuwan
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 9 April 2016 – 9 April 2022
Preceded by	Ashwani Kumar
Succeeded by	Sandeep Pathak
Constituency	Punjab, India
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Vinod Khanna
Succeeded by	Vinod Khanna
Constituency	Gurdaspur
President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 2013 - 2015
Preceded by	Captain Amarinder Singh
Succeeded by	Captain Amarinder Singh
Personal details
Born	(1957-01-29) 29 January 1957 (age 67) Qadian, Punjab, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Charanjit Kaur Bajwa
Residence(s)	Qadian, Punjab, India
Source: [1]

Partap Singh Bajwa is an Indian politician having served as a member of the Lok Sabha representing Gurdaspur in Punjab from 2009 to 2014.^[1] He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Punjab.^[1]

He is the son of Satnam Singh Bajwa who was a three-time Member of Legislative Assembly Punjab and Minister in the government of Punjab. He completed his schooling at Punjab Public School, Nabha. He started his career in politics as a student leader in 1976 became President of Youth Congress in 1982 and rose to the President of State Congress. He has served as a minister under chief ministers Beant Singh, Rajinder Kaur Bhathal, and Amarinder Singh. Partap Singh Bajwa is Rajya Sabha member since 10 April 2016.

He started his career in politics as a student leader in 1976 from DAV College, Chandigarh, became President of District Youth Congress Gurdaspur then Vice President of Youth Congress in 1980, President of Youth Congress in 1982, and rose to the President of State Congress.

He was elected to Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Kahnuwan Constituency in 1992, 2002, and 2007. He worked in various different departments under the government of Punjab.

He was Minister of State Information and Public Relations government of Punjab from 1994 to 1995, Cabinet Minister P.W.D B&R, I&PR, Government of Punjab from 1995 to 1996, Cabinet Minister Judiciary, Jails, etc. Government of Punjab from 1996 to 1997, Cabinet Minister P.W.D B&R, School Education, Govt of Punjab from 2002 to 2007.

He defeated the actor and four-time sitting MP Vinod Khanna of the Bharatiya Janata Party in general elections and became Member of Parliament in 2009 from Gurdaspur Constituency. His wife is currently the sitting Member of Legislative Assembly Punjab from the Qadian Constituency. He was made the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee in March 2013.

He was elected to Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Qadian Constituency in 2022. He was appointed the Leader of Opposition in the 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.^[2]

He provides the NGO Adhaar Foundation with mobile medical vans and helps people with free medical aids, medical health check-up camps in the Gurdaspur constituency. He also has a keen interest in games and sports and serves as the President of the Judo Federation of Punjab in 2002, 2008, and again in 2015. He was elected as President of the Judo Federation of India in the year 2018.

Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Qadian

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Partap Singh Bajwa[3]	48,679	36.55	11.28
	SAD	Guriqbal Singh Mahal	41,505	31.16	7.70
	AAP	Jagroop Singh Sekhwan [4]	34,916	26.22	15.20
	NOTA	None of the above	777	0.58	0.15
Majority			7,174	5.39
Turnout			133,183
Registered electors			181,907	[5]
	INC hold		Swing