Baljit Kaur
Dr. Baljit Kaur is an Indian politician and an eye surgeon. She was elected to the Malout Assembly constituency, Punjab in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[2][3]
Dr. Baljit Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Social Security, Women and Child Development and Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities[1] | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2022 | |
| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Cabinet | Mann ministry |
| Chief Minister | Bhagwant Mann |
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ajaib Singh Bhatti |
| Constituency | Malout |
| Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Profession | Doctor (eye surgeon) |
Career Edit
She worked as an eye surgeon in the government run Muktsar civil hospital. She resigned from her job and joined AAP.[4][5]
Member of Legislative Assembly Edit
Kaur was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. She represented the Malout Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative 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.[6] She took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.[7][8] Eight ministers including Kaur who took oath were greenhorn (first term) MLAs.[9]
As a cabinet minister in the Mann ministry Kaur was given the charge of two departments of the Punjab Government:[10]
- Department of Social Justice, Empowerment & Minorities
- Department of Social Security and Development of Women and Children
Electoral performance Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Dr. Baljit Kaur[12] | 77,370 | 55.6 | ||
| INC | Rupinder Ruby[13] | 17652 | 12.68 | ||
| SAD | Harpreet Singh | 37109 | 26.67 | ||
| Majority | 40,261 | 28.93 | |||
| Turnout | 139167 | ||||
| Registered electors | [14] | ||||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References Edit
- ^ . 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "First-time, highly qualified women candidates hit the ground running in south Malwa belt". Hindustan Times. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Malout, Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: AAP's Dr. Baljit Kaur with 77370 defeats SAD's Harpreet Singh". India Today. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Goyal, Divya (12 March 2022). "The Chosen 13: 'Padwoman', Moga's doctor among Punjab's women MLAs". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "The playing 11: CM Bhagwant Mann's cabinet ministers". The Indian Express. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Ten Punjab ministers to take oath on Saturday". Tribuneindia News Service. 18 March 2022. from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "25,000 Government Jobs For Punjab: New Chief Minister's 1st Decision". NDTV.com. Press Trust of India. 19 March 2022. from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "In Mann's first list of Cabinet ministers, 8 greenhorn MLAs". The Indian Express. 19 March 2022. from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab portfolios announced; CM Mann keeps Home and Vigilance, Cheema gets Finance, Singla Health, Harbhajan Power". Tribuneindia News Service. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.