Dr. Charanjit Singh

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Charanjit Singh
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Charanjit Singh Channi
Constituency	Chamkaur Sahib
Personal details
Political party	Aam Aadmi Party
Residence	Punjab
Profession	Doctor, Politician

Charanjit Singh is an Indian politician and eye surgeon.^[1] He is the MLA from Chamkaur Sahib Assembly constituency.^[2][3] He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.^[4][5]

Member of Legislative Assembly

He represents the Chamkaur Sahib Assembly constituency as MLA in 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.^[6]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

• Member (2022–23) Committee on Public Accounts^[7]
• Member (2022–23) Committee on Privileges^[8]

Electoral performance

Assembly Election, 2022: Chamkaur Sahib

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Dr. Charanjit Singh	70,248	47.6
	INC	Charanjit Singh Channi[9]	62,306	42.22
	SAD(A)	Lakhvir Singh	6,974	4.73
	BSP	Ex. AIG Harmohan Singh Sandhu	3,802	2.58
	BJP	Shri Darshan Singh Shivjot	2,514	1.7
	NOTA	None of the above	713	0.48
Majority			7,942	5.38
Turnout			1,47,571
Registered electors			1,97,330	[10]
	AAP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election, 2017: Chamkaur Sahib

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Charanjit Singh Channi	61,060	42.00
	AAP	Dr. Charanjit Singh	48,752	33.53
	SAD	Justice Nirmal Singh	31,452	21.63
	BSP	Rajinder Singh	1,610	1.11
	NOTA	None of the above	911	0.63
Majority			12,308	8.47
Turnout			1,45,399	77.78
Registered electors			186,932	[11]
	INC hold		Swing

References

1. "Namesake eye surgeon triggers CM Channi's downfall in Chamkaur Sahib". The Indian Express. 10 March 2022.
2. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
3. "Punjab CM Charanjit Channi trailing from Chamkaur Sahib, Bhadaur seats". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
4. "Punjab polls: Charanjit Singh Channi, who lost from both seats, resigns as CM". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. न्यूज, जैनेंद्र, एबीपी (11 March 2022). "पंजाब सीएम को हराने वाले डॉ. चरणजीत सिंह बोले- आंखों के रास्ते लोगों के दिलों में बनाई जगह". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
6. "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
7. "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
8. "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
9. "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.
10. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
11. Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.

External links

• "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 12 March 2022.