Kuldeep Singh Vaid

Kuldeep Singh Vaid
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office 2017–Present
Preceded by	Darshan Singh Shivalik
Constituency	Gill
Personal details
Born	(1961-02-02) 2 February 1961 (age 63) Ludhiana, Punjab,India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Kamaljit Kaur Vaid
Children	3
Relatives	Buta Singh (uncle) Arvinder Singh Lovely (cousin)
Alma mater	Panjab University
Profession	PCS (1992-2007), IAS (2007–2016) and Politician
As of 18 October, 2020

Kuldeep Singh Vaid is an Indian politician and former IAS officer.

Early life

K.S. Vaid was born to Sardar Gurcharan Singh Vaid and Surjit Kaur Vaid. He did his B.Com. and LLB from Panjab University.^[1][2]

His son, Harkarandeep Singh Vaid is an elected member from Ward 44 in Ludhiana civic elections.^[3] He was married to Bhavdeep Kaur and his father-in-law, Jatinderpal Singh is also a PCS officer.^[4]

He is a 1992-batch PCS officer who got promoted as an I.A.S. in 2007. He served as D.C. of Moga and Additional Chief Administrator of Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA).^[5][6]

Positions Held

He entered politics after resigning from civil services on 30 November 2016.

In 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections he fought from Gill constituency.^[7]

He held positions as:

• Member of Committee on Public Accounts and House Committee^[8]
• Member of Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions
• Member of Committee on Privileges^[9]

References

1. "Kuldeep Singh Vaid(bulara)(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- GILL (SC)(LUDHIANA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
2. "As Dalit, Sikh issues take centrestage, in Punjab, parties question SC order". The Indian Express. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
3. "Ludhiana civic polls: Protest brews in Congress over tickets to leaders' kin". The Indian Express. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
4. "Amid lockdown, Cong MLA's son has a low-key gurdwara wedding". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
5. "Set to take poll plunge with Congress, Moga DC attends Sukhbir Singh Badal event as civil servant". The Indian Express. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
6. "Moga DC quits, likely to contest on Congress ticket". Hindustan Times. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
7. "Members". punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
8. "COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS". punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
9. "COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES". punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 17 October 2020.