Narinder Kaur Bharaj

Narinder Kaur Bharaj is an Indian politician and lawyer, and the member of legislative assembly from Sangrur Assembly Constituency. She defeated the incumbent cabinet minister Vijay Inder Singla of Indian National Congress in 2022 elections.[1] Also, she became the youngest MLA in Punjab.[2] She is also District youth president of Aam Aadmi Party.

Narinder Kaur Bharaj
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
10 March 2022
Preceded byVijay Inder Singla
ConstituencySangrur
District Youth President, AAP Punjab
Assumed office
6 November 2018
ConstituencySangrur
Personal details
Born (1994-08-17) August 17, 1994
Bharaj, Sangrur district
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Parent(s)
  • Gurnam Singh (father)
Residence(s)Bharaj
Alma materPunjabi University

Early life

Bharaj was born on 17 August 1994 to father Gurnam Singh.[3][4] Her father Gurnam Singh is a farmer. She pursued post graduation in Sociology from Punjabi University.[5] She completed law in a private college in Sangrur.[6][7]

Political career

Bharaj started her political career in 2014 in a campaign for Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur. She was the only polling booth agent for Mann in her village.[8] In 2018, she became district youth president and spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party in Sangrur.

2022 elections

On 26 December 2021, she was announced candidate of Aam Aadmi Party from Sangrur constituency for 2022 assembly elections.[9] She was among the front runners for the ticket among Minku Jawandha and Dinesh Bansal.[10] After her name was announced Bansal and some other party workers protested at Bhagwant Mann's residence against her candidature.[11][12] She filed her nomination on 28 January 2022.[3] She declared her assets worth ₹24,409, one of the lowest in the state.[13][14] She faced cabinet minister Vijay Inder Singla, and former MLA Arvind Khanna as opponents.[15][16] On 10 March 2022, she secured 74,851 votes (51.67%), and defeated Singla with margin of 36,430 votes, highest-ever in Sangrur.[17][1]

Electoral performance
Punjab Legislative Assembly Election, 2022: Sangrur[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Narinder Kaur Bharaj[19] 74,851 51.67 +25.97
INC Vijay Inder Singla[20] 38,421 26.52 -20.88
BJP Arvind Khanna 13,766 9.5 +9.5
SAD Winnerjit Singh Goldy 10,488 7.24 -17.06
SAD(M) Gurnaib Singh 4,466 3.08 -1.77
SSP Jagdeep Singh Mintu Toor 1,209 0.83 New
Majority 36,430 25.15
Turnout 144,873 76.31 -4.3
Registered electors 189,838 [21]
AAP gain from INC

References
  1. "Sangrur, Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates". India Today. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  2. "Women double their representation in Punjab assembly". Hindustan Times. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  3. "Election Commission of India". affidavit.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  4. "Narinder Kaur Bharaj (ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਕੌਰ ਭਰਾਜ) - Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  5. "AAP campaign in Punjab rides on girl power". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. Neel Kamal (Mar 20, 2019). "AAP split brings its key women campaigners face to face | Amritsar News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  7. Goyal, Divya (12 March 2022). "The Chosen 13: 'Padwoman', Moga's doctor among Punjab's women MLAs". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. Ohri, Raghav. "Lok Sabha polls: Teenager stands up for AAP against muscle power in Punjab". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  9. Livemint (2021-12-26). "Punjab Elections 2022: AAP releases fourth list of 15 candidates. List here". livemint.com. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  10. Service, Tribune News. "Ticket aspirants out to woo parties in Sangrur". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  11. Service, Tribune News. "Sangrur AAP candidate Narinder Kaur Bharaj faces opposition from party leaders". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  12. Service, Tribune News. "Disgruntled AAP leaders protest at Bhagwant Mann's house". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  13. Vinod Kumar (Mar 12, 2022). "Over 74% Of Newly Elected Mlas Are Crorepatis | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  14. "Woman power in Punjab assembly". Hindustan Times. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  15. "Narinder Kaur Bharaj vs Vijay Inder Singla: AAP greenhorn takes on Congress heavyweight in Sangrur". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  16. "Punjab poll buzz: Haves vs have-not and more". Hindustan Times. 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  17. Bharat Khanna (Mar 11, 2022). "Punjab election results: AAP's Aman Arora emerges as biggest winner | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  18. "Punjab-Sangrur: Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  19. "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  20. "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. February 18, 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  21. "Vidhan Sabha 2022 Electoral Detail". www.ceopunjab.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-02-04.


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