Jeevan Jyot Kaur
Jeevan Jyot Kaur is an Indian politician and the MLA from Amritsar East Assembly Constituency. She is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1] She defeated Navjot Singh Sidhu in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[2] She is also known by the name of Pad woman of Punjab.[3]
Jeevan Jyot Kaur | |
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Member of Legislative Assembly, Punjab | |
Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Navjot Singh Sidhu |
Constituency | Amritsar East |
Personal details | |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Political career
In 2022, Jeevan Jyot Kaur contested from Aam Aadmi Party and won Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Amritsar East Assembly Constituency. She defeated Navjot Singh Sidhu of Indian National Congress and Bikram Singh Majithia of Shiromani Akali Dal. She won 36.74% vote margin.[4][5]
Electoral performance
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Jeevan Jyot Kaur[6] | 39,679 | 36.74 | ||
INC | Navjot Singh Sidhu[7] | 32929 | 30.49 | ||
SAD | Bikram Singh Majithia | 25188 | 23.32 | ||
BJP | Jagmohan Singh Raju | 7286 | 6.75 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 690 | 0.64 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 108003 | ||||
Registered electors | 168,013 | [8] | |||
AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Philanthropic work
In 1996, Jeevan Jyot Kaur founded Sri Hemkunt Education Society (S.H.E. Society), a Nonprofit organization works for the betterment of the poor and underprivileged people. She is also the president of another nonprofit People's Forum For Justice (PFFJ). Jeevan Jyot has also been running a school for the underprivileged children for the last 26years. She and her organization has also adopted a slum in Jalandhar under “Mission Aabaad” aiming at rehabilitating people living in abject poverty in slums.[9]
References
- Menon, Aditya (10 March 2022). "Punjab Results: Who is Jeevan Jyot, AAP Candidate Who Defeated Sidhu & Majithia?". TheQuint. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise". Financialexpress. Retrieved 10 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.
- "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in.
- "Punjab Election 2022: Complete List of AAP Candidates, Check Names HERE". www.india.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 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.
- "Vidhan Sabha 2022 Electoral Detail". Official Website of the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "S.H.E. Society | About Us". shesociety.in.