Kewal Singh Dhillon
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kewal Singh Dhillon
| image = Kewal Singh Dhillon with Jaswinder Singh (cropped).jpg
| caption = Dhillon in 2019 at Hamidi, Barnala district
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|5|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Barnala, India
| residence = Barnala, India
| constituency = Barnala
| term = 2007 - 2017
| predecessor = Malkit Singh Keetu
| successor = Meet Hayer
| party =Indian National Congress (2007-2022)
Bharatiya Janata Party (2022 – present)
| spouse =
| children =
| website =
}}
Kewal Singh Dhillon (born 16 May 1950) is an Indian politician from Punjab. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since June 2022. He was an MLA from Barnala till 2017, when he was defeated by Meet Hayer of Aam Aadmi Party.{{Cite web |title=Punjab Assembly Elections 2017 !! |url=https://www.babushahi.com/pae2017/winner-detail.php?id=103 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=www.babushahi.com}}{{Cite web |last=Jathedar |date=2017-03-16 |title=Punjab Legislative Assembly Election Results 2017 Party Wise Result |url=https://www.letsdiscussonline.com/news-events/punjab-legislative-assembly-election-results-2017/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Let's Discuss Online |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Dhillon was born in the village of Tallewal, Barnala. He got his preliminary education in Barnala and was also brought up there.
Career
= Congress =
He was also senior vice-president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), who was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (2012–17) for the constituency of Barnala representing the INC and also contested from Sangrur unsuccessfully in the 2019 Indian general election.{{cite web|title=Kewal Singh Dhillon|url=http://myneta.info/pb2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=236|work=myneta.info|publisher=Association for Democratic Reforms|accessdate=26 December 2013}}{{cite news|last=Kamal|first=Neel|title=Perks of power: India's less known but moneyed politicians|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/nation-world/perks-of-power-indias-less-known-but-moneyed-politicians/punjab-kewal-singh-dhillon/slideshow/20225303.cms|accessdate=26 December 2013|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=23 May 2013}} In both these elections he lost to Meet Hayer of Aam Aadmi Party.
=Bharatiya Janta Party=
He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 4 June 2022 along with Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Sunder Sham Arora, and others at the party office in Chandigarh.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tip-of-iceberg-captain-amarinder-singh-congress-defections-in-punjab-1958483-2022-06-05|title=Tip of iceberg: Captain Amarinder Singh as Congress logs 5 defections in Punjab}}
Electoral performance
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References
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{{Punjab MLAs during 2007-2012}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}
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Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India
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