Jasbir Singh Gill

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{{short description|Indian politician}}<nowiki/>{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jasbir Singh Gill (Dimpa)
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Beas,Punjab]]
| succeeded1 =
| nickname = Dimpa Bha
| honorific_suffix = [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]
| image_size =
| image = Jasbir Singh gill.jpg
| predecessor2 = Manmohan Singh Sathiala
| termend2 = 2007
| termstart2 = 2002
| termstart = 23 May 2019
| children = Santdeep Gill (Daughter) Gursant Updesh Singh Gill (Son)
| alma_mater = [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| parents = Sant Singh Liddar Satwiinder Kaur Gill
| spouse = Ramanbir Kaur Gill
| residence = [[Amritsar]],Punjab
| predecessor = [[Ranjit Singh Brahmpura]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khadoor Sahib]]
| constituency = [[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
| birth_place = [[Rayya (Punjab)|Rayya]] (Amritsar), Punjab, India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|11|08|df=y}}
| succeeded2 = Manjinder Singh Kang
}}

'''Jasbir Singh Gill (Dimpa)''' is an Indian politician and a [[Member of parliament|Member of Parliament]] to the [[17th Lok Sabha]] from [[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khadoor Sahib]] (Lok Sabha constituency) of [[Punjab, India|Punjab,India]].<ref name="myneta.info">{{Cite web|title=Jasbir Singh Gill(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KHADOOR SAHIB(PUNJAB) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=13131|website=myneta.info|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> He won the [[2019 Indian general election|Indian general election 2019]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate. In the year 2002 he was elected to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from [[Baba Bakala Assembly Constituency|Beas constituency]] .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Khadoor Sahib Election Result 2019: Jasbir Singh Gill of Congress wins by a margin of 140573 votes|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/khadoor-sahib-punjab-election-2019-khadoor-sahib-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage/414428|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref><ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{Cite web|title=Lok Sabha election: Congress likely to field ex-MLA Dimpa from Khadoor Sahib|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-election-congress-likely-to-field-ex-mla-dimpa-from-khadoor-sahib/story-PVIAuXksbTHxoZoWQCm1qJ.html|date=2019-03-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> In December 2020, he was in an issue with young female reporter questioning him about the farmers' protest live on TV.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5wqkAbZcIo&ab_channel=RPD24</ref>

==Early life and education==
'''Jasbir Singh Gill''' was born on 8 November 1968 in [[Amritsar|Amritsar, Punjab]]. He is son of Satwiinder Kaur Gill and late Sant Singh Liddar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LS poll: Cong's Dimpa files papers from Khadoor Sahib|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/archive/ls-poll-congs-dimpa-files-papers-from-khadoor-sahib-762762|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> His father was a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab legislative assembly]] (1985-1986) from [[Baba Bakala Assembly Constituency|Beas constituency]] and died fighting terrorists on 26 April 1986,Gill was 18 years old when he narrowly escaped from this attack.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Panthic citadel of Khadoor Sahib set to see 'locals-versus-outsiders' contest|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lok-sabha-elections-2019-panthic-citadel-of-khadoor-sahib-set-to-see-locals-versus-outsiders-contest/story-4gnDar4ubxmI1XcZ1pXZAM.html|date=2019-04-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Violence, rioting, terrorism in Indian Punjab during last 35 years|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/86429-Violence-rioting-terrorism-in-Indian-Punjab-during-last-35-years|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> He completed his primary schooling from [[St. Francis School, Amritsar|Saint Francis School Amritsar]] and later joined [[Shivalik Public School, Mohali|Shivalik public school]], [[Chandigarh]]. In 1987, militants injured him while he was going to his native village.<ref name=":1" /> In 1988,He graduated from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.<ref name="myneta.info"/> In a later attack in 1989 at his native village Liddar, terrorists killed all seven guards at his house but he narrowly escaped and survived.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title=Peace finally breaks out in hotbeds of militancy in Punjab|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19930228-peace-finally-breaks-out-in-hotbeds-of-militancy-in-punjab-810746-1993-02-28|first=Kanwar|last=Sandhu|date=28 February 1993|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> All these attacks happened during the [[Insurgency in Punjab|Punjab insurgency]] period.<ref name=":2" />

==Early political career==
He was first elected as [[Sarpanch]] of Lidhar village of Punjab in 1982. In late 1992 after the relative peace in Punjab, he was re-elected as village Sarpanch of Lidhar.<ref name=":2" /> He later went on to serve as the president of [[Indian Youth Congress|Punjab youth congress]] from 1997-1999 and as General Secretary of Indian youth congress form 1999-2005.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Mohinder|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HaOlg1sDYP4C&q=jasbir+singh+gill+dimpa+awards&pg=PA283|title=Punjab 1999: Political and Socio-economic Developments|date=2000|publisher=Anamika Publishers & Distributors|isbn=978-81-86565-76-6|language=en}}</ref>

==Legislative assembly==
Jasbir sing Gill won his first assembly election from Beas (renamed as [[Baba Bakala Assembly Constituency|Baba Bakala]] in 2012) in 2002. He defeated Manjinder Singh Kang from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) by a margin of 6450 votes and became a member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab legislative assembly]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 2002|url=https://www.elections.in//punjab/assembly-constituencies/2002-election-results.html|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> During his tenure, he also became the chairmen Punjab water supply and sewerage board for the period 2003-2007. He also served as chairmen of Public accounts, Estimates, and Petition Committee of Punjab [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040429/punjab1.htm|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> In the next assembly election, he lost his seat to Manjinder Singh Kang by a narrow margin of 4179 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SAD wins Beas seat by 4,183 votes|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2007/mar/14punpoll.htm|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> In 2012 he contested from [[Amritsar South Assembly Constituency|Amritsar south]] but lost to [[Inderbir Singh Bolaria]] of Shiromani Akali Dal with a Margin 15056 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 2012|url=https://www.elections.in//punjab/assembly-constituencies/2012-election-results.html|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref>

==Member of parliament==
He filed his nomination from the [[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|khadoor sahib]] constituency for a four-way battle between [[Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali)]], [[Shiromani Akali Dal]], [[Punjab Ekta Party]], and the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Punjab: With Jasbir Singh Dimpa, Khadoor Sahib set for four-way battle|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/punjab/news/khadoor-sahib-set-for-4-way-battle/articleshow/68758585.cms|date=7 April 2019|first=Yudhvir|last=Rana|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> Gill defeated his closest rival [[Jagir Kaur|Bibi Jagir Kaur]] of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) by a margin of 140573 votes.<ref name=":0" /> He has emerged as a vocal leader in the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] and has recently asked (alongside [[Vincent Pala|Vincent H Pala]]) a [http://164.100.47.193/Loksabha/Questions/TypeOfQuestions.aspx Starred Question] to the Home Affairs about the existence of controversial "[[Tukde Tukde Gang]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=No Information On Any Group Called ''Tukde Tukde Gang'': G Kishan Reddy|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tukde-tukde-gang-news-no-information-on-any-group-called-tukde-tukde-gang-says-home-ministry-2178365|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> The [[Minister of State]] for Home [[G. Kishan Reddy|G Kishan Reddy]] said "the ministry has no information on any such group".<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-02-11|title=No information on any group called 'Tukde Tukde Gang': Govt|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/no-information-on-any-group-called-tukde-tukde-gang-govt/articleshow/74078601.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> In his first year as MP, he has received approval for a Government Medical College in [[Kapurthala]] and a Law University in [[Patti, Punjab|Patti]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Centre approves new government medical college in Kapurthala|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/centre-approves-new-government-t-medical-college-in-kapurthala/story-xsq1vhFKNEnDVOgWx0q5vM.html|date=2019-11-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref>

=== Performance in parliament ===
''Performance in the Lok Sabha, 2019-20''<ref>{{Cite web|title=MP details|url=https://parliamentarybusiness.com/mps/jasbir-singh/|website=parliamentarybusiness.com|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jasbir Singh|url=https://www.prsindia.org/mptrack/17th-lok-sabha/jasbir-singh|date=2019-06-17|website=PRSIndia|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!'''MP performance parameters (2019–20)'''
!'''Jasbir singh GIll'''
|-
|Attendance in Parliament
|96%, against State average 76% and National average 84%
|-
|Questions Raised
|37, against State average 29 and National average 49
|-
|Debates Participated
|27, against a State average 14.3 and National average 16.5
|-
|Private Member Bills
|0, against State average 0 and National average 0.3
|}

=== Parliamentary committees ===
He is a member of the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice and Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajya Sabha-Membership of Parliamentary Committees|url=http://164.100.47.5/webcom/composition.aspx|website=164.100.47.5|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5165|website=loksabhaph.nic.in|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref>

=== Election results===
{{Election box begin|title=2019 General Election: Khadoor Sahib}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Jasbir Singh Gill|votes=459710|percentage=43.95|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Shiromani Akali Dal|candidate=[[Bibi Jagir Kaur]]|votes=319137|percentage=30.51|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Punjab Ekta Party|candidate=[[Paramjit Kaur Khalra]]|votes=214489|percentage=20.51|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=140573|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box turnout|votes=1046032|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Shiromani Akali Dal}}{{Election box end}}
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khadoor Sahib Election Results|url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/punjab/khadoor-sahib-election-result-s19p03/|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

==Awards==
Silver medal in the [[The Duke of Edinburgh's Award|Duke of Edinburgh's Award]] for increasing health awareness.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5165 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
{{17th LS members from Punjab}}

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[[Category:People from Kapurthala district]]
[[Category:1968 births]]

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