KaveriKumari2: Created New Stub

2026-04-20T05:41:40Z

Created New Stub

New page

{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Narinder Kaur Bharaj
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|8|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sangrur district|Bharaj]], [[Punjab, India]]
| office = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Sangrur Assembly constituency|Sangrur]]
| term_start = 10 March 2022
| predecessor = [[Vijay Inder Singla]]
| successor =
| office1 = District Youth President, [[AAP Punjab]]
| constituency1 = [[Sangrur district|Sangrur]]
| term_start1 = 6 November 2018
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| alma_mater = [[Punjabi University]]
| website =
}}
'''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 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022 elections]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Sangrur, Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/sangrur-punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-1922950-2022-03-09 |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Also, she became the youngest MLA in Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=Women double their representation in Punjab assembly |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/punjab-assembly-election/women-double-their-representation-in-punjab-assembly-101646945449781.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> She is also District youth president of [[Aam Aadmi Party]].

==Early life==
Bharaj was born on 17 August 1994 to father Gurnam Singh.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/eyJpdiI6InI4SDM4VXlwUTB0dUt5emR2U1hneXc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoia0lnMmJodGNjN3hQenFkaDhHVWtxZz09IiwibWFjIjoiNmVlOTk4MWYzYTc2Y2M1NjlmY2UxMzJmOWRiYWU4NzEzMWQ3MmFlZTExYWQ0Y2I5YzM3M2UzNjMyZjU1MWVkZiJ9/MjM=/MTM=/Mw==/QUM= |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=affidavit.eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Narinder Kaur Bharaj (ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਕੌਰ ਭਰਾਜ) - Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/narinderkauraap |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> Her father Gurnam Singh is a farmer. She pursued post graduation in Sociology from [[Punjabi University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=AAP campaign in Punjab rides on girl power |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jan/29/aap-campaign-in-punjab-rides-on-girl-power-1564793.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> She completed law in a private college in [[Sangrur]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author=Neel Kamal|date=Mar 20, 2019 |title=AAP split brings its key women campaigners face to face {{!}} Amritsar News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/aap-split-brings-its-key-women-campaigners-face-to-face/articleshow/68489528.cms |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="The Chosen 12 March 2022">{{cite news|last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=The Chosen 13: 'Padwoman', Moga's doctor among Punjab's women MLAs |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-elections-results-aap-victory-congress-sad-candidates-7816401/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=12 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

On 8 October 2022, she married Mandeep Singh, an AAP member.<ref>{{cite news |title=AAP MLA Bharaj ties knot with party volunteer in Patiala |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2022/state-editions/aap-mla-bharaj-ties-knot-with-party-volunteer-in-patiala.html |access-date=8 October 2022 |work=The Pioneer |date=8 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ohri |first=Raghav |title=Lok Sabha polls: Teenager stands up for AAP against muscle power in Punjab |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lok-sabha-polls-teenager-stands-up-for-aap-against-muscle-power-in-punjab/articleshow/34506599.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-03-11}}</ref> In 2018, she became district youth president and spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party in [[Sangrur district|Sangrur]].

===2022 elections===
On 26 December 2021, she was announced candidate of [[Aam Aadmi Party]] from [[Sangrur Assembly constituency|Sangrur]] constituency for [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022 assembly elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2021-12-26 |title=Punjab Elections 2022: AAP releases fourth list of 15 candidates. List here |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/punjab-elections-2022-aap-releases-fourth-list-of-15-candidates-list-here-11640522524157.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=livemint.com |language=en}}</ref> She was among the front runners for the ticket among Minku Jawandha and Dinesh Bansal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Ticket aspirants out to woo parties in Sangrur |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/ticket-aspirants-out-to-woo-parties-in-sangrur-303484 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref> After her name was announced Bansal and some other party workers protested at Bhagwant Mann's residence against her candidature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Sangrur AAP candidate Narinder Kaur Bharaj faces opposition from party leaders |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/sangrur-aap-candidate-faces-opposition-from-party-leaders-356421 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Disgruntled AAP leaders protest at Bhagwant Mann's house |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/disgruntled-aap-leaders-protest-at-manns-house-357373 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en |archive-date=11 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311163701/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/disgruntled-aap-leaders-protest-at-manns-house-357373 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She filed her nomination on 28 January 2022.<ref name=":2" /> She declared her assets worth ₹24,409, one of the lowest in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Vinod Kumar|date=Mar 12, 2022 |title=Over 74% Of Newly Elected Mlas Are Crorepatis {{!}} Chandigarh News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/over-74-of-newly-elected-mlas-are-crorepatis/articleshow/90161036.cms |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-12 |title=Woman power in Punjab assembly |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/woman-power-in-punjab-assembly-101647029543767.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> She faced cabinet minister [[Vijay Inder Singla]], and former MLA [[Arvind Khanna]] as opponents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Narinder Kaur Bharaj vs Vijay Inder Singla: AAP greenhorn takes on Congress heavyweight in Sangrur |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/feb/07/narinder-kaur-bharaj-vs-vijay-inder-singla-aap-greenhorn-takes-on-congress-heavyweight-in-sangrur-2416438.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-29 |title=Punjab poll buzz: Haves vs have-not and more |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-poll-buzz-haves-vs-have-not-and-more-101643398444886.html |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> On 10 March 2022, she secured 74,851 votes (51.67%), and defeated Singla with margin of 36,430 votes, highest-ever in Sangrur.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Bharat Khanna|date=Mar 11, 2022 |title=Punjab election results: AAP's Aman Arora emerges as biggest winner {{!}} Chandigarh News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-election-results-aaps-aman-arora-emerges-as-biggest-winner/articleshow/90153521.cms |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the [[sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly]] by winning 92 out of [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|117 seats]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. MP [[Bhagwant Mann]] was sworn in as [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]] on 16 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=16 March 2022 |title=AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece |access-date=22 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Member of Legislative Assembly==
She represents the [[Sangrur Assembly constituency]] as MLA in Punjab Assembly.

;[[16th Punjab Assembly#Committees|Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
*Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly Committee on Privileges|Committee on Privileges]]<ref name="Committee on Privileges">{{cite web |title=vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=28&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref>
*Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly Committee on Petitions|Committee on Petitions]]<ref name="Committee on Petitions">{{cite web |title=Vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=33&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref>

==Electoral performance ==
{{transcluded section|source=Sangrur Assembly constituency}}
{{#section:Sangrur Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2022}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-par|in-la}}
{{IN MLA box
| state= Punjab
| constituency= Sangrur
| before= [[Vijay Inder Singla]] (INC)
| after=
| years= [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]] – }}
{{s-end}}
{{Aam Aadmi Party |state=expanded}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bharaj, Narinder Kaur}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1994 births]]

Narinder Kaur Bharaj - Revision history

KaveriKumari2: Created New Stub