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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2024}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image        =
| birth_date  =
| birth_place  = [[Punjab, India]]
| office      = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Dhuri Assembly constituency]]
| predecessor  = [[Gobind Singh Longowal]]
| successor    = [[Bhagwant Mann]]
| term_start  = [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
| term_end    = [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
| governor    = [[V.P. Singh Badnore]]
| party        = {{ubl|[[Indian National Congress]] {{Small|(till 2024, 2025 - present)}}|[[Aam Aadmi Party]] {{small|(2024 - 2025)}}}}
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'''Dalvir Singh Khangura''' is former [[Member Of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from [[Dhuri]], [[Sangrur]] District, [[Punjab]]. He got elected for the seat in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. He is a politician in [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/158|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref> Dalvir Singh Khangura, known as "'''Goldy'''", was born on 24 September 1982 in a [[Jat Sikh]] family in Dhuri, District Sangrur, Punjab India. He has done his schooling from S.V.M., Dhuri. He later joined [[Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College|S.D. College, Chandigarh]] and did his Graduation and PGDCA.
'''Dalvir Singh Khangura''', known as "'''Goldy'''", was born on 24 September 1982 in a [[Jat Sikh]] family in Dhuri, District Sangrur, Punjab India. He has done his schooling from S.V.M., Dhuri. He later joined [[Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College|S.D. College, Chandigarh]] and did his Graduation and PGDCA, is former [[Member Of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] from [[Dhuri]], [[Sangrur]] District, [[Punjab]]. He got elected for the seat in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. He was a politician in [[Indian National Congress]] but joined [[Aam Aadmi Party]] in May 2024 in the presence of Chief Minister [[Bhagwant Mann]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/158|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Goldy joins AAP|url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/ls-polls-former-punjab-mla-from-congress-dalvir-singh-goldy-joins-aap-124050100213_1.html|access-date=2024-05-01}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
He contested as College Representative in S.D. College in 2002 and won. He was chosen as President of [[Students' union|Student Union]] Of [[Panjab University]] (SOPU) to represent them in college elections as college president in 2003–2004.  
He contested as College Representative in S.D. College in 2002 and won. He was chosen as President of [[Students' union|Student Union]] Of [[Panjab University]] (SOPU) to represent them in college elections as college president in 2003–2004.


Dalvir then joined Punjab University, Chandigarh. He became the President of Punjab University Campus Student Counsel in the year 2006–2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060909/cth1.htm|access-date=2021-06-05|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>  
Dalvir then joined Punjab University, Chandigarh. He became the President of Punjab University Campus Student Counsel in the year 2006–2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060909/cth1.htm|access-date=2021-06-05|website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>
 
Dalvir Singh than joined Youth congress in 2007, working at various levels for [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] since then. He is also Chairman, Panchayati Raj Sangathan ([[Sangrur district|District Sangrur]]).


Dalvir Singh than joined Youth congress in 2007, working at various levels for [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] since then. He is also Chairman, Panchayati Raj Sangathan ([[Sangrur district|District Sangrur]]).
===Member of the Legislative Assembly===
===Member of the Legislative Assembly===
He was then fielded as the candidate for 2017 [[legislative assembly]] elections from Dhuri, Punjab. Dalvir won the seat of [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Dhuri and polled 49,349 votes and won with the margin of 2838 votes from INC party.
He was then fielded as the candidate for 2017 [[legislative assembly]] elections from Dhuri, Punjab. Dalvir won the seat of [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Dhuri and polled 49,349 votes and won with the margin of 2838 votes from INC party. Dalvir lost in 2022 assembly election to Bhagwant Singh Mann with a whopping margin of 58206 votes. After that he lost Sangrur Lok Sabha by poll and even lost his deposit.


==Electoral Performance==
==Electoral Performance==
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 11 March 2026


Dalvir Singh Khangura
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
2017 – 2022
GovernorV.P. Singh Badnore
Preceded byGobind Singh Longowal
Succeeded byBhagwant Mann
ConstituencyDhuri Assembly constituency
Personal details
BornPunjab, India
Political party

Dalvir Singh Khangura, known as "Goldy", was born on 24 September 1982 in a Jat Sikh family in Dhuri, District Sangrur, Punjab India. He has done his schooling from S.V.M., Dhuri. He later joined S.D. College, Chandigarh and did his Graduation and PGDCA, is former MLA from Dhuri, Sangrur District, Punjab. He got elected for the seat in the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He was a politician in Indian National Congress but joined Aam Aadmi Party in May 2024 in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.[1][2]

Career[edit | edit source]

He contested as College Representative in S.D. College in 2002 and won. He was chosen as President of Student Union Of Panjab University (SOPU) to represent them in college elections as college president in 2003–2004.

Dalvir then joined Punjab University, Chandigarh. He became the President of Punjab University Campus Student Counsel in the year 2006–2007.[3]

Dalvir Singh than joined Youth congress in 2007, working at various levels for Congress party since then. He is also Chairman, Panchayati Raj Sangathan (District Sangrur).

Member of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

He was then fielded as the candidate for 2017 legislative assembly elections from Dhuri, Punjab. Dalvir won the seat of MLA from Dhuri and polled 49,349 votes and won with the margin of 2838 votes from INC party. Dalvir lost in 2022 assembly election to Bhagwant Singh Mann with a whopping margin of 58206 votes. After that he lost Sangrur Lok Sabha by poll and even lost his deposit.

Electoral Performance[edit | edit source]

Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected
2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election : Dhuri[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dalvir Singh Goldy 49,347 38.62
AAP Jasvir Singh Jassi Sekhon 46,536 36.42
SAD Hari Singh 28,611 22.39
SAD(M) Surjit Singh Kalabula 1,405 1.10
BSP Bhola Singh 1,390 1.09
NOTA None of the Above 662 0.52
Independent Tarsem Kumar 474 0.37
Margin of victory 2,811 2.19
Turnout 1,28,740 81.23
Registered electors 1,58,479
INC gain from SAD Swing
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected
2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election : Dhuri[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Bhagwant Mann 82,592 64.29
INC Dalvir Singh Goldy[6] 24,386 18.98
SAD Parkash Chand Garg 6,991 5.44
BJP Randeep Singh Deol 5,436 4.23
SAD(A) Narinder Singh 4,469 3.48
SSM Sarbjit Singh Alal 1,188 0.92
NOTA None of the Above 775 0.6
Margin of victory 58,206 45.4
Turnout 128,977 77.63
Registered electors 166,143
AAP gain from INC Swing
2022 By-election: Sangrur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD(A) Simranjit Singh Mann 253,154 35.61 Increase31.24
AAP Gurmail Singh 247,332 34.79 Decrease2.61
INC Dalvir Singh Goldy 79,668 11.21 Decrease16.22
BJP Kewal Singh Dhillon 66,298 9.33 New
SAD Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur Rajoana 44,428 6.25 Decrease17.58
NOTA None of the Above 2471 0.35
Majority 6,245 0.88
Turnout 7,10,919 45.3% Decrease27.1
Registered electors 15,69,240
SAD (M) gain from AAP Swing Increase16.92

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Dalvir Singh is married to Simrat Khangura and has two sons.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Members". www.punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. "Goldy joins AAP". Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. "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.
  7. "5-cornered contest for Sangrur Lok Sabha byelection". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 7 June 2022.