Brahm Mohindra

Brahm Mohindra
Brahm Mohindra
	File:Brahm Mohindra Official portrait 2017.jpg
Local Government. Parliamentary Affairs. Elections. Removal of Grievances – Punjab Government
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 september 2021 ]
Constituency	Patiala Rural
MLA Patiala Rural
	In office; 20 May 2012 – 1 January 2017
Preceded by	Singh
Succeeded by	Amarinder Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly; for Patiala constituency
	In office; 1 May 1997 – 20 May 2002
Personal details
Born	28 April 1946 (age 77); Doraha, Punjab, British India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Smt. Harpreet Mohindra
Residence	Patiala
Profession	Politician (1975–present)
Website	brahmmohindra.com

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Brahm Mohindra (born 28 April 1946^[1]) is a politician from the state of Punjab, India. He is currently Minister of Local Government, Parliamentary Affairs, Elections, and Removal of Grievances;^[2] and is ranked second in order of precedence among ministers,^[3] after the Chief Minister.

Education[edit]

Sh. Brahm Mohindra completed his graduation in the year 1968 from Government Mohindra College, Patiala.

Background[edit]

Brahm Mohindra is the son of Mela Ram and Leelawati Mohindra of the Sood community. Though born in Doraha in Ludhiana district, Brahm Mohindra studied in Patiala, and his entire political career has revolved around Patiala district, where he has represented the rural Patiala constituency for the Indian National Congress.

Political career[edit]

Elections Contested by Brahm Mohindra in Punjab
Year	Constituency	Votes Polled (%)	Name of Primary Opponent	Political Party of Opponent	Votes Polled by opponent (%)
1980	Patiala Town	38.44 (Won)	Shambhu Prasad	BJP	22.3
1985	Patiala Town	46.51 (Won)	Sardara Singh Kohli	Shiromani Akali Dal	42.17
1992	Patiala Town	36.01 (Won)	Krishan Kumar	Independent	31.97
1997	Patiala Town	36.66 (Lost)	Surjit Singh Kohli	Shiromani Akali Dal	52.81
2002	Samana	30.25 (Lost)	Surjit Singh Rakhra	Shiromani Akali DalE	39.92
2007	Samana	46.03 (Won)	Surjit Singh Rakhra	Shiromani Akali Dal	44.51
2012	Patiala Rural	48.52 (Won)	Kuldeep Kaur Tohra	Shiromani Akali Dal	26.95
2017	Patiala Rural^[4]	47.30 (Won)	Karambir Singh Thiara	Aam Admi Party	28.6

Brahm Mohindra is associated with Indian National Congress. He has been elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly six times(1980,1985,1992, 2007, 2012,and 2017), and he has lost twice.

References[edit]

↑ "Know Your Minister". Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
↑ "Council of Ministers". Government of Punjab, India. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
↑ "No deputy CM in Punjab; Brahm Mohindra to be No. 2". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
↑ "PATIALA RURAL Election Result 2017, Punjab". NDTV. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

External links[edit]

[1] "Know Your Minister". Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[2] "Council of Ministers". Government of Punjab, India. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[3] "No deputy CM in Punjab; Brahm Mohindra to be No. 2". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[4] "PATIALA RURAL Election Result 2017, Punjab". NDTV. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

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