Dr. Amar Singh | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Harinder Singh Khalsa ( AAP) |
Constituency | Fatehgarh Sahib |
Vice President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Chairman & Managing Director ( Food Corporation of India) | |
In office 2012–2012 | |
Executive Director ( Food Corporation of India) | |
In office 2010–2012 | |
Joint Secretary ( Government of India) | |
In office 2004–2010 | |
Principal Secretary/Secretary ( Government of Madhya Pradesh) | |
In office 1997–2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Boparai Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab, India | 26 May 1953
Political party | Indian National Congress (since 2014) |
Education | M.A. Economics, MBBS |
Alma mater | Government Medical College, Amritsar and Barkatullah University |
Amar Malkiat Singh is an Indian physician, bureaucrat and Member of Parliament for Fatehgarh Sahib constituency. [1]
Singh was born into a Dalit family of Ramdasia Sikh origin from Boparai Kalan in Ludhiana district. [2] He completed his MBBS at Amritsar Medical College. He was selected for Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS) and worked as a doctor in Samrala. After that, he joined the civil service as an IAS officer and served as secretary to Madhya Pradesh, CM, for 10 years. [3]
He joined Indian National Congress and was elected as a Member Parliament from Fatehgarh Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in 2019. [4] For the 2024 Indian general election Singh is a Congress candidate for Fatehgarh Sahib Lok Sabha constituency. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Dr. Amar Singh | 332591 | 34.14% | ||
SAD | Bikramjit Singh Khalsa | 126730 | 13.01% | ||
AAP | Gurpreet Singh GP | 298389 | 30.63% | ||
BJP | |||||
SAD(A) | Raj Jatinder Singh Bittu | ||||
NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Dr. Amar Singh | 411,651 | 41.75 | ||
SAD | Darbara Singh Guru | 317,753 | 32.23 | ||
LIP | Manwinder Singh Giaspura | 142,274 | 14.43 | ||
AAP | Bandeep Singh Dullo | 62,881 | 6.38 | -29.24 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 13,045 | 1.32 | ||
Majority | 93,898 | 9.52 | |||
Turnout | 987,161 | 65.69 | -8.12 | ||
INC gain from AAP | Swing |