Fauja Singh Sarari | |
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Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab | |
In office 5 July 2022 – 7 January 2023 [1] | |
Cabinet | Mann ministry |
Chief Minister | Bhagwant Mann |
Ministry and Departments |
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Succeeded by | Chetan Singh Jauramajra |
MLA, Punjab | |
Assumed office 2022 | |
Preceded by | Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi |
Constituency | Guru Har Sahai |
Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
Personal details | |
Born | Guru Harsahai |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Residence | Punjab |
Fauja Singh Sarari also known as Fauja Singh Rana is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Guru Har Sahai Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[2] He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[3][4] He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[5][6][7]
He represents the Guru Har Sahai Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[8]
5 MLAs including Fauja Singh Sarari were inducted into the cabinet and their swearing in ceremony took place on 4 July 2022.[11] On 5 July, Bhagwant Mann announced the expansion of his cabinet of ministers with five new ministers to the departments of Punjab state government. Fauja Singh Sarari was among the inducted ministers and was given the charge of following departments.[12]
On 11 September 2022 opposition politician Sukhpal Singh Khaira levelled allegations of corruption against Minister Fauja Singh while sharing an audio call recording clip on Twitter. [13]
This section is transcluded from Guru Har Sahai Assembly constituency. (edit | history) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Fauja Singh Sarari[14] | 68,343 | 49.02 | 38.56 | |
SAD | Vardev Singh | 57,769 | 41.44 | 0.29 | |
INC | Vijay Kumar | 5,578 | 4 | 41.97 | |
BJP | Gurpervez Singh | 3,988 | 2.86 | New | |
SAD(A) | Jatinder Singh Thind | 1,208 | 0.87 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 443 | 0.32 | 0.21 | |
Majority | 10,574 | 7.58 | |||
Turnout | 1,38,491 | ||||
Registered electors | 172,641 | [15] |