Spouse(s) Smt. Deepa Singla Residence New Delhi | Citizenship India Role Politician Name Vijay Singla | |
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Born 1 December 1971 (age 52) Ludhiana, Punjab, India ( 1971-12-01 ) Political party Indian National Congress | ||
Similar Aruna Chaudhary, Om Parkash Soni, Navjot Singh Sidhu | ||
Mr vijay inder singla ji speech on development of sangrur and adjoining areas
Vijay Inder Singla (born 1 December 1971) is an Indian politician.He is member of Punjab Legislative Assembly. He won Sangrur constituency with margin of 30000 votes and became member of Punjab Assembly 2017. He was a Congress Member of Parliament from Sangrur (Lok Sabha constituency) in Punjab and was defeated in 2014 general elections from the same constituency.He is known for his generous work and dedication towards social work.He has been credited with being one of the best parliamentarian in the last UPA government. His father Sant Ram Singla was also Congress MP who was also famous for his generous work towards welfare of people of Punjab.
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- Mr vijay inder singla ji speech on development of sangrur and adjoining areas
- Battle ground sangrur vijay inder singla vs sukhdev singh dhindsa
- Early life and education
- Youth Politics
- Parliament
- References
Battle ground sangrur vijay inder singla vs sukhdev singh dhindsa
Early life and education
Vijay Inder Singla did his matriculation from Yadavindra Public School, Patiala in 1987 and intermediate from Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala in 1989. He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in (Computer Science) from B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka
Youth Politics
His political career began with Punjab Youth Congress as general secretary from 2002 - 2004 and vice-president later. On his father's death he was appointed chairman of Punjab Energy Development Authority (PEDA) in 2005 by the then Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh. He was President of Punjab Youth Congress from 2006-2008 and was assigned the task of conducting the first Youth Congress elections in Punjab as a Pilot project which was thereafter replicated throughout India. He was made Member of Indian Youth Congress Election Commission (2010-2012) which was responsible for conducting Youth Congress elections in India to identify fresh grassroot talent, Known to be a close confidant of Rahul Gandhi brigade.
Parliament
In 2009 he was elected to Lok Sabha from Sangrur Lok Sabha by defeating Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa from Shiromani Akali Dal by a margin of more than 40000 votes. Vijay Inder Singla in his first term as MP is credited with bringing major development projects to this backward region including a 300-bed PGI Sangrur Hospital with an outlay of Rs 449 crore which will change the profile of the constituency with specialized medical treatment, more jobs and better business opportunities. The project has been delayed and have been heavily criticized by the opposition SAD. Moreover, his efforts for providing greater rail and road connectivity are appreciable like starting of Shatabdi Express from Sangrur, Panj Takht Yatra train, new trains to Sirsa, Ajmer, Jammu etc., rail track electrification and railway overbridges to ease traffic congestion. Although, these trains were one time affair but people still are happy for his efforts. Brought projects in the Sports field like Synthetic Athletic Track at Sangrur and SAI sports coaching centre at Barnala. Undertook extensive rural development works from MPLAD fund in the fields of education, health, community development, sports and public utilities. He represented India at the 64th session of UN General Assembly in New York City in November 2013 and spoke on Palestine refugee issue. He is a Member of Indian Council of World Affairs, National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR), Institute & Governing Body of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (Chandigarh), Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Patiala (Punjab) and Chairman of Regional Consultative Committee on Food Corporation of India (Punjab)and has been pursuing the cause of stakeholders through these forums and bodies.
