Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal (born 29 November 1961) is an Indian politician from

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. He is an MLA from Phagwara Assembly constituency, which is a reserved constituency for Scheduled Caste community, in Kapurthala District. He won the

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, representing the

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Early life and education

Dhaliwal was born in Ramdas,

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, Punjab. He is the son of late Mukhtiar Singh, a retired lieutenant in the

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. He married Sarabjit Kaur and they have two sons.https://punjabassembly.nic.in/Members/MembersProfile?MemberID=128&AssemblyID=16 He completed his post graduation in geography in 1984 at S. D. College,

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Career

Dhaliwal won from Phagwara Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He polled 37,217 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Joginder Singh Mann of the

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, by a margin of 2,712 votes. He first became an MLA winning the 2019 Punjab Legislative Assembly by election and was a member of the committee on General Assurances, and committee on Local Bodies of Punjab Vidhan Sabha during 2022-23 and committee on General Assurances and committee on Petitions for 2023–24.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhaliwal, Balwinder Singh 1961 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India Punjab, India MLAs 2022–2027 People from Kapurthala district