Thakur Dinesh Singh (nickname Babbu) is an Indian politician from Punjab and a member of
Bharatiya Janta Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Since 2014, ...
(BJP). He is a former MLA from Sujanpur & Ex Deputy Speaker of
Punjab Legislative Assembly
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.
Early life
Thakur Dinesh Singh was born in Manwal village in Pathankot (Gurdaspur) on 17 June 1962. His father's name is Bhim Singh.His grandfather was Chaudhary Dharam Singh ex Nambardar of Manwal village.
Political career
Singh was General Secretary of
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
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(Pathankot). He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 2007 from
Sujanpur. He was re-elected in 2012.
Since 20 March 2012, he has been Deputy Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly.
References
1962 births
Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012
Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017
People from Pathankot district
Living people
Deputy speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab
Punjab, India MLAs 2017–2022
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