Vijay Inder Singla
| Vijay Inder Singla | |
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| Vijay Inder Singla | |
| Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2009 - 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa |
| Succeeded by | Bhagwant Mann |
| Constituency | Sangrur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1971 Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Citizenship |  India |
| Nationality | India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Deepa Singla |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Residence | New Delhi, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| As of February 24, 2014 Source: | |
Vijay Inder Singla (born 1 December 1971) is a young Indian politician. 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 by Bhagwant Mann with a huge margin of 3,51,827 votes.[1][2] His father Sant Ram Singla was also Congress MP.
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.[3] He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in (Computer Science) from B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka[4]
Political career
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.[5] 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.
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.[6] He represented India at the 64th session of UN General Assembly in New York in November 2013 and spoke on Palestine refugee issue.[7][8] 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.
References
- ↑ http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1912.htm?ac=12
- ↑ "Profile of Members". Government of India. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.netapedia.in/neta.php?str=1589
- ↑ http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/vijay-inder-singla
- ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050411/punjab1.htm
- ↑ "Having done his job well, he now banks on voters’ trust". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Statement by Vijay Inder Singla (PDF). papersmart.unmeetings.org. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ↑ STATEMENT BY MR. VIJAY INDER SINGLA, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND MEMBER OF INDIAN DELEGATION ON AGENDA ITEM 51-"UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST (UNRWA)" AT THE FOURTH COMMITTEE OF THE 68TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON NOVEMBER 7,2013 (PDF). un.int. Retrieved FEB-26-14. Check date values in:
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