Amar Singh (Punjab politician)

Indian politician

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Dr.Amar Singh

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Harinder Singh Khalsa (AAP)
Constituency	Fatehgarh Sahib
Vice President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Chairman & Managing Director (Food Corporation of India)
In office 2012–2012
Executive Director (Food Corporation of India)
In office 2010–2012
Joint Secretary (Government of India)
In office 2004–2010
Principal Secretary/Secretary (Government of Madhya Pradesh)
In office 1997–2004

Personal details
Born	(1953-05-26) 26 May 1953 (age 71) Boparai Kalan, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (since 2014)
Education	M.A. Economics, MBBS
Alma mater	Government Medical College, Amritsar and Barkatullah University

Amar Malkiat Singh is an Indian physician, bureaucrat and Member of Parliament for Fatehgarh Sahib constituency.

Biography

Singh was born Ramdasia Sikh origin from Boparai Kalan in Ludhiana district. He completed his MBBS at Amritsar Medical College. He was selected for Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS) and worked as a doctor in Samrala. After that, he joined the civil service as an IAS officer and served as secretary to Madhya Pradesh, CM, for 10 years.

He joined Indian National Congress and was elected as a Member Parliament from Fatehgarh Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in 2019. For the 2024 Indian general election Singh is a Congress candidate for Fatehgarh Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Fatehgarh Sahib
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Dr. Amar Singh	332591	34.14%
	SAD	Bikramjit Singh Khalsa	126730	13.01%
	AAP	Gurpreet Singh GP	298389	30.63%
	BJP
	SAD(A)	Raj Jatinder Singh Bittu
	NOTA	None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
	gain from		Swing

2019

2019 Indian general election: Fatehgarh Sahib
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Amar Singh	411,651	41.75
	SAD	Darbara Singh Guru	317,753	32.23
	LIP	Manwinder Singh Giaspura	142,274	14.43
	AAP	Bandeep Singh Dullo	62,881	6.38	−29.24
	NOTA	None of the Above	13,045	1.32
Majority			93,898	9.52
Turnout			987,161	65.69	−8.12
	INC gain from AAP		Swing

References

"Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
"In Fatehgarh Sahib LS seat, ex-babus talk of experience, humble past". Hindustan Times. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
Bhardwaj, Surinder. "IAS batchmates to clash swords in Fatehgarh Sahib". Retrieved 22 April 2024.
"Fatehgarh sahib Election Results, Fatehgarh sahib Lok Sabha Election Results 2019, Live Polls Coverage, Voting Count of Fatehgarh sahib". India.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
"Lok Sabha pick: Of AAP's chosen 13, only 4 its own, 8 imports from elsewhere". The Indian Express. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

Members of the 17th Lok Sabha from Punjab

GE 2019

AAP	Bhagwant Mann
BJP	Som Parkash Sunny Deol
INC	Amar Singh Gurjeet Singh Aujla Jasbir Singh Gill Manish Tewari Muhammad Sadiq Preneet Kaur Ravneet Singh Bittu Santokh Singh Chaudhary
SAD	Harsimrat Kaur Badal Sukhbir Singh Badal

16th LS members

18th LS members Members of the 17th Lok Sabha from

States: AP; AR; AS; BR; CT; GA; GJ; HR; HP; JH; KA; KL; MP; MH; ML; MN; MZ; NL; OR; PB; RJ; SK; TG; TN; TR; UP; UT; WB

Union territories: AN; CH; DH; DL; JK; LA; LD; PY

Members of the 18th Lok Sabha from Punjab

GE 2024

AAP	Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer Malwinder Singh Kang Raj Kumar Chabbewal
INC	Amar Singh Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Charanjit Singh Channi Dharamvir Gandhi Gurjeet Singh Aujla Sher Singh Ghubaya Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
SAD	Harsimrat Kaur Badal
IND	Amritpal Singh Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa

17th LS members

19th LS membersMembers of the 18th Lok Sabha from

States: AP; AR; AS; BR; CT; GA; GJ; HR; HP; JH; KA; KL; MP; MH; ML; MN; MZ; NL; OR; PB; RJ; SK; TG; TN; TR; UP; UT; WB

Union territories: AN; CH; DH; DL; JK; LA; LD; PY

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