Balkar Sidhu
MLA, Punjab
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byGurpreet Singh Kangar
ConstituencyRampura Phul
MajorityAam Aadmi Party
Personal details
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Known forPunjabi singer and politician
Musical career
Birth nameBalkar
Born (1971-10-10) 10 October 1971[1][2]
Poohla, Punjab, India
GenresPunjabi folk, bhangra, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, Politician

Balkar Singh Sidhu (born 10 October 1971) is an Indian politician and Punjabi singer.[3] He is the Member of legislative assembly from the Rampura Phul Assembly constituency and a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[4][5][6]

Early life and career

Balkar Sidhu was born on 10 October 1971, to father S. Roop Singh Sidhu and mother Charanjeet Kaur, in the village of Poohla of Bathinda district in Punjab.[1][7] He is married to Jinder Kaur and has two daughters and one son.[8] He is the three-times university gold medalist in singing and learned music from the famous Dhadi singer Gurbakhsh Singh Albela (his uncle) as professional.[7]

Politics

In May 2014, he joined Aam Aadmi Party.[9] He was nominated AAP candidate from Talwandi Sabo Assembly constituency in 2014 Punjab by-elections. Later he was replaced by another candidate Baljinder Kaur. Sidhu decided to contest elections as independent candidate and was expelled from AAP, although he re-joined The Aam Aadmi Party.[10]

In 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, Balkar Singh Sidhu won from the Rampura Phul Assembly constituency defeating Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Sikandar Singh Maluka and former Congress MLA Gurpreet Singh Kangar. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[11]

Member of Legislative Assembly

He represents the Rampura Phul Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly.

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Discography

His first Punjabi music album was Karna Chhad De Pyar, released during his graduation's first year.[14] Later he released Din Pepran De and other albums. He has a role in the Punjabi film, Desi Munde, which as of February 2012 is incomplete.[15][16]

His latest single track release was "Jatt Pateya Gya" composed and directed by Studio Nasha. Some of his albums are:

  • Din Pepran/Paperan de
  • Hasdian De Ghar Vasde
  • Gall Taan Bandee
  • Aaja Ganne Chupiye
  • Tu Meri Khand Mishri
  • Do Gallan
  • Charkhe
  • Laung Taviteriaan
  • Mehndi
  • Phulkari
  • Chubare Wali Baari
  • Saada Vee Viyah Ho Gayan[17]

Electoral performance

Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Rampura Phul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Balkar Singh Sidhu[18]
INC Gurpreet Singh Kangar[19] 56155 41.26
SAD Sikander Singh Maluka
TBD
TBD
NOTA None of the above
Majority 10410 7.65
Turnout
Registered electors [20]
AAP gain from INC

References

  1. 1 2 "Balkar Sidhu – Desiest – Punjabi Singer". desiest.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "balkar sidhu". planetradiocity.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Yudhvir Rana (15 August 2003). "Lone candle flickers at Wagah". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise". Financialexpress. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 | Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections". News18. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 "ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਦੇ ਸਟਾਰ". In Punjabi. punjabijanta.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "ਸਾਫ਼ ਸੁਥਰੀ ਗਾਇਕੀ ਦਾ ਮਾਲਕ, ਬਲਕਾਰ ਸਿੱਧੂ". In Punjabi. mywebdunia.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "AAP looks to ride Bhagwant's show to contest Dhuri bypoll". The Times of India. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "AAP expels Balkar Sidhu, Sandeep Handa". The Times of India. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  13. ↑ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "ਬਲਕਾਰ ਸਿੱਧੂ – Yaadan Punjab Dian". An Interview (In Punjab language). ypdtv.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "Desi Munde". desimunde.net. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "Desi Munde – Punjabi Movie". unp.me. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Saada Vee Viyah Ho Gayan,Balkar Sidhu". Popular Track on Internet. RedMux. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  20. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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