Kulwant Singh (politician)

Kulwant Singh, is the first Mayor of Mohali (Punjab), businessman and politician.[1]

Kulwant Singh
Mayor of Mohali
Assumed office
31 August 2015
Preceded byPost Established
Personal details
Born (1961-11-01) 1 November 1961
Ropar, Punjab, India
Political partySAD
ResidenceMohali, Punjab
ProfessionPolitical leader, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/KulwantSinghSAD

Early life

He was born into a Ramdasia Sikh family of an armyman at Samana Kalan, Rupnagar, Punjab.[2][3]

He left his village and went to Zirakpur and spent three years weighing trucks and other heavy vehicles. He also rode horse carts through the streets to sell the stock of wheat straw.[4]

Business

Kulwant Singh is a real estate businessman and philanthropist.[5] He is the Managing Director of Janta Land Promoters.Ltd and have turnover of Rs.1500 crore. He also have two commercial building which includes two shop-cum-offices in Sector 82, Mohali.

He owns plots, residential areas and other properties in various places of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

Positions held

Kulwant Singh represented the ward number 21 as Senior Vice-President of Mohali Municipal Council elections in 1995 for the first time. He was also President of Mohali Municipal Council from 2000 to 2005.[6] In 2015, he became first mayor of Mohali after declaration of the council being upgraded as the municipal corporation.[7] He was a candidate for the Fatehgarh Sahib Constituency on the SAD-BJP ticket in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. Kulwant was one of the richest candidates from Punjab.[8]

References
  1. "Mohali's first mayor: Kulwant Singh takes charge, promises bus service, transparency". The Indian Express. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "SAD's Dalit hopeful richer than Maharaja Amarinder". www.sunday-guardian.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Humble beginnings".
  4. "A rags-to-riches journey". Hindustan Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. Feb 13, Rohan Dua | TNN |; 2015; Ist, 02:46. "Punjab's richest LS candidate to fight civic polls | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "From Rs 375 a month, Kulwant now has Rs 1,500-cr real estate biz". hindustantimes.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  7. Service, Tribune News. "Kulwant Singh is Mohali's first Mayor". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  8. "SAD-BJP's Kulwant Singh richest candidate in fray". The Pioneer. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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