Charanjit Singh Channi to be first Dalit chief minister of Punjab

As Congress chief and Punjab Minister Charanjit Singh Channi was on Sunday unanimously elected because the Chief of the Congress Legislature Social gathering of Punjab, he turned the primary Dalit leader to grow to be the sixteenth Chief Minister of the state.

Based on the official web site of the Punjab Authorities, Channi remained Municipal Councilor for 3 phrases and moved on to grow to be the President of Municipal Council Kharar for a two-term.

He was elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Chamkaur Sahib Constituency for the primary time in 2007. He was elected to the meeting seat once more in 2012 after which in 2017.

In 2015, Channi was elected as Chief of the Opposition within the 14th Punjab Vidhan Sabha.

In 2017, he was appointed because the Cupboard Minister for Technical Training and Industrial Coaching, Employment Technology and likewise Science and Expertise within the authorities of Punjab.

Channi was born on April 2, 1972, in village Makrona Kalan close to Chamkaur Sahib to S. Harsa Singh and Ajmer Kaur.

Since his father S. Harsa Singh was Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat of his village and in a while a member of Block Samiti, Channi discovered the political grooming at house. He began collaborating in political actions in his college days and was additionally elected President of the Faculty Scholar Union.

After his secondary training, he joined Sri Guru Gobind Singh Faculty at Chandigarh for his larger training. After graduating therefrom, he joined Panjab College Chandigarh and efficiently acquired his diploma in Legislation. He later pursued his Grasp’s in Enterprise Administration from PTU Jalandhar and at the moment ending his PhD from the Panjab College Chandigarh.

Channi, an ideal handball participant who has many awards beneath his belt. He has additionally represented Panjab College thrice in Handball and obtained Gold Medal within the Inter-College Sports activities Meet. He additionally continued taking part in Handball on the Nationwide degree.

Channi is about to take over as subsequent chief minister following Captain Amarinder Singh‘s resignation on Saturday.

“It provides me immense pleasure to announce that Sh. Charanjit Singh Channi has been unanimously elected because the Chief of the Congress Legislature Social gathering of Punjab,” tweeted Congress in-charge of Punjab Harish Rawat.

Channi will succeed Captain Amarinder Singh, who resigned because the chief minister of Punjab on Saturday following months of infighting between him and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.

These improvement got here months earlier than the 2022 Punjab Meeting elections.