Harjot Singh Bains is an Indian lawyer and politician, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. On 19 March 2022, he was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs in the Government of Punjab, becoming the youngest cabinet minister in the history of Punjab. On 4 July 2022, he assumed the position of Cabinet Minister for School Education in the Government of Punjab.
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Wiki/Biography
Harjot Singh Bains was born on Thursday, 15 November 1990 (age 32 years; as in 2022) in Village Gambhirpur, Sri Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar, Punjab. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Harjot Singh Bains in childhood
He did his schooling in a school in Anandpur Sahib. Harjot, an academically good student, scored 88% in his Class 10 exams with 96 marks in Mathematics and 94 marks in Science. He joined the regional center of Panjab University in Ludhiana to pursue BA LLB (Hons) (2014). Subsequently, he obtained a degree in International Human Rights Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK (2018). Later, he started practicing law in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: brown
Family
parents and siblings
Harjot Singh Bains’s father Sohan Singh Bains has a transport business. His mother Palwinder Kaur is a housewife. He has a younger sister, Anmol Kaur.
Harjot Singh Bains with his parents and Arvind Kejriwal
Harjot Singh Bains with his mother Palwinder Kaur
Wife
Harjot Singh Bains exchanged rings with IPS officer Jyoti Yadav on March 12, 2023.
Harjot Singh Bains with Jyoti Yadav
Harjot Singh Bains married Jyoti Yadav in a Sikh ceremony in Rupnagar, Punjab on 25 March 2023. His Anand Karaj ceremony took place at Gurudwara Sri Bibhor Sahib in Nangal, Rupnagar. After the wedding, a reception was organized at Nangal in the evening, which was attended by many prominent politicians.
Harjot Singh Bains and Jyoti Yadav during their Anand Karaj ceremony at Gurdwara Sri Bibhor Sahib in Nangal.
other relatives
Harjot’s grandfather, Ujagar Singh Bains, was an employee of the Bhakra Beas Management Board, Nangal, who worked on the construction of the Bhakra Nangal Dam. His maternal grandfather, S. Kabal Singh Dhillon was one of the leading contractors of his time in Nangal.
Harjot Singh Bains’ grandfather, Ujagar Singh Bains
Religion
Harjot Singh Bains follows Sikh religion.
Address
House No. 116, Village Gambhirpur (Lower), Post Office Stack, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar- 140133
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livelihood
Advocate
After obtaining an international degree in law from London, Harjot Singh Bains started practicing as an advocate in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
Harjot Singh Bains in his office
He practiced law for about a year before entering politics full-time.
Harjot Singh Bains with a fellow lawyer
Politician
At the age of 23, Harjot was the founding president of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. During the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections, Harjot Singh informally led a small team, which was given the responsibility of managing Hari Nagar and Tilak Nagar areas, which the party later won. After emerging as the largest party in Delhi and forming its government in 2013, the party started establishing its roots in Punjab. In May–June 2013, Harjot Singh Bains was made the convener of the Aam Aadmi Party for the state of Punjab. After the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Bains was made the head of the youth wing of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. Talking about this in an interview, Harjot Singh said,
I am happy that I have been given the specific task of garnering the support of the youth, which has proved important for our party.
assembly elections
2017 Punjab Assembly elections
In 2017, Harjot Singh Bains contested the Legislative Assembly election from Sahnewal constituency on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket. Bains lost the election by securing 39,000 votes. The election was won by Sharanjit Singh Dhillon of Shiromani Akali Dal. Soon, he became the spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party and a member of the AAP’s national executive.
Harjot Singh Bains protesting outside the residence of Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu against the vaccine scam of Captain Amarinder Singh government.
2022 punjab assembly elections
Harjot Singh Bains had contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections from Anandpur Sahib assembly constituency on Aam Aadmi Party ticket.
Harjot Singh Bains during election campaign
He won the election by defeating Kanwarpal Singh Rana of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 45,780 votes. The party won the majority in Punjab in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election by winning 92 out of 117 seats, and on 16 March 2022, Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
Harjot Singh Bains is raising the issue in Punjab Assembly
On 14 October 2022, Harjot Singh Bains was appointed in-charge of Aam Aadmi Party Himachal Pradesh for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.
Harjot Singh Bains during a press conference
Cabinet Minister (Government of Punjab)
Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Culture, Mines and Geology, Law and Legislative Affairs and Prisons
After the Aam Aadmi Party came to power in Punjab in 2022, Bains was inducted into the cabinet in the Mann Ministry. He took oath as Cabinet Minister on 19 March 2023 at the Guru Nanak Dev Auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.
Harjot Singh Bains takes oath as Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Culture, Mines and Geology, Law and Legislative Affairs and Prisons
He was given charge of four departments, namely –
- Legal and Legislative Affairs Department
- Department of Mines and Geology
- Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department
Taking over the prison ministry in May 2022, Harjot Singh announced that prison superintendents would be held responsible for illegal use of mobile phones by prisoners inside the prison premises. A month later, Bains announced that since the AAP government came to power in Punjab, around 1000 mobile phones had been seized from Punjab jails. Harjot also claimed that the government is making continuous efforts to modernize the prisons and around 1000 prison wardens are being recruited to fill the vacant posts. He also worked towards converting prisons into genuine ‘Sudhar Ghar’ (reformation facilities).
Harjot Singh Bains at United Nations conference
Bains also claimed that during her tenure as prison minister, some high-profile prisoners were not provided any luxurious facilities like previous governments. Leading the Mines Ministry, Harjot Singh Bains introduced strict regulations for mining. Many rules were made to influence the sand mafia in Punjab region. After holding the post for about three and a half months, Bains was stripped of both portfolios in a cabinet reshuffle and given the ministry of higher education and school education.
Cabinet Minister for School Education
On 4 July 2022, Harjot Singh Bains took over as Cabinet Minister for School Education in the Government of Punjab. He was given charge of three departments, namely-
- Technical Education and Industrial Training
- Higher education and languages
Promising the people of Punjab to bring better facilities for students during his tenure, he had once tweeted,
Soon you will see guards standing outside the government. Schools in Punjab, all Sr. Sec. Schools will have campus managers and a maximum of Rs. Grant of Rs 50,000/- per month to schools for cleanliness and hygiene.
In February 2023, Harjot Singh organized a one-day orientation workshop for secondary education officers at the Punjab School Education Board auditorium to discuss ways to increase enrollment in government schools during the new academic session. Show cause notices were issued to the officers who were absent from the workshop.
Harjot Singh Bains as Education Minister of Punjab visiting a school in Punjab
Harjot Singh Bains has been a part of many social movements since his college days. At the age of 18, he founded a pan-Punjab United Youth Organization to promote social welfare. In 2011, he actively participated in the India Against Corruption movement in the Punjab region. In 2016, Harjot Singh Bains led a 15-day ‘Nawa Punjab March’ against drug abuse in Punjab. Covering a distance of approximately 300 kilometers (190 mi), the march started from Sri in Fatehgarh Sahib district and ended at the border at Hussainiwala in Firozpur district.
Harjot Singh Bains addressing the public at a social rally in Sri Anandpur Sahib
salary/income
The total income of Harjot Singh Bains in the financial year 2021-2022 is Rs. 8,05,085.
net worth
The net worth of Harjot Singh Bains for the financial year 2021-2022 is Rs. 2,18,32,000 (approximately). This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
property and properties
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs 1,93,100
- Shares, Bonds and Debentures: Rs. 5,07,355
- Insurance Policy: Rs. 25,000
- Motor Vehicle: Rs. 36,70,000
Immovable property
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 22,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 1,60,00,000
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2021. It does not include property owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/General Knowledge
- Harjot Singh Bains likes to travel and read books in his free time. Bains, a poet at heart, also likes to write poetry.
- Harjot Bains is a foodie and likes to cook different dishes. He is also fond of cooking.
Harjot Singh Bains’s Instagram highlights
- His family and friends fondly call him HSB.
- Bains is fond of coffee.
- Without any political legacy, Harjot Singh is the first person from his family to enter politics.
- Dog lover Harjot Singh Bains has posted many pictures with dogs on his Instagram account.
Harjot Singh Bains posing with dogs
- He has an Innova Tacari and a Wagon R.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn