Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy is an Indian lawyer turned politician who was elected MLA from Jalalabad assembly constituency during the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election on Aam Aadmi Party ticket.
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Jagdeep Kamboj Goldie was born on Saturday, 21 April 1984 (age 38 years; as of 2022), and hails from Jalalabad, Punjab, India. He completed BA LLB from Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, Rajasthan in 2010. Before joining politics, Jagdeep Kamboj worked as a lawyer and farmer.
Family
parents and siblings
Kamboj was keen to pursue a career in politics because of his father Surinder Kamboj, who had previously contested the Jalalabad seat twice. Surinder Kamboj was the Chairman of Punjab Agricultural Development Bank, Jalalabad. Surinder Kamboj was arrested in 2007 on prostitution charges and has several criminal cases registered against him for rape and defrauding petrol pumps.
Jagdeep Kamboj Goldie’s father Surinder Kamboj with Rahul Gandhi
The irony is that while Surinder Kamboj is accused of carrying smack and opium into Punjab, Jagdeep Kamboj works to ensure a drug-free Punjab. His mother’s name is Urmila Kamboj.
Jagdeep Kamboj Goldie with his mother
His sister Sameena Kamboj is a lawyer.
Jagdeep Kamboj Goldie’s sister, Sameena Kamboj
wife and children
Jagdeep Kamboj is married to Sobia Kamboj. They have two children, a daughter named Feriha Kamboj (born in 2017) and a son named Awal Kamboj (born in 2020).
A picture of Jagdeep Kamboj with his family
Sobia Kamboj actively participated in the political journey of Jagdeep Kamboj right from his IYC days.
A promotional poster featuring Sobia Kamboj campaigning for IYC 2019
When Jagdeep Kamboj joined AAP in 2020, Sobia started campaigning for AAP.
Sobia Kamboj distributing AAP’s campaign pamphlets in Jalalabad
signature/autograph
Jagdeep Kamboj’s resignation letter bearing his signature
Politics
Indian National Congress (INC)
He entered politics through the Indian Youth Congress (IYC). Kamboj is the former general secretary of All India Youth Congress. He has also served as in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir Youth Congress and Haryana Youth Congress. As a member of IYC, Jagdeep Kamboj actively participated in various protests. In 2018, he participated in the protests organized in Delhi against the Modi government for increasing petrol prices.
Jagdeep Kamboj is protesting against Modi government regarding the increase in petrol prices in 2018.
Kamboj wanted to contest the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Jalalabad assembly constituency on an Indian National Congress ticket, but the party declared Ravneet Singh Bittu as its candidate at that time. When by-elections in Shahkot assembly constituency became necessary due to the death of Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Ajit Singh Kohar on 4 February 2018, Kamboj actively campaigned for the Congress.
Jagdeep Kamboj, with Navjot Singh Sidhu, campaigning for Congress in Shahkot assembly constituency in 2018
On 23 September 2019, Kamboj wrote a letter to BV Srinivas (President of IYC) announcing his resignation from the post of National Secretary of IYC and his decision to leave the party. Kamboj broke away from Congress in protest against allotting the party ticket from Jalalabad constituency to Raminder Singh Awala, who hails from Guru Har Sahay assembly constituency, instead of being a native of Jalalabad. Angered by this matter, Kamboj decided to contest the elections as an independent candidate. On 11 October 2019, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Sunil Jakhar said in a letter that Kamboj was expelled from the Congress for anti-party activities. It said Kamboj was contesting the 2019 Jalalabad assembly by-election against Congress’ official candidate Raminder Singh Awala.
Independent candidate during 2019 Jalalabad by-election
Jalalabad assembly seat, previously represented by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, fell vacant after his election to the Lok Sabha. Therefore, this seat was contested during the 2019 by-election in Punjab. Jagdeep Kamboj had contested the by-election independently from Jalalabad assembly constituency after being denied ticket by Congress. His election symbol was “A man driving a tractor” and his election slogan was “Leader not son.”
Independent campaign poster of Jagdeep Kamboj Goldie during the 2019 by-elections in Punjab in which he contested from Jalalabad assembly constituency
He received 5,836 votes and lost the election. Congress candidate Raminder Singh Awala won the election by defeating SAD candidate Raj Singh Dibbipura by 16,000 votes.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Kamboj joined the Aam Aadmi Party in February 2020. Later, he was appointed as the state president of BC wing of AAP. In December 2021, Aam Aadmi Party declared Jagdeep as its candidate from Jalalabad constituency for the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. On 10 March 2022, Jagdeep Kamboj won the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Jalalabad Assembly constituency, defeating Sukhbir Singh Badal by over 30,000 votes. The defeat of Sukhbir Singh Badal was a major event in the history of Jalalabad as Badal had been a three-time MLA from this constituency.
Jagdeep Kamboj celebrates his victory in 2022 Punjab Assembly elections with a road show
Meanwhile, AAP, led by chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann, won 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections and formed its first state government in Punjab.
controversies
involved in car theft
In 2007, Jagdeep Kamboj was detained by the Chandigarh Police for his alleged involvement in theft of cars. A week before Jagdeep’s arrest, his father Surinder Kamboj was arrested on charges of prostitution racket. Later two more associates of Surinder Kamboj were taken into custody by the police. While Surinder Kamboj was on police remand, the other three people arrested with him in the case were sent to judicial custody. Inspector Vijay Kumar, in-charge of the operation cell of Chandigarh Police, told the media that during the continuous interrogation of Surinder Kamboj, the names of Jagdeep Kamboj and Sanjeev Chhabra came up. During investigation, a stolen Hyundai Accent car, a seal of Registration and Licensing Authority, Batala and a fake registration certificate of the vehicle were recovered from Jagdeep.
(Left to right) Jagdeep Kamboj Goldie, Surinder Kamboj and Sanjeev Chhabra in police custody in Sector 26, Chandigarh.
Charge of inducing delivery of property by fraud and dishonesty (IPC Section 420)
In July 2015, Jagdeep Kamboj was booked for defrauding a villager named Resham Singh of Rs 6.25 lakh. Reportedly, Kamboj had promised Resham Singh that he would remove his son-in-law Surjit Singh’s name from the FIR registered in a murder case. When Jagdeep fails to keep his promise, Resham asks him to return the amount, but Jagdeep refuses. Apart from this, during the investigation, SSP Fazilka found that Jagdeep had cheated other people also.
car collection
net worth
Jagdeep Kamboj’s net worth is Rs. 2,89,20,422 (by 2022).
property and properties
movable property
- Deposits in banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies – Rs. 1,20,000
- LIC or other insurance policy – Rs. 70,422
- Motor Vehicle- Rs. 12,00,000
Immovable property
- Agricultural land – Rs 1,55,00,000
- Non-agricultural land – Rs 30,00,000
- Residential building- Rs 1,00,00,000
Facts/General Knowledge
- In an interview, after his victory in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections, Jagdeep Kamboj claimed that he broke ties with the Congress because party leaders were looking for rich candidates who could give money to the party in exchange for MLA tickets.
- Media houses also call them Goldie and Goldie combos.
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