Jathedar Tota Singh (2 March 1941 – 21 May 2022)[1] was an Indian politician who belonged to the Shiromani Akali Dal. He was Minister for Agriculture & NRI[clarification needed] Affairs in the previous Punjab Government.[2] He was Senior Vice President and Member, High Power Committee of Shiromani Akali Dal. He was also a Member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. He also served as acting president of Shiromani Akali Dal after Surjit Singh Barnala when Barnala was appointed as Governor of Tamil Nadu in 1989.
Jathedar Tota Singh | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
| In office 1997–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Malti (politician) |
| Succeeded by | Joginder Pal Jain |
| Constituency | Moga |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Seetal Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sukhjit Singh, Kaka Lohgarh |
| Constituency | Dharamkot |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 1997–2002 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Succeeded by | Harnam Dass Johar |
| Minister for Agriculture | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Sucha Singh Langah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1941 Didar Singh Wala, Moga, Punjab, British Raj |
| Died | 21 May 2022 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Residence | Jathedar Tota Singh Residence MOGA-142001 |
Family and education
editHis father's name was Babu Singh. He completed his school education from his village school and for further studies he joined DM college Moga.[citation needed]
Political career
editHe was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1997 on a Shiromani Akali Dal ticket from Moga.[3] He was made Minister for Education in the Third Badal ministry during 1997–2002.[4] He was re-elected from Moga in 2002.[5] In 2012, he successfully contested from Dharamkot.[6] He was cabinet minister and held portfolio of Agriculture & NRI[clarification needed] Affairs.[2] He also served at designation of Chairman Punjab Mandi Board 1985–1987 under Surjit Singh Barnala government. He was a continuous member of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandak Committee (known as Sikh Parliament) for many years. He also served as acting president of Shiromani Akali Dal after Surjit Singh Barnala when barnala was appointed as governor of Tamil Nadu in 1989.
In 2017, Singh contested the assembly election from Dharamkot Assembly Constituency but was defeated by Sukhjit Singh (INC) who succeeded Singh as the MLA from Dharamkot.[7]
Electoral Performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Tota Singh | 41,616 | 47.41 |  47.41
| |
| JD | Sathi Vijay Kumar | 20,217 | 23.03 |  7.72
| |
| INC | Malti Thapar | 16,919 | 19.27 | 11.51
| |
| BSP | Amarjit Singh | 5,703 | 6.50 | 3.51
| |
| Independent | Jagdish Chander | 2,542 | 2.90 | 18.11
| |
| Majority | 21,399 | 24.38 | 24.35
| ||
| Turnout | 88,825 | 66.46 | 42.56
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,33,659 | [8] | |||
| SAD gain from INC | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Tota Singh | 42,579 | 47.91 | 0.50
| |
| INC | Sathi Vijay Kumar | 42,274 | 47.56 | 24.53
| |
| SAD(A) | Buta Singh | 2,125 | 2.39 | 2.39
| |
| CPI(M) | Ved Parkash | 120 | 0.14 | 0.14
| |
| Margin of victory | 305 | 0.35 | 24.38
| ||
| Turnout | 89,194 | 58.01 | 8.45
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,53,753 | [8] | |||
| SAD hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Joginder Pal Jain | 55,300 | 47.77 | 1.37
| |
| SAD | Tota Singh | 54,008 | 46.65 | 3.70
| |
| CPI | Randhir Singh | 3,068 | 2.65 | 2.65
| |
| BSP | Kulwant Singh | 1,791 | 0.92 | 0.51
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,292 | 1.12 | 0.77
| ||
| Turnout | 1,15,770 | 75.90 | 17.89
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,52,708 | [8] | |||
| INC gain from SAD | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukhjit Singh Kaka Lohgarh[10] | 63,238 | 43.92 | ||
| SAD | Tota Singh | 41020 | 28.49 | ||
| AAP | Daljit Singh | 34615 | 24.04 | ||
| CPI | Surat Singh | 1325 | 0.92 | ||
| SAD(A) | Balraj Singh | 1089 | 0.76 | ||
| BSP | Jagga Singh | 456 | 0.32 | ||
| Independent | Vikas | 312 | 0.22 | ||
| IKL | Baljit Singh | 291 | 0.2 | ||
| APP | Sukhpal Singh | 258 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Manjit Kaur | 197 | 0.14 | ||
| BMP | Gurdeep Singh | 186 | 0.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1009 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 174,148 | [11] | |||
| INC gain from SAD | |||||
References
edit- ^ Former Agriculture Minister Jathedar Tota Singh passes away
- ^ a b Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1997 to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ The life and times of Tota Singh : a profile Archived 19 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Punjab Assembly Elections-2002 winners". Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Archived 6 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Members: Sukhjit Singh". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Mogawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Members: Sukhjit Singh". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.