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Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal

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Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 March 2017
GovernorV. P. Singh Badnore
Preceded byGurcharan Singh
ConstituencyRaikot
Personal details
Born (1974-03-08) 8 March 1974 (age 50)
Hissowal, Punjab, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Aam Aadmi Party
(till 2021)

Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal is a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Raikot constituency. He won the 2017 legislative election on the Aam Aadmi Party ticket by defeating Congress candidate Dr. Amar Singh. He used to be a local teacher until he retired to throw his hat into the political ring. In family life, he has a non controversial marriage and has two children. Currently, he is a member of the Committee of Local Bodies and Panchayat Raj Institutions in the Punjabi Vidhan Sabha.[1][2] [3]


In November 2021, Jagtar Singh had switched over to the Congress party’s side in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and declared his support behind Charanjit Singh Channi to be Punjab’s new Chief Minister. [4]


References

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  1. ^ "Punjab Assembly".
  2. ^ "Members".
  3. ^ "First-timer Jagga wins seat for AAP".
  4. ^ "AAP MLA Hissowal shifts loyalties towards Congress in House".