Vijay Inder Singla | |
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Minister of PWD & Administrative Reforms Government of Punjab, India | |
In office 2018–2022 | |
Preceded by | S Janmeja Singh Sekhon |
Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa |
Succeeded by | Bhagwant Mann |
Constituency | Sangrur |
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2017 - 2022 | |
Preceded by | Parkash Chand Garg |
Succeeded by | Narinder Kaur Bharaj |
Constituency | Sangrur |
Personal details | |
Born | Ludhiana, Punjab, India | 1 December 1971
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Smt. Deepa Singla |
Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
Parent | Sant Ram Singla |
Residence | New Delhi, India |
Alma mater | B.M.S. Institute of Technology and Management |
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Vijay Inder Singla (born 1 December 1971) is an Indian politician from Punjab. He is former member of Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of Indian National Congress.
He is a former minister in the current council of ministers of Punjab government and heads the Public Works Department and Administrative Reforms. He was a Congress [Member of Parliament] from Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab from 2009 to 2014. In 2014, he lost Lok Sabha election from Sangrur to Bhagwant Mann with a margin of 3,51,827 votes. In 2017, he won Sangrur constituency with margin of 30000 votes. In 2022, he lost to Narinder Kaur Bharaj of AAP, with margin of 36,430 votes. His father Sant Ram Singla was also Congress MP, and was Minister in first term of Captain Amarinder Singh Government in Punjab. Recently, he has been given key profile in AICC, as a Secretary, AICC to the AICC Treasurer. Earlier, he has been national spokesperson of Congress.