Harjot Singh Bains is an Indian advocate and politician and a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. On March 19, 2022, he was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Cultural Affairs of the Punjab Government, becoming the youngest Cabinet Minister in the history of Punjab Province. On July 4, 2022, he assumed office as Cabinet Minister for School Education, Government of Punjab.
Wiki/Biography
Harjot Singh Bains was born on Thursday, November 15, 1990, in Gambhirpur village, Shri Anandpur Sahib, Roop Nagar, Punjab (age 32 years; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Harjot Singh Baines’ childhood
He attended a school in Anandpur Sahib. Harjot is an academically top student, scoring 88% in his Grade 10 exams, with 96 in Mathematics and 94 in Science. He pursued LLB (Honours) from Regional Center Punjab University, Ludhiana (2014). He has since 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 in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
Harjot Singh Bains’ father, Sohan Singh Bains, owned a transportation company. His mother, Palwinder Kaur, was a housewife. He has a sister Anmol Kaur.
Harjot Singh Bains with his parents and Arvind Kejriwal
Harjot Singh Bains and his mother Parwinder Kaur
wife
On March 12, 2023, Harjot Singh Bains exchanged rings with IPS officer Jyoti Yadav.
Harjot Singh Bains and Jyoti Yadav
Harjot Singh Bains married Jyoti Yadav in a Sikh ceremony on March 25, 2023, in Roop Nagar, Punjab. Their Anand Karaj ceremony was held at Gurdwara Sri Bibhor Sahib in Nangal, Rupnagar. After the wedding, a reception was held in Nangal in the evening, attended by many famous politicians.
Harjot Singh Bains and Jyoti Yadav during Anand Karaj ceremony at Gurdwara Sri Bibhor Sahib, Nangal
other relatives
Harjot’s grandfather Ujjagar Singh Bains was an employee of the Bhakra Beas Management Committee of Nangal and was involved in the construction of the Bhakra Nangal dam. His maternal grandfather S. Kabal Singh Dhillon was one of the main contractors of Nangal at that time.
Harjot Singh Baines’ grandfather Ujjagarh Singh Baines
religion
Harjot Singh Bains believes in Sikhism.
address
House No. 116, Village Gambhirpur (Lower), Post Office Dher, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar- 140133
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Profession
lawyer
After completing a degree in international law in London, Harjot Singh Bains started working as an advocate at the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh.
Harjot Singh Baines in his office
He practiced law for about a year before entering politics full-time.
Harjot Singh Bains and a fellow lawyer
politician
At the age of 23, Harjot became the founding president of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. During the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections, Harjot Singh informally led a small team to run Hari Nagar and Tilak Nagar constituencies, which the party later won. After becoming the largest party in Delhi and forming the government in 2013, the party began to take root in Punjab. In May-June 2013, Harjot Singh Bains was appointed as the convener of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. After the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Baines was appointed president of the youth wing of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. Talking about this in an interview, Harjot Singh said:
I am delighted to have taken on the specific task of gaining the support of young people, which is proving to be key for our party. “
Legislative Council election
2017 Punjab Assembly Elections
In 2017, Harjot Singh Bains contested the Legislative Assembly elections from Sachnewal constituency under the name of Aam Aadmi Party. Baines lost the election, receiving 39,000 votes. Sharanjit Singh Dhillon of Shiromani Akali Dal won the election. Soon, he became the spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party and a member of the national executive committee of AAP.
Harjot Singh Bains protests against the vaccine scam of Captain Amrinder Singh government outside the residence of Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022
Harjot Singh Bains is contesting the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections from Anandpur Sahib Assembly constituency on behalf of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Harjot Singh Bains during the election campaign
He won the election by 45,780 votes, defeating Indian National Congress MP Kanwarpal Singh Rana. The party secured a majority in Punjab by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections, with Bhagwant Mann sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab on March 16, 2022 minister.
Harjot Singh Baines raises questions in Punjab Legislative Assembly
On October 14, 2022, Harjot Singh Bains was appointed as the AAP Himachal Pradesh in-charge for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.
Harjot Singh Baines at a press conference
Cabinet Minister (Government of Punjab)
Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mining and Geology, Law and Legislative Affairs and Prisons
After the Aam Aadmi Party came to power in Punjab in 2022, Baines was included in the Mann Ministry cabinet. He was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister on March 19, 2023, at Guru Nanak Dev Auditorium, Punjab Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh.
Harjot Singh Baines sworn in as Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mining and Geology, Law and Legislative Affairs and Prisons
He was appointed in charge of four departments, namely:
- Department of Laws and Regulations
- Department of Mining and Geology
- Ministry of Tourism and Culture
In May 2022, Harjot Singh, who is in charge of prison affairs, announced that prison wardens would be held responsible for the illegal use of mobile phones by prisoners in prisons. A month later, Bains announced that around 1,000 mobile phones had been seized from Punjab jails since the AAP government came to power in Punjab. Harjot also claimed that the government is continuously working to modernize prisons and is recruiting about 1,000 prison wardens to fill vacant positions. He also worked to transform prisons into real “sudhar ghars” (correctional facilities).
Harjot Singh Baines at United Nations meeting
Baines also claimed that during his time as prisons minister, luxury facilities were not provided for certain high-profile prisoners as had been the case under previous governments. Harjot Singh Bains, head of the mines ministry, introduced stricter mining regulations. Several regulations have been framed to influence the sand mafia in the Punjab region. After about three-and-a-half months in the role, Baines was appointed to the higher education and school education ministries when the two portfolios were eliminated in a cabinet reshuffle.
cabinet minister for school education
On July 4, 2022, Harjot Singh Bains took office as Cabinet Minister for School Education in the Government of Punjab. He was appointed in charge of three departments, namely:
- Technical education and industrial training
- Higher education and language
He had taken to Twitter to promise the Punjabi public better facilities for students during his tenure,
Soon you will see guards standing outside the government. All schools in Punjab are high schools. The school will have a Campus Manager, which can be up to Rs. Provides monthly grants of $50,000 to schools for sanitation and cleaning. “
In February 2023, Harjot Singh organized a one-day orientation workshop for secondary education officials at the Punjab School Education Board auditorium to discuss ways to increase enrollment in government schools during the new academic session. A show-cause notice was issued to the officer who was absent from the workshop.
Harjot Singh Bains visits a school in Punjab as Punjab Education Minister
social activism
Harjot Singh Bains has been part of many social movements since her college days. At the age of 18, he founded the Pan-Punjab United Youth Organization to promote social welfare. In 2011, he actively participated in the anti-corruption campaign in the Punjab region of India. In 2016, Harjot Singh Bains led the 15-day Nawa Punjab March against drug abuse in Punjab. The procession covers a distance of about 300 kilometers (190 miles), starting from Shri in Fatehgarh Sahib district and ending at the Hussainiwala border in Ferozepur district.
Harjot Singh Bains addresses the public at a social gathering at Shri Anandpur Sahib
salary/income
During the financial year 2021-2022, Harjot Singh Bains’ total revenue was Rs. 8,05,085.
net worth
Harjot Singh Bains’ net worth for FY 2021-2022 is Rs. 2,18,32,000 (approx.). It does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Assets and property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs 1,93,100
- Stocks, Bonds and Debentures: Rs. 5,07,355
- Insurance Policy: Rs. 25,000
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 36,70,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 22,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 1,60,00,000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2021. Excludes assets owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- In his free time, Harjot Singh Bains enjoys traveling and reading. Baines loved poetry and loved writing poetry.
- Harjot Bains is a food lover who loves to try different cuisines. He also enjoys cooking.
Harjot Sing Bains’ Instagram Highlights
- His family and friends affectionately called him HSB.
- Baines is a coffee fan.
- Harjot Singh has no political legacy and is the first person in his family to enter politics.
- Harjot Singh Bains is a dog lover and he has posted several pictures with dogs on his Instagram account.
Harjot Singh Baines poses with dog
- He owns an Innova Tacry and a Wagon R.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education