Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar
# Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar

Jagdeep Singh, also known by the name Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar or Kaka Brar, is an Indian politician and the Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Muktsar Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.

## Career

Prior to entering politics, Brar worked as an agriculturist and owned agricultural land in Chak Jawahrewala village. Brar's elder sister, Gurpreet Kaur Gill, actively participated in Anna Hazare’s 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement in New Delhi. He was inspired by her to enter active politics.

Brar had served twice as a Municipal Councillor. In 2017, he unsuccessfully contested the Punjab Assembly polls from Muktsar as an AAP candidate.

### Member of Legislative Assembly

Brar was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election to the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in March 2022. He won by a margin of 34,194 votes defeating his closest competitor, Kanwarjit Singh of Shiromani Akali Dal. Brar got a total of 76,321 votes, holding 51.09% of the total votes polled in the constituency. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.

**Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly**

* Member (2022–23) Committee on Questions & References

## Electoral performance

Assembly Election, 2017: Sri Muktsar Sahib :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | SAD | Kanwarjit Singh Rozy Barkandi | 45,853 | 36.52% | -6% |
| | INC | Karan Kaur | 36,914 | 25.10 | -18 |
| | AAAP | Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar | 33,201 | 22.57 | +22.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |

2022 Assembly election: Sri Muktsar Sahib :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | AAAP | Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar | 76,321 | 51.09 | +28.52 |
| | INC | Karan Kaur Brar | 14,290 | 9.57 | -15.53 |
| | SAD | Kanwarjit Singh Rozy Barkandi | 42,127 | 28.20 | -2.32 |
| | BJP | Rajesh Pathela | 10,634 | 7.12 | +7.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34194 | 22.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | AAAP gain from SAD | AAAP gain from SAD | Swing | | |

## Personal life

His wife, Naginder Kaur, is also an agriculturist. Brar has three children.

