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Born 17 October 1973
Age 51
Birth Place Satoj, Punjab India
Profession Politician, Social Worker, Comedian, Singer, Actor
Political Party Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
In Office Convener Of Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab 31 January 2019 - 22 November 2024, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 16 May 2014 - 14 March 2022
Residence 7, Sector 2, Chandigarh

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Bhagwant Mann BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 10 Feb 2025

Bhagwant Mann, the Chief Minister of Punjab, is one of the key leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)and the first from the AAP to ...become a CM of a full-fledged state. Born on October 17, 1973, in the village of Satauj, Sangrur district, Mann has risen through the ranks of Indian politics with his grassroots approach and dedication to the welfare of the people. Mann's early life was marked by his passion for performing arts, particularly comedy. He gained recognition as a talented comedian and actor in the Punjabi entertainment industry. Mann joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 2011, drawn on its principles of anti-corruption and participatory governance. His ability to connect with the masses and his fiery speeches quickly earned him popularity and support. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he contested from the Sangrur constituency and emerged victorious, becoming a Member of Parliament. In 2022, Bhagwant Mann led the party to beat the incumbent Congress and was appointed as the Chief Minister of Punjab. From a celebrated comedian to a parliamentarian and now the CM, the 48-year-old has seen one success after the other. Mann was 38 when he joined the People’s Party of Punjab (PPP), an experiment to “cleanse politics” by Manpreet Badal, the estranged cousin of current Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal; and 41 when he won his maiden Lok Sabha election in 2014 with a record margin against Akali stalwart S S Dhindsa from Sangrur, a seat he bagged again in 2019. Born into a landed Jat Sikh family of Satoj village in Sangrur, with 15 acres and Akali leanings, Mann’s first brush with fame came in his late teens when he enrolled for B.Com at Shaheed Udham Singh Government College at Sunam in 1991. Soon, he was a star standup comic at youth festivals, when few knew about this genre. A year on, he dropped out to pursue a career in comedy, releasing his first cassette at 19. What followed was a dream run, with a host of successful television series and movies, till he switched to full-time politics. Even now, most people in India’s comedy scene steer clear of politics, and resultant controversies. Fewer still succeed in hitting home with those jokes across social groups. But not Mann. Around election time in the 1990s, Mann’s cassettes would be chartbusters, with bus drivers playing them on a loop. When he veered towards politics, he decided he couldn’t go with traditional parties as he wanted to change the system, Mann says. So when Manpreet Badal approached him after forming the PPP in 2011, he found Mann willing. His younger sister is a teacher at a private school in Patiala. Mother Harpal Kaur, now known throughout AAP circles as “Bebe”, stands in for him when he is away, attending to people, solving their problems, calling up officials. Kaur has never been to Parliament, but as Mann says, she once sent saag and makki di roti to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Bhagwant Mann PERSONAL LIFE

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POSITIONS HELD BY Bhagwant Mann

Position	Tenure
Member of the 16th Lok Sabha	16 May 2014 - 14 May 2019
Member of the 17th Lok Sabha	17 June 2019 - 14 March 2022
Chief Minister of Punjab	16 March 2022 - Present
Member of the 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly	11 March 2022 - Present

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BHAGWANT MANN NEWS

‘Punjab deserves rule of law, not the rule by propaganda...’: Punjab LoP Partap Singh Bajwa

July 05, 2025 4:16 pm

The so-called factionalism in Punjab Congress is more of a manufactured narrative, driven by sections of the media and amplified by vested interests.

44% growth in June GST collection, highest in Punjab’s history: Cheema

July 02, 2025 9:36 am

The net GST collection last month stood at Rs 2,379.90 crore, reflecting a revenue growth of Rs 732.21 crore over the Rs 1,647.69 crore collected in June 2024.

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Union MoS Bittu targets Punjab CM Mann over Doraha ROB issue: His words are loud, but the truth is none

July 02, 2025 1:14 am

The Punjab minister accused the Railways of “not granting the NOC for the overbridge, even though the central government is not contributing a single rupia for the construction”.

Punjab CM Mann says Dhuri ROB work to begin soon; Bittu slams CM for taking 'fake credit'

June 30, 2025 9:24 am

Slamming Mann for his alleged neglect towards Dhuri, Bittu said while the previous chief ministers made significant efforts to develop their home constituencies, Mann failed to do so

SAD chief Sukhbir dares Punjab CM Mann to prove foreign funding in Saraya Industries in which Majithia has shares

June 29, 2025 10:32 am

Badal said Clearwater Corporation, which had offices in several countries, had invested Rs 50,000 crore globally.

Punjab CM announces legislation to ensure harsher punishment for sacrilege of holy granths

June 29, 2025 12:05 am

Mann’s announcement came even as two of the state’s Bills on sacrilege are pending with the Centre

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CM presents Punjab’s cause before Niti Aayog: ‘areas bordering Pak to be made war-resilient’

June 27, 2025 10:47 am

Mann said the Centre should support his government's pilot project to promote the kharif maize initiative by providing funds for payment of a cash incentive of Rs 17,500 per hectare to all maize growers in the state under the existing CSS Crop Diversification Programme.

‘I’m not scared, more big fish will be caught’: Day after Bikram Singh Majithia’s arrest, Bhagwant Mann says war against drugs to continue

June 27, 2025 3:04 am

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday also expressed fear that there could be a threat to his life.

Ludhiana West bypoll: Over 1,700 complaints received for poll code violation, 51 notices issued to candidates

June 26, 2025 10:27 am

The ruling AAP faced massive allegations of allegedly distributing freebies such as ration, cash, liquor ahead of campaign, and of installing illegal hoardings/unipoles across the city to lure the voters.

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Punjab AAP govt draws Oppn parties’ ire over replacing CM with CS as chief of development bodies

June 23, 2025 9:40 am

Punjab Cabinet minister Harbhajan Singh hit back at the opposition parties, accusing them of making “baseless and misleading” statements to confuse the public for political gains.