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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

Major relief to industry as Punjab Cabinet approves two OTS schemes

March 04, 2025 12:49 am

Plot holders at focal points, who did not pay their land enhancement charges, or who could not pay the principal amount, can now pay the charges with 8 per cent simple interest

According to a letter from the chief minister's office, shared by farmers, the SKM has been invited for a meeting, to be chaired by Mann, at the Punjab Bhavan.

Today in Politics: Will protesting farmers accept Punjab CM Mann’s offer for talks?

March 03, 2025 7:40 am

PM Modi to chair meeting of National Board for Wildlife; SFI calls strike in colleges demanding Bengal education minister’s resignation over Jadavpur University row.

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‘Pass the draft state agriculture policy’: Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar challenges CM Mann

March 02, 2025 7:37 am

The Punjab Assembly rejected the Centre’s Draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing (NPFAM) in the recently concluded session.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann warned of strict action against police officers involved in drug use or colluding with drug traffickers. (Credit: X/@BhagwantMann)

Make Punjab drug-free in three months: CM Bhagwant Mann asks SSPs and DCs

March 01, 2025 10:48 am

CM Bhagwant Mann says the state will have a zero-tolerance policy on drugs.

Punjab Assembly rejects Centre's draft agri marketing policy: 'attempt to bring back repealed black laws'

February 25, 2025 10:54 pm

It said that agriculture marketing was a state subject and any such policy by the Centre was an infringement on the rights of the states

Punjab CM Mann unwell, Aman Arora holds the fort — in and outside House

February 25, 2025 8:13 am

Arora, at third place in the pecking order in the Cabinet after Mann and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, was seen intervening and fighting fire when the ministers came under attack from the Opposition members.

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Punjab Opp tears into AAP govt over minister with charge of 'non-existent' dept for 21 months

February 23, 2025 4:07 pm

CM Bhagwant Mann downplays the row, says 'we changed dept name and created a new one'

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Central team seeks data from farmers on MSP guarantee; talks again on March 19

February 23, 2025 8:08 am

Like last time, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann skipped the meeting Saturday. The government was represented by his cabinet ministers, including Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, and Food Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak.

After Ravneet Bittu stopped from meeting Bhagwant Mann, Punjab CM says: 'People won't let him enter CM house again'

February 22, 2025 9:24 pm

Ravneet Singh Bittu went to the Punjab chief minister’s house on Wednesday apparently to discuss a few FIRs lodged against BJP workers in Ludhiana.

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After Kejriwal debacle, why Bhagwant Mann govt is resorting to mass sacking of cops, officers

February 23, 2025 4:07 pm

With AAP’s rout in Delhi polls attributed to alleged corruption, the party-led Punjab govt has stepped up the bid to revive its anti-graft campaign ahead of 2027 polls.