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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

Holding the Centre responsible, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accused it of favouring BJP-ruled Haryana at the cost of Punjab’s farmers

Punjab Assembly passes resolution against G RAM G; demands restoration of MGNREGA

December 31, 2025 10:17 am

The move to replace MGNREGA is anti-poor, anti-Dalit, anti-farmer, anti-labourer, anti-women and capable of dousing the kitchen fire of the poor, says Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

Speaking in New Delhi after receiving the award, the Class IV student recalled his experience during the operation. “When Operation Sindoor began against Pakistan, soldiers came to our village. I thought I should serve them. I used to take milk, tea, buttermilk, and ice for them daily. I feel great to be awarded. I had never dreamt of it,” Sharvan said. (Express Photo)

Milk, ice, courage: Ferozepur’s 10-year-old honoured with Bal Puraskar for serving Army during Operation Sindoor

December 26, 2025 7:06 pm

Sharvan Singh of Punjab’s Ferozepur district was among the 20 children honoured with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by President Droupadi Murmu on Friday.

Holy cities and politics of faith: How religion shapes Punjab's political landscape

December 26, 2025 4:17 pm

From pilgrimage schemes to anti-sacrilege Bills and symbolic declarations, religious sentiment remains a powerful instrument for ruling parties in the state.

Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, special sessions, Vidhan Sabha, Governor, Banwarilal Purohit,

Punjab govt doubles down on special sessions, sixth in January

December 19, 2025 11:23 pm

From a standoff with Governor Banwarilal Purohit to a now routine legislative tool, AAP relies on special sittings as Opposition flags skipped regular sessions

Massive surge in protests in Punjab due to Centre's move to replace MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G Bill. (Express Photo)

Punjab erupts against proposed MGNREGA overhaul with VB-G RAM G Bill; copies burnt, CM Mann calls special Assembly sessio

December 19, 2025 1:41 pm

Labour union leaders in Punjab alleged that the Centre is not only diluting employment guarantees by altering the MGNREGA, but is also pushing the ideological agenda of the BJP-RSS.

No stubble burning in Punjab, still Delhi's AQI above 400-mark, who do they blame now: Mann

December 17, 2025 2:53 pm

Praises farmers for reducing stubble fires, asks Centre not to defame Punjab

Rahul Gandhi and Sidhu alike, says Bhagwant Mann: ‘Both want to be elected PM and CM first’

December 13, 2025 2:54 pm

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann hit out at the Opposition, alleging the Congress, the BJP, and the Akalis were backing several candidates together.

Authorities confirmed that a single email related to the bomb threat had been copied, and sent to all the targeted schools. (File Photo)

15 schools in Amritsar get bomb threat emails; police launch probe to trace sender

December 12, 2025 3:46 pm

News of the bomb threat emails triggered panic in Amritsar as parents received urgent messages to collect their children as the schools were shut for the day.

Sunil Jakhar reminded CM Bhagwant Mann of his letter urging a High Court-monitored probe into the state's drug and corruption money trail. (File)

Amid Congress turmoil, Sunil Jakhar brings up letter sent to CM Bhagwant Mann in June urging court-monitored probe into drug money

December 09, 2025 2:38 pm

In the letter, state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar had said that only an investigation monitored at the highest judicial level can expose the powerful end-beneficiaries involved in the narcotics racket in Punjab.

The Jalandhar Municipal Corporation sanitation system is in chaos because of strike by Class-IV employees. (File)

Punjab and Haryana High Court quashes rioting case against CM Bhagwant Mann

December 01, 2025 1:09 pm

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann case quashed, Chandigarh 2020 rioting case: The case pertains to January 10, 2020, when Chandigarh Police booked Mann and seven party MLAs on charges of rioting, assault and obstructing police from performing duties during a protest against power tariff hike.