Daljit Singh (politician)
Daljit Singh | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 27 March 1952 – 1 November 1956 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly, Delhi | |
| Constituency | Safdar Jang constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown New Delhi, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Parent(s) | Sir Sobha Singh and Lady Sobha Singh (Varyam Kaur) |
Daljit Singh was an Indian politician and freedom fighter who served in the Delhi Legislative Assembly following the 1951 election.
Early Life and family[edit]
Singh lived on Queensway in New Delhi.[1][2] He was the son of Sir Sobha Singh and youngest brother of Khushwant Singh.[1][3] His ex-wife, Dip Singh (whose sister, Amarjit, was married to Daljit's brother, Bhagwant Singh) was married to journalist, Charles Wheeler and were the parents of barrister Marina Wheeler, famously known as the ex-wife of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson.
Daljit Singh went to the Modern School.[4]
Pre-Partition[edit]
According to reports many pro-government contractors helped Aruna Asaf Ali during her struggle against the British Government.[5] He had secret talks with Aruna Asaf Ali twice in Dutt's house and then went to Scindia House afterwards both times.[5] Reports stated that he had provided great assistance to the Indian National Congress and sheltered Congress absconders and extremists including Aruna Asaf Ali in Karol Bagh and Scindia House.[6] He allegedly applied to be in the British Indian Army to win over the soldiers, although was turned down.[6] His father's reputation, although, was not changed since he proved many times that he did not care for the Indian Independence Movement.
Post-Partition[edit]
Election of 1951[edit]
Singh stood as the Indian National Congress candidate in the Safdar Jang constituency. He won the seat, having obtained 5,870 votes (81.21% of the votes in the constituency).[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Vidura, Vol. 37. C. Sarkar., 2000. p. 12
- ^ Sarkar, Subodh Chandra. Indian Parliament and State Legislatures, Being the Supplement to Hindustan Year Book, 1952. Calcutta: M.C. Sarkar, 1952. p. 91
- ^ Khushwant Singh. Truth, Love and a Little Malice: An Autobiography. [London]: Penguin Books [u.a.], 2003. p. 174
- ^ Singh, Khushwant (1990). Delhi. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-012619-8.
- ^ a b Raghavan, G. N. S. (1999). Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical. National Book Trust, India. ISBN 978-81-237-2762-2.
- ^ a b Quit India Movement: British Secret Documents. Interprint. 1986. ISBN 978-81-85017-32-7.
- ^ "In Amritsar, former AAP leader Dr Daljit Singh joins Congress, Jan 15, 2017 10:59 on HindustanTimes".
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF DELHI