Biography

Jagroop Gill is an Indian advocate, social worker, agriculturist, and politician who became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Bathinda Urban Assembly Constituency on a ticket from the Aam Aadmi Party in 2022.He grew up in a middle-class family in Bathinda.Jagroop joined the Indian National Congress in the 1970s.Gill has been a councillor of the Bathinda Municipal Corporation for six consecutive terms, i.e., 1979, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2008, and 2015.In 2020, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Bathinda District Planning Board. Jagroop Singh Gill being appointed as the Chairman of Bathindas District Planning Board.He also held the posts of the Chairman of the Bathinda Improvement Trust, Vice-President and President of the Civic Body, and the President of the District Bar Association in the past.In 2021, he won the Bathinda Municipal Corporation elections for the seventh time. He won from ward no. 48 by 414 votes.In 2021, Jagroop was the number one contender for the post of Mayor in Bathinda. However, the post went to Raman Goyal, which apparently became the reason for Jagroop quitting the Indian National Congress in August 2021. Jagroop Singh Gill with Bathindas mayor Raman Goyal.Soon, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party. He was formally welcomed into AAP by Harpal Singh Cheema, Jarnail Singh, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Baljinder Kaur, and Rupinder Kaur Ruby at the party office in Chandigarh on 2 August 2021. Jagroop Singh Gill joining the Aam Aadmi Party.During a press conference, Harpal Singh Cheema expressed his happiness on Jagroops entry into AAP. He said, Gill has been the president of the District Bar Association as well as the president of the municipal council. His entry into the party will be a shot in the arm for the party in the Malwa region. Jagroop Singh Gill during a press conference.