Who is Bhagwant Mann? Wiki, Family, Constituency, phone number

Who is Bhagwant Mann? Wiki, Family, Constituency, phone number, age, caste, address, career, education.

Bhagwant Mann is an Indian comedian, actor, and politician. As a comedian, he appeared in numerous Punjabi satire comedy TV shows and films like Sawdhan Agge Bhagwant Mann, Jugnu Haazir Hai and Bhagwant Mann Non Stop.

After ceasing his alliance with the Peoples’ Party of Punjab (PPP), in March 2014, Mann joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and member of parliament Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab. The ascent to the top post comes after the Aam Aadmi Party swept the Punjab Legislative Assembly polls under his leadership.

With him as the chief ministerial face, AAP unseated the infighting-fraught Congress from power. An emotionally charged Mann during his victory speech ‘forgave’ his opponents who had launched several personal attacks on him during the campaign.

Bhagwant Mann Wiki/ Biography

Who is Bhagwant Mann? Wiki, Family, Constituency, phone number

Bhagwant Mann was born in a Jat Sikh family on 17 October 1973 to father Mohinder Singh and mother Harpal Kaur in Satoj village of Sangrur district, Punjab, India.

A sports enthusiast since childhood, Mann spent his college days playing volleyball. In 1991, he pursued a Bachelor of Commerce at Shaheed Udham Singh Govt College, Sunam, Sangrur,  where he first took to the stage.

He is a comic poet who writes political satire. He is also a volleyball player.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 8″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Caste

Bhagwant Mann was born into a Jatt Sikh family.

Address

Permanent Address

34, Dream Land Colony, Patiala Road,
Sangrur-148001, Punjab

Present Address

33, Duplex MP’s Flats, North Avenue,
New Delhi-110001

Bhagwant Mann Family

Parents & Siblings

His father, Mohinder Singh, worked as a teacher. His mother’s name is Harpal Kaur.

Wife & Children

Mann is married to Inderpreet Kaur. Together, they have a son and a daughter.

In March 2015, B Mann and Inderpreet Kaur filed an application for divorce in a SAS Nagar court. 

The news left many awestruck as they seemed like a happily married couple in public. Inderpreet had active participation in Mann’s political journey.

She used to accompany Mann to political rallies during his Peoples’ Party of Punjab (PPP) days.

During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Inderpreet delivered speeches in Mann’s favour in the villages of Sangrur to help him win.

Later, the AAP MP from Sangrur publicly claimed that his divorce case wasn’t a personal matter and that he chose Punjab over family.

Known for using poetry in his political campaigns, Mann posted a poem on his Facebook Account to express his sentiments about the divorce as well, which reads,

Many also believed that Mann was trying to get political mileage out of his divorce case. Reportedly, the application was filed under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, the decree of divorce by mutual consent.

Although the couple isn’t legally divorced, they live separately. Apparently, the children live with their mother, Inderpreet, in California, US, meanwhile Mann juggles his time between Delhi and Mohali in India.

Bhagwant Mann Career

Comedy Career

Mann participated in youth comedy festivals and inter-college competitions. He won two gold medals at a competition at the Punjabi University, Patiala for the Shaheed Udham Singh Government College, Sunam.

He developed comedy routines about typical Indian issues such as politics, business and sport. His first comedy album was with Jagtar Jaggi. Together, they made a television program called Jugnu Kehnda Hai for Alpha ETC Punjabi.

Thereafter, Mann released numerous satirical albums like Mithiya Mircha, Sadi Billi Sanu Miyaoon, Dhakka Start, and Lalloo Kare Kawaliyan.

He is known for his satirical presentation of the current scenario which focused on Indian and regional issues like politicians, policemen, business departments, and sports.

Ten years later, they parted ways. Mann then formed a comedy partnership with Rana Ranbir. Together, they made the television program, Jugnu Mast Mast for Alpha ETC Punjabi. In 2006, Mann and Jaggi reunited and toured Canada and England with their show, No Life With Wife.

In 2008, Mann competed in the Great Indian Laughter Challenge on Star Plus which increased his audience.

He also acted in National Award winning Film ” Main Maa Punjab Dee” Directed by Balwant Dullat 

Mann acted in Jugnu Hazir Hai on MH One.

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Political Career

In early 2011, Mann joined the People’s Party of Punjab. In 2012, he unsuccessfully contested assembly elections in the Lehra constituency.

In March 2014, Mann joined the Aam Aadmi Party to contest elections in the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency. He won by 211,721 votes. 

He was also the convener of AAP Punjab but resigned after Arvind Kejriwal tendered an unconditional apology to Bikram Singh Majithia over drug mafia case. 

In 2017, he contested assembly elections in Jalalabad against Sukhbir Singh Badal and Ravneet Singh Bittu. He lost the elections to Badal by 18,500 votes.

In 2019, during a party rally at Barnala, Mann announced that he had denounced alcohol and swore never to touch it again, after opposition parties criticized him over the issue.

Bhagwant Mann Constituency

On 18 January 2022, he was chosen as the chief ministerial candidate of AAP in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.

Reportedly, the decision was based on a public poll in which AAP claims 93% wanted Bhagwant Maan as a candidate for the Chief Minister.

Bhagwant Mann won Dhuri Assembly constituency in Sangrur by more than 58,206 votes.

Bhagwant Mann Controversies

Bhagwant Mann has stirred numerous controversies in the past for attending formal events under the influence of alcohol. In 2015, a video featuring Bhagwant Mann attending a condolence meeting in Faridkot in which he was allegedly drunk went viral in the media.

In 2019, another video of Mann delivering a speech at Lok Sabha went viral, which reportedly depicted him drunk.

Following, the incident BJP had also then demanded a narco test of the MP. During a public rally in 2019, Bhagwant Mann publically took an oath in his mother’s name to give up drinking.

Kejriwal, who was present at the stage, had then praised him for the decision. However, both Congress and BJP have repeatedly accused Bhagwant Mann of not keeping his promise.