Angad Singh Age, Wife, Family, Biography
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Age: 33 Years
Hometown: Nawanshahr, Punjab
Religion: Sikhism
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Full Name | Angad Singh Saini |
Profession(s) | • Politician • Businessman • Agriculturist |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 6'2" (188 cm) |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Politics | |
Political Party | • Indian National Congress (INC)![]() • Independent (January 2022-May 2022) |
Political Journey | • Elected as the general secretary of Nawanshahr Youth Congress (2008) • Elected as the president of Nawanshahr Youth Congress (2012) • Contested as a Congress member and won the Assembly Election from Nawanshahr, Punjab (2017) • Quit his Congress membership (January 2022) • Contested as an Independent and lost the Assembly Election from Nawanshahr, Punjab (2022) ![]() • Regained his Congress membership (May 2022) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 23 October 1990 (Tuesday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 33 Years |
Birthplace | Amritsar, Punjab, India |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Signature | ![]() |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Nawanshahr, Punjab |
School(s) | • Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, Punjab • Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
College/University | Maharaja Agrasen University, Barotiwala, Solan, Himachal Pradesh |
Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) |
Religion | Sikhism |
Address | Barhi Kothi Saloh, Tehsil Nawanshahr, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab |
Controversies | • Allegedly assaulted by a senior Congress leader In 2018, he alleged that he and his family were assaulted by the senior Congress leader, Jasbir Singh Dimpa after he protested the presence of Dimpa and his brothers inside the polling booth during the election of RDTCSL (Rohtak District Transport Co-operative Society Limited). • Show cause notice for violating the Model Code of Conduct In January 2022, he was given 2 show cause notices by the Returning Officers (RO) for violating the Model Code of Conduct. He was found guilty of distributing goods with his stickers on them. [1]The Indian Express |
Social Media | • Instagram |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Divorced |
Marriage Date | 21 November 2019 (As per the rituals of Hinduism)![]() 23 November 2019 (As per the rituals of Sikhism) ![]() |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Aditi Singh (Politician; Div. 2023)![]() |
Parents | Father- Parkash Singh (Deceased due to cancer in 2010; Politician)![]() Mother- Guriqbal Kaur (Politician) ![]() |
Siblings | Sister(s)- 3 • Shelley Sarin ![]() • Shanu Arora • Navi Gahunia |
Other Relatives | Granduncle- Dilbagh Singh (Politician) |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | Toyota Fortuner |
Money Factor | |
Income (approx.) | Rs 38,49,040 (as of 2020-2021) |
Assets/Properties (as of 2022) | Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 1,25,000 • Deposits in Banks: Rs. 12,83,558 • Bonds, Debentures and Shares in companies: Rs. 18,89,064 • Personal loans/advance given: Rs 33,84,468 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 50,00,000 • Jewellery: Rs. 9,39,480 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs 1,03,00,000 • Non-Agricultural Land: Rs. 6,29,00,000 • Commercial Buildings: Rs. 3,20,00,000 • Residential Buildings: Rs. 7,59,00,000 |
Net Worth (approx.) | Rs. 16,11,46,570 (as of 2022) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Angad Singh
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In 2008, he contested his first election and became the general secretary of the District Youth Congress, Nawanshahr at the age of 18.
- He is a national-level shooter.
- When he was 21 years old, he was elected as the President of the Punjab Youth Congress from Nawanshahr.
- In 2016, he organised a rally for Amrinder Singh in San Francisco, which was attended by more than 1200 people.
- In 2017, he contested in the Punjab’s Assembly election against his uncle and AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) candidate, Charanjit Singh Channi, and became the youngest MLA of Punjab at the age of 26 years.
- In January 2022, he claimed that the Congress denied him a ticket for the Punjab Assembly election as a punishment because his wife, Aditi Singh, left Congress for the BJP.
- He also claimed that senior leaders of Congress had asked him to comment against his wife, which he refused to do.
- He has claimed that he did not take his salary for 2 years during COVID-2019 to set an example for other MLAs to work for the welfare of people.
- In 2021, he distributed funds of lakhs to the farmers under the ‘Debt Relief Scheme.’
- On 23 April 2024, he met with an accident after his car crashed into an ambulance, near Taunsa village in Balachaur tehsil of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, while he was travelling to Chandigarh. He was soon rushed to a local hospital in Mohali
- According to the police, the ambulance suffered from technical issues and had stopped in the middle of the road before the crash.
- Apart from politics, he also has a keen interest in sports. He is a national-level squash player and a national-level shooter.
- He once organised one of the biggest cricket tournaments in Nawanshahr in which more than 150 teams from several districts of Punjab participated.
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He has contributed to making the education sector better in Nawanshahr by establishing smart schools with proper electricity and water facilities, parks and various labs.
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He has also contributed to constructing roads, hospitals, and Gaushala.
- He loves to collect watches.
- He loves travelling and has travelled to several countries including the USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
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