Kulwant Singh (politician)


Kulwant Singh, is the first Mayor of Mohali, businessman and politician.

Early life

He was born into a family of an armyman at Samana Kalan, Rupnagar, Punjab.
He left his village and went to Zirakpur and spent three years weighing trucks and other heavy vehicles. He also rode horse carts through the streets to sell the stock of wheat straw.

Business

Kulwant Singh is a real estate businessman and philanthropist. He is the Managing Director of Janta Land Promoters.Ltd and have turnover of Rs.1500 crore. He also have two commercial building which includes two shop-cum-offices in Sector 82, Mohali.
He owns plots, residential areas and other properties in various places of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

Positions held

Kulwant Singh represented the ward number 21 as Senior Vice-President of Mohali Municipal Council elections in 1995 for the first time. He was also President of Mohali Municipal Council from 2000 to 2005. In 2015, he became first mayor of Mohali after declaration of the council being upgraded as the municipal corporation. He was a candidate for the Fatehgarh Sahib Constituency on the SAD-BJP ticket in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. Kulwant was one of the richest candidates from Punjab.