Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh

Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh
DIMP
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh DIMP
ਬਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ
Vice President of ; Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 November 2018 Serving with David Chong Vee Hing (until 2023) &; Koo Shiaw Lee &; Ranndy Yap Kim Heng &; Michael Gan Peng Lam (until 2023) &; Soo Kay Ping (until 2023) &; Alexander Lo Su Hyen (since 2023) &; Parameswaran Ganason (since 2023) &; Chek Kwong Weng (since 2023) &; Gary Lee Ban Fatt (since 2023);
President	Dominic Lau Hoe Chai
Personal details
Born	Baljit Singh s/o Jigiri Singh; Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) ; (until 2018) ; Perikatan Nasional (PN) ; (since 2021)
Alma mater	Gray's Inn
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Baljit Singh s/o Jigiri Singh (Punjabi: ਬਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, romanized: Baljīt Siṅgh) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer. He is one of the Vice Presidents of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) since November 2018 when he won the position in the party elections in 2018 and was reelected to the position again in 2023. He is a member of GERAKAN, a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.^[1]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[2]^[3]^[4]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P050 Jelutong	Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh (GERAKAN)	12,529	19.67%	Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer (DAP)	50,700	79.63%	64,584	38,171	83.90%
2018		Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh (GERAKAN)	12,529	19.67%	Tan Sim Bee (MUP)	437	0.69%	64,584	38,171	83.90%
2022		Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh (GERAKAN)	11,765	16.64%	Sanisvara Nethaji Rayer (DAP)	50,369	71.24%	70,707	38,604	75.23%
					Loganathan Thoraisamy (IPF)	7,387	10.45%
					Yaccab Noor (IND)	580	0.68%
					Lim Huat Poh (WARISAN)	442	0.63%
					Koh Swe Yong (PRM)	264	0.37%

**Penang State Legislative Assembly**^[4]
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2023	N17 Bukit Tengah		Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh (GERAKAN)	7,353	31.42%		Gooi Hsiao Leung (PKR)	16,050	68.58%	23,403	8,697	73.98%

Honours

Pahang :
- Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2015)

External links

Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh on Facebook

References

^ "Dominic Lau presiden baharu Gerakan" [Dominic Lau is the new president of Gerakan]. Berita Harian.
^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage based on turnout.
^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage based on turnout.
^ ^a ^b "The Star Online GE15 Penang results". The Star. Retrieved 7 August 2023. Percentage based on turnout.

[1] "Dominic Lau presiden baharu Gerakan" [Dominic Lau is the new president of Gerakan]. Berita Harian.

[GE14_results-2] "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage based on turnout.

[The_Star_GE14-3] "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage based on turnout.

[The_Star_GE15-4] "The Star Online GE15 Penang results". The Star. Retrieved 7 August 2023. Percentage based on turnout.

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