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Barnala Assembly Constituency
Barnala Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 103) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Barnala district, Punjab state, India. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2022 2017 Previous Results See also * List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly * Barnala district Barnala is one of the districts of Indian state of Punjab. It was carved out of Sangrur district. It is a centrally located district bordered by Ludhiana district on the north, Moga district on northwest, Bathinda district on west and by Sangrur ... References External links * {{coord, 30.37, 75.54, display=title Assembly constituencies of Punjab, India Barnala district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Legislative Assembly
The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years unless dissolved sooner. The Speaker of the sixteenth assembly is Kultar Singh Sandhwan. The meeting place of the Legislative Assembly since 6 March 1961 is the ''Vidhan Bhavan'' in Chandigarh. History In the British Raj, an Executive Council was formed under The Indian Councils Act, 1861. It was only under the Government of India Act 1919 that a Legislative Council was set up in Punjab. Later, under the Government of India Act 1935, the Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted with a membership of 175. It was summoned for the first time on 1 April 1937. In 1947, Punjab Province was partitioned into West Punjab and East Punjab a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kewal Singh Dhillon
Kewal Singh Dhillon is an Indian politician and member of Bharatiya Janata Party since June 2022. Early life and education Dhillon was born on 16 May 1950 in the village of Tallewal, Barnala. He got his preliminary education in Barnala and was also brought up there. Career Congress He was also senior vice-president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), who was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (2012–17) for the constituency of Barnala representing the INC and also contested from Sangrur unsuccessfully in the 2019 Indian general election. Bharatiya Janta Party He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 4 June 2022 along with Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Sundar Sham Arora, and others at the party office in Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Constituencies Of The Punjab Legislative Assembly ...
The Punjab Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Punjab. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comprises 117 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies. 34 of the constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes. History Elections were held on 4 February 2017, 20 February 2022. Map List of constituencies See also * 15th Punjab Assembly References {{Assembly constituencies of Punjab Punjab Constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simranjit Singh Mann
Simranjit Singh Mann (born 20 May 1945) is a separatist politician and an MP representing the constituency of Sangrur since 2022. He is the president of the political party Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar). Mann is a three-time MP; once from Taran Tarn between 1989 and 1991, and twice in Sangrur between 1999-2004 and since 2022. Early life Born in Shimla on 20 May 1945. His father Joginder Singh Mann, was a speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 1967. He is married to Geetinder Kaur Mann. Mann's wife and Punjab Former CM Amarinder Singh's wife Preneet Kaur are sisters. He was educated at the Bishop Cotton School, Shimla and Government College Chandigarh. He was a gold medalist in the subjects of "History", "Punjabi", "Religion" and "Political Science". He has a son and two daughters. Indian Police Service He had appeared for Central Civil Services Examination in 1966, and subsequently joined the Indian Police Service in 1967, and served in the Punjab Cadre of the Service. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surinder Pal Singh Sibia
Surinder Pal Singh Sibia is an Indian politician, and a member of Indian National Congress. He served as MLA of Sangrur from 2007 to 2012. He contested from Sangrur in 1997, 2007, and 2012, while twice (2002 and 2017) from Barnala. Sibia has also served as vice-president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Sibia joined Shiromani Akali Dal in 2016 ahead of 2017 assembly elections, and contested from Barnala. In 2019, he rejoined Congress in presence of then Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Captain Amarinder Singh (born 11 March 1942), is an Indian politician, military historian, former royal and Indian Army veteran who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Punjab. A former Member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab and Member .... References {{reflist Indian politicians People from Punjab, India Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
None Of The Above
"None of the above" (NOTA), or none for short, also known as "against all" or a "scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system. It is based on the principle that consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election, just as they can by voting "No" on ballot questions. It must be contrasted with " abstention", in which a voter does not cast a ballot. Entities that include "None of the Above" on ballots as standard procedure include India ("None of the above"), Indonesia (, "empty box"), Greece (, white), the U.S. state of Nevada (None of These Candidates), Ukraine (, "against all"), Belarus, Spain (, "white vote"), North Korea, and Colombia (). Russia had such an option on its ballots (, "against all") until it was abolished in 2006. Bangladesh introduced this option (, "no vote") in 2008. Pakistan introduced this option on ballot papers for the 2013 P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Punjab on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 10 March 2022. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats. AAP Punjab convener and MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022. Mann ministry was formed with 10 cabinet ministers on 19 March 2022. Background and overview The tenure of the Punjab Legislative Assembly was scheduled to end on 23 March 2022. The previous assembly elections were held in February 2017. After the election, Indian National Congress formed the state government, with Amarinder Singh becoming Chief Minister. Political Developments On 18 September 2021, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh resigned over differences with other members of Congress and was succeeded by Charanjit Singh Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
The Punjab legislative assembly election, 2012 was held on 30 January 2012, to elect 117 members to the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The results of the election were announced on 6 March 2012. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal – Bharatiya Janata Party alliance led by Parkash Singh Badal won the elections. Background Punjab have tradition of transfer of power every 5 years between Shiromani Akali Dal and Indian National Congress but this election of 2012 is different from others where ruling party again came to power 2012 Assembly Elections in Punjab received attention for being the first elections after reorganisation of Punjab in 1966 to witness the return of an incumbent party. This elections also saw the emergence of new political leadership, like rise of Sukhbir Singh Badal and the rise and fall of Manpreet Singh Badal, the founder of the Peoples Party of Punjab. Religion and Caste Data Religion Data As per the 2011 census, Caste Data # Dalits (Scheduled Castes) cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kewal Singh Dhillon With Jaswinder Singh (cropped)
Kawai is a village and union council (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in the northeast of the district on the side of Ghanool and lies in an area that was affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at on 8 October in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir. It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Indian-administered Jammu and .... References Union councils of Mansehra District Kawai Village http://www.visitpk.com {{Mansehra-geo-stub http://www.visitpk.com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
The Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2007 was held in Indian state of Punjab in 2007, to elect 117 members to the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Election Commission of India Shiromani Akali Dal, and its alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party gained majority of the seats. Parkash Singh Badal was elected as the Chief Minister Background 2007 general elections in Punjab witnessed most closely fought elections in Indian National Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal. The turnout among 1.69 Crore eligible voters, which is 76% was exceptionally high compared to last elections. The 2007 Punjab Assembly Elections at a Glance Parties and Alliances Others Results , - align=center !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable", !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center, Political Party !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , No. of Candidates !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Seats won !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Number of Votes !style="backgrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet Hayer
Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer is a two time member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Barnala constituency. He is a Cabinet Minister in thGovernment of Punjab He first won the Legislative Assembly elections from the Aam Aadmi Party in 2017 by defeating the Indian National Congress's candidate Kewal Singh Dhillon. In the 2022 Legislative Assembly elections, he again won the Barnala constituency by a huge margin by securing almost 50% of the votes polled. He holds five important portfolios in the Mann ministry, wherein he is thMinisterof the Departments of Higher Education & Languages, Governance Reforms, Sports & Youth Services , Science Technology & Environment and Printing & Stationery. He is also the incharge of the Youth Wing of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. His fields of interest are Sports, Environment & Climate Change and he is a wildlife lover who roots for the cause of Animal Welfare. Member of the Legislative Assembly First Term Hayer was first elected as an MLA i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2002 was held in Indian state of Punjab in 2002, to elect 117 members to the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Election Commission of India Indian National Congress gained majority of the seats. Amarinder Singh was elected as the Chief Minister. Results , - align=center !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable", !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center, Political Party !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , No. of Candidates !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Seats won !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Number of Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , % of Votes , - , , align="left", Indian National Congress, , 105, , 62, , 3,682,877, , 35.81% , - , , align="left", Shiromani Akali Dal, , 92, , 41, , 3,196,924, , 31.08% , - , , align="left", Bharatiya Janata Party, , 23, , 3, , 583,214, , 5.67% , - , , align="left", Communist Party of India, , 11, , 2, , 220,785, , 2.15% , - , , align="left", Independents, , 274, , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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