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Fifteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly
2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election for the constitution of the Fifteenth Legislative Assembly was held in the Indian state of Punjab (India), Punjab on 4 February 2017 to elect the 117 members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes was done on 11 March 2017. The term of the fifteenth Punjab assembly ended with its dissolution on 11 March 2022. The dissolution was necessitated after the results of the election was declared on 10 March. Office bearers Committees 2021-2022 The list of chairmen from May 2021 to March 2022. Members of Punjab Legislative Assembly Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly elected in 2017. List updated as of 3 June 2019 By-Elections 2018 bypolls in Punjab 2019 Bypolls in Punjab References {{Authority control Punjab Legislative Assembly, 15th 2017 establishments in Punjab, India Punjab, India MLAs 2017–2022, ... [...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] |
Aam Aadmi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popularly known as Anna Andolan. The AAP is currently the ruling party of two governments: Delhi, the capital territory of India, and the state of Punjab. The party's election symbol is a broom. The party came into existence following a rift between Kejriwal and Indian activist Anna Hazare regarding the incorporation of electoral politics into the popular 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, which had been demanding a Jan Lokpal Bill since 2011. Hazare preferred the movement should remain politically unaligned, whereas Kejriwal felt the failure of the agitation route necessitated changes in government's representation itself. Janlokpal was established in Delhi and in Punjab as soon as AAP formed the respective governments with full majority. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Assembly Committee On Welfare Of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes And Backward Classes
Punjab Assembly Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly. The committee focuses on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class of Punjab population. Functions The functions of the Committee are: Appointment The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Members For the 1 year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members: Chairpersons Previous members For the 1 year period be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navtej Singh Cheema
Navtej Singh Cheema is an Indian politician and belongs to Indian National Congress. He was member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represented Sultanpur Lodhi. Family His father's name is Gurmail Singh Cheema (Former minister punjab), His wife's name is Jaspal kaur cheema, His son's name is Jaskaran Singh Cheema and Gurnihal Singh Cheema . Political career Cheema was elected to Punjab Legislative Assembly from Sultanpur Lodhi in 2012 by beating Punjab Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur. Earlier in 2007, he had contested elections from Sultanpur Lodhi but lost to Upinderjit Kaur. On 9 October 2015, Cheema along with party supporters blocked the Sultanpur Lodhi-Kapurthala road in protest at the filing of charges against Municipal Council president Vinod Kumar Gupta Vinod Kumar Gupta also known as V. K. Gupta (born 10 September 1947) is a retired Indian Judge and first Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. Career Gupta completed his early education in Uttar Pradesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Assembly Committee On Public Undertakings
Punjab Assembly Committee on Public Undertakings of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly. Functions The functions of the Committee on Public Undertakings is: Appointment The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Members For the 1 year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Public Undertakings of 16th Punjab Assembly Election for the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly was held in the Indian state of Punjab. Polling was done on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes declaration of results was done on 10 ... had following mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardyal Singh Kamboj
Hardial Singh Kamboj is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. In the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, he was elected for 2nd time as the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Rajpura Assembly constituency. Constituency Singh Kamboj represented the Rajpura. He won the seat as a candidate of the Indian National Congress, beating the incumbent member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly ''Ashutosh Joshi'' of the Aam Aadmi Party The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popular ... by 32565 votes. References {{reflist Living people Punjab, India MLAs 2017–2022 Indian National Congress politicians People from Punjab, India Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India 1958 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Assembly Committee On Estimates
Punjab Assembly Committee on Estimates of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly. Functions The functions of the Committee on Estimates is: Appointment The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India The Constitution of India (IAST: ) is the supreme law of India. The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental ri ... read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Members For the 1 year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Estimates of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members: Chairpersons Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurmeet Singh 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] |
Punjab Assembly Committee On Public Accounts
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. Punjab's capital and largest city and historical and cultural centre is Lahore. The other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Sialkot, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, and Bahawalpur. Punjab grew out of the settlements along the five rivers, which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to 3000 BCE, and had numerous migrations by the Indo-Aryan peoples. Agriculture has been the major economic feature of the Punjab and has therefore formed the foundation of Punjabi culture, with one's social status being determined by land ownership. The Punjab emerged as an important agricultural reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banwarilal Purohit
Banwarilal Purohit (born 16 April 1940) is an Indian politician who is the current and 29th Governor of Punjab, India and Administrator of Chandigarh as of 29 August 2021. He was the former Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021, and former Governor of Assam from 2016 to 2017. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Member of Parliament from the Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency) three times, twice as an Indian National Congress member, once as a BJP member. Political career Later he joined Congress. After Indira Gandhi split the Congress Party and formed Congress (Indira), Purohit was elected as MLA from Nagpur East constituency in 1978, contesting as member of Congress(I), and he was re-elected in 1980 from Nagpur South and became a Minister of State for Urban Development, Slum Improvement and Housing in 1982. In 1984, he was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha as member of Congress Party. He was re-elected in 1989 on Congress ticket. Later he joined the Bharatiya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Punjab (India) ...
This is a list of the governors of Punjab state in India since its independence on 15 August 1947. Since 1985, the governor of Punjab has acted as the administrator of Chandigarh as well. Rajpramukh of PEPSU (1948-1956) Source: Governors of Punjab * Governor served in Acting capacity * Governor holds Additional Charge See also * Punjab, India * Chief Minister of Punjab * Governor (Indian states) References External links * * {{Administrators of provinces in British India Punjab Governors A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab (India)
Punjab (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by the Indian union territory, union territories of Chandigarh to the east and Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir to the north. It shares an international border with Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, a Pakistani province, province of Pakistan to the west. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 square miles), which is 1.53% of India's total geographical area, making it List of states and union territories of India by area, the 19th-largest Indian state by area out of 28 Indian states (20th largest, if UTs are considered). With over 27 million inhabitants, Punjab is List of states and union territories of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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