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Jagjit Singh (politician)
Chaudhary Jagjit Singh was an Indian politician and member of Punjab Legislative Assembly. Early life Chaudhary Jagjit Singh was born to Master Gurbanta Singh and Sampuran Kaur at Dhaliwal, Jalandhar, Punjab. After the death of his father he became his official political heir. Jagjit's younger brother, Santokh Singh Chaudhary is also a big leader and son Chaudhary Surinder Singh is a MLA from Kartarpur. Politics His political career started as a Sarpanch of their ancestral village '''Dhariwal Kadian and then appointed Chairman of Jalandhar Zila Parshad. He also held posts of Chairman of Block Samiti, Managing Director of Cooperative Bank and Chairman of Market Committee. He also remained the Cabinet Minister of Punjab for Labour and Employment and also Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development. He won the Punjab Assembly election five times continuously from Kartarpur Assembly Constituency in 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997 and 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From ... [...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] |
Jalandhar District
Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. District headquarters is Jalandhar city. Before the Partition of India, Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division, with constituent districts Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Ferozepur and Kangra. The entire Jalandhar Division was awarded to India when Punjab was partitioned. History Classical Jalandhar was the site of the Katoch Rajput kingdom of Jalandhara, also known as Trigartta. The date of its founding is unclear, but its presence is observed by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang in the seventh century, and Kalhana records the defeat of Prithvi Chandra Raja of Trigartta by Sankara Varmma of Kashmir towards the end of the ninth century.Government of Punjab, Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XIV A. Jullundur District, with maps, 1904, Lahore, Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1908 Medieval Jalandhar became part of the Persianate Ghaznavid Empire during the reign of Ibrahim Shah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from US$20.67 per ounce to $35. * February 6 – F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludhiana City Centre
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Ludhiana City Centre is a multi-crore proposed project (now abandoned) which was launched in year 2003 in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, near Pakhowal road, Ludhiana, India. The proposed project would have five major constituents — The Mall, The Heights, The Forum, The Podium and Five-star hotel. The City centre has been spread over having shopping malls, 12 multiplexes, residential apartments, helipad and parking slot. City centre scam Later, it was embroiled in major controversy with allegation of multi-crore scam and now its construction has been stalled by Punjab High court. See also * Hyatt Regency Ludhiana References Economy of Ludhiana Buildings and structures in Ludhiana Ludhiana Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 Indian census, 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the ... [...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] |
1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1997 was held in Indian state of Punjab in 1997, to elect 117 members to the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Election Commission of India Shiromani Akali Dal had majority of the seats in the 11th Punjab Assembly that was constituted after this election. Parkash Singh Badal was elected as the Chief Minister. Voter Statistics Voter Turnout Voter Turnout and total electors list Results By alliance By party , - 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", Shiromani Akali Dal, , 92, , 75, , 38,73,099, , 37.64% , - , , align="left", Bharatiya Janata Party, , 22, , 17, , 8,57,219, , 8.33% , - , , align="left", Indian National C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1992 to elect the members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister Beant Singh (Chief Minister) was elected as the leader of the ruling party. Voter turnout Urban-Rural turnout 1992 SOURCE : India Today, 15 March 1992 Participating Parties List of Participating Political Parties in Punjab Assembly Election in 1992 Results The election results were declared with the Indian National Congress winning an absolute majority of 87 seats out of 117. , - 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, , 116, , 87, , 13,17,075, , 43.83% , - , , align="left", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
Voter statistics ELECTORS NO. OF VALID VOTES 6920818 NO. OF VOTES REJECTED 324463 NO. OF POLLING STATIONS 12698 Performance of women and men candidates Constituencies Data No. of constituencies Results Result by Party Results by Region Results By Constituency See Also * Elections in Punjab, India References {{Reflist State Assembly elections in Punjab, India 1980s in Punjab, India Punjab 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
In the 1980 elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, the Congress party achieved an overall majority. Result Results by Constituency Bye Elections References {{Reflist State Assembly elections in Punjab, India 1980s in Punjab, India Punjab 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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prime Minister, Dr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santokh Singh Chaudhary
Santokh Singh Chaudhary (born 18 June, 1946) is an Indian politician who is a former Cabinet Minister of Punjab and a member of parliament from Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency). He won the 2014 Indian general election and 2019 Indian general election being an Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ... candidate. References India MPs 2014–2019 Living people Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India People from Jalandhar district Indian National Congress politicians 1946 births India MPs 2019–present {{INC-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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