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Jalalabad (Punjab Assembly Constituency)
Jalalabad Assembly constituency is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Fazilka district, Punjab state, India. Members of Legislative assembly Election results 2022 : 2019 2017 2012 2009 2007 2002 1997 Previous results See also *Punjab Legislative Assembly The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab (India), Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 ... References External links * {{coord, 30.6, 74.25, display=title Assembly constituencies of Punjab, India Fazilka 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] |
Sher Singh Ghubaya
Sher Singh Ghubaya (born 10 June 1962) is an Indian politician who was a member of the Lok Sabha, elected from Firozpur constituency of Punjab in 2009 and 2014, as a member of Akali Dal. He is currently (as of 2021) a member of the Indian National Congress. Being a Member of Parliament and representing a constituency which comprises wholly or partly the cantonment area i.e. Ferozepur, as per section 12(9) of the Cantonments Act, 2006 he is also special invitee for the meetings of the Cantonment Board Ferozepur but without a right to vote. In March 2019, he resigned from Shiromani Akali Dal and officially joined the Indian National Congress in presence of party president Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi ( ; born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian Parliament, representing the constituency of Wayanad, Kerala in the 17th Lok Sabha. A member of the Indian National Congress, he served as the president o .... He had represented Jalalabad seat in Punjab V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Elections In India
Legislative Assembly elections Andhra Pradesh Praja Rajyam was a regional political party in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, founded by Telugu cinema actor Chiranjeevi on August 26, 2008.On 2011, 6 February it was officially announced that the party would be merging into Indian National Congress. As announced, it was formally merged with Indian National Congress in August 2011 Arunachal Pradesh In a major political development, four Trinamool Congress (TMC) and five Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislators joined the ruling Congress on October 7, 2012, increasing its strength to 55 in the 60-member assembly. The four PPA MLAs had already switched over to the Congress on February 14, 2012. With this, the parties' positions in the assembly has changed to Congress 55 seats, BJP three seats, and TMC and Independents one seat each. Haryana In the Haryana assembly elections, 2009 Indian National Congress could not get majority. In a 90 members Haryana assembly Congress ... [...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] |
Ravneet Singh Bittu
Ravneet Singh Bittu is an Indian politician. He previously served as the leader of Indian National Congress in Lok Sabha from 11 March 2021 to 18 July 2021. Bittu was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Ludhiana and earlier from Anandpur Sahib. He won the 2009, 2014 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. He is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. In January 2021, he was assaulted at the Singhu border during a 'Jan Sansad' program. He was appointed the party whip in Lok Sabha. In March 2021, he was briefly appointed the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha when the existing LOP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was busy in West Bengal ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhagwant Mann
Bhagwant Singh Mann (born 17 October 1973) is an Indian politician and current Chief Minister of Punjab. He leads the cabinet ministry of Punjab and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is a former actor, comedian and satirist. He previously served two terms as the Member of Parliament from Lok Sabha representing Sangrur constituency, Punjab from 2014 until his resignation in 2022. Early life Mann was born in a Sikh family on 17 October 1973 to father Mohinder Singh and mother Harpal Kaur in Satoj village of Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district, Punjab, India. He completed his first year of a Bachelor of Commerce course at Shaheed Udham Singh Government College, Sunam. Acting career Mann participated in youth comedy festivals and inter-college competitions. He won two gold medals at a competition at the Punjabi University, Patiala for the Shaheed Udham Singh Government College, Sunam. Mann developed comedy routines about typical Indian issues such as politics, business and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party, and therefore choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it, or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In running for public office, independents sometimes choose to form a party or alliance with other independents, and may formally register their party or alliance. Even where the word "independent" is used, s ... [...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] |
Raminder Singh Awla
Raminder Singh Awla is a Former member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Jalalabad constituency. He won the 2019 Jalalabad by-election on the 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 ... ticket by defeating Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Raj Singh Dibbipura by 16,000 votes. His former Professions before entering politics were such as Business and Agriculture. In family life, he has a healthy marriage and 2 children. Notably, he is the first candidate in 17 years which brought the Congress Party to victory in the Jalalabad Constituency. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Awla, Raminder Singh 1974 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
A Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Punjab on 4 February 2017 to elect the 117 members of the Fifteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes was done on 11 March 2017. The ruling pre-election coalition was the alliance comprising the political parties Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party and led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The voter turnout for the Punjab Assembly election was 77.2% The Indian National Congress led by former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh defeated the ruling alliance and the newcomer Aam Aadmi Party. Background Electoral process changes In April 2016, the Election Commission of India revealed about 8 lakh bogus votes of state being cancelled in the past one year and over 7 lakh youngsters who have attained the age of 18 this year were yet to get registered. One constituency in every district will be chosen for trial run of Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines used along with E ... [...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] |
Sukhbir Singh Badal
Sukhbir Singh Badal (born 9 July 1962) is an Indian politician and the president of Shiromani Akali Dal, and is currently a member of Parliament from the Firozpur. He served as Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab from 2009 to 2017. He is the son of Parkash Singh Badal, who has served several times as Chief Minister of Punjab. Badal and his family have ownership stakes in an array of businesses. Early life and education Sukhbir Badal was born on 9 July 1962 in Dhillon jatt family at Faridkot. His mother's name is Surinder Kaur. Initially, he was educated at The Lawrence School, Sanawar. He completed an M.A. Hons. School in Economics from Panjab University Chandigarh from 1980 to 1984 and an M.B.A. from California State University, Los Angeles. Political career Sukhbir Singh Badal was a member of the 11th and 12th Lok Sabha, representing Faridkot. He was Union Minister of State for Industry in Second Vajpayee Ministry during 1998 to 1999. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha during 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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