Lal Chand Kataruchak is an Indian politician and the MLA from

Bhoa Assembly constituency Bhoa Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 2) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Pathankot district, Punjab state, India. It covers Bhoa village Bhoa is a town in Pathankot, Tehsil, in the Pathankot District of Punjab State, India is ...

. He belongs to vill Kataru Chak in Pathankot. He is a member 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 ...

. He had been sarpanch of Kataru Chak village for six terms.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Kataruchakk was elected as the MLA in the

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 P ...

. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the

sixteenth Punjab Legislative 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 ...

by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the

. MP

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 previous ...

was sworn in as

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

on 16 March 2022. Kataruchakk represented the

in the

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, directl ...

. He took oath as a cabinet minister along with nine other MLAs on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan 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 Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

. Eight ministers including Kataruchakk who took oath were greenhorn (first term) MLAs. As a cabinet minister in the

Mann ministry The Bhagwant Mann ministry is the State Cabinet of Punjab, India headed by the present List of chief ministers of Punjab (India), Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The oath-taking ceremony of Mann was held at Khatkar Kalan village on 16 March 2022. T ...

Kataruchakk was given the charge of two departments of the Punjab Government: # Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs # Department of Forest and Wild Life Preservation

Controversy

On 28th April 2023, a controversy surrounded Lal Chand Kataruchakk when Congress sitting MLA from Bholath constituency Sukhpal Singh Khaira in a press conference at

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

, accused him of allegedly appointing his son and other two relatives including son of his sister-in-law as personal staff. Lal Chand has denied these allegations while drawing flakes from all opposition parties including BJP. Punjab minister Lal Chand Kataruchak appointed kin as personal staff, alleges Sukhpal Khaira
Tribuneindia News Service. 28 April 2023

Electoral performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kataruchakk, Lal Chand Living people Punjab, India MLAs 2022–2027 Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Punjab, India Mann ministry Year of birth missing (living people)