Speaker of the Lok SabhaThe Speaker of the Lok Sabha (IAST: Lok Sabhā Adhyakṣa) is the presiding officer and the highest authority of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following a general election and ranks 6th in the Order of precedence in India.
2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly electionResults by constituency (vote share)Results by constituency (winners)Structure of the Punjab Legislative Assembly after the electionLegislative 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.
Indian National CongressThe Indian National Congress (INC), also known as the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a big tent political party in India. It is one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the oldest party in India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the non-European British Empire.
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' WelfareThe minister of agriculture and farmers' welfare (Hindi: कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्री) is the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and a key member of the union council of ministers of the Government of India.Sandeep JakharSandeep Jakhar is an Indian politician and an independent politician. He is currently serving as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Abohar. He won the 2022 election from Abohar in 2022 Punjab Assembly Elections.
West PunjabWest Punjab was a province in the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. It was established from the western-half of British Punjab, following the independence of Pakistan. The province covered an area of 205,255 km2 (79,249 sq mi), including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, including the former Princely state of Bahawalpur, which was an autonomous region until 1955, though it remained subordinate to the province.
Fazilka districtFazilka district is one of 23 districts in the state of Punjab in India. The city of Fazilka serves as the district headquarters of Fazilka District. The district is part of the Firozpur division. HistoryOn 27 July 2011, the Government of Punjab created two new districts: Fazilka district by the partition of Firozpur district, and Pathankot district by the partition of Gurdaspur district.
British RajThe British Raj ( ; from Hindustanirāj, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the period of rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, lasting from 1858 to 1947. It is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India.
FazilkaFazilka, also known as Bangla, is a city and a municipal council in Fazilka district of Punjab, India. In 2011, it was made the headquarter of the newly created Fazilka district. The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project originating in Turkmenistan will have its last station in Fazilka.
Montgomery DistrictMontgomery District was an administrative division of the former Punjab Province of British India, in what is now Pakistan. Named after Sir Robert Montgomery, it lay in the Bari Doab, or the tract between the Sutlej and the Ravi rivers, extending also across the Ravi into the Rechna Doab, which lies between the Ravi and the Chenab. The administrative headquarters was the town of Montgomery, present-day Sahiwal.
SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language of South AsiaSanskrit (; stem form संस्कृत; nominal singular संस्कृतम्, saṃskṛtam,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age.
List of governors of Madhya PradeshThe governor of Madhya Pradesh is the nominal head of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president of India. There are 22 governors.
JatsSocial group of India and PakistanEthnic groupThe Jat people (Hindi:, Punjabi:), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agriculturalcaste in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus River Valley of Sindh and Makran, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region, and subsequently into Delhi, northeastern Rajasthan, and the western Gangetic Plain, at the turn of second millennium CE.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.