Kultar Singh Sandhwan | |
|---|---|
 Kultar Singh Sandhwan in 2023 | |
| 18th Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2022 | |
| Deputy Speaker | Jai Krishan |
| Chief Minister | Bhagwant Maan |
| Preceded by | Rana K. P. Singh |
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2017 | |
| Constituency | Kotkapura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1975 Kotkapura, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kultar Singh Sandhwan is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 18th and current Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from March 21, 2022. Kultar’s grandfather Jangir Singh and Giani Zail Singh (who served as the president of India from 1982 to 1987 and chief minister of Punjab from 1972 to 1977) were brothers. Sandhwan is also MLA representing the Kotkapura Assembly constituency. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2][3][4]
Member of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
First term (2017-2022)[edit | edit source]
Chairman;Public Accounts Committee
- Member (2017-2019) Library Committee[5][6]
- Member Committee on Subordinate Legislation
- Member (2021-2022) Committee on Papers laid/to be laid on the table and Library[7]
Second term (2022-present)[edit | edit source]
The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[8]
He was elected as the speaker of the 16th Punjab Assembly.
Electoral performance[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Kultar Singh Sandhwan | 47,401 | 38.8 | ||
| INC | Bhai Harnirpal Singh Kukku | 37,326 | 30.5 | ||
| SAD | Mantar Singh Brar | 33,895 | 27.7 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 674 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 10,075 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 121,629 | 80.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 151,950 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Kultar Singh Sandhwan[10] | 54,009 | 43.81 | ||
| INC | Ajaypal Singh Sandhu | 32,879 | 26.67 | ||
| SAD | Mantar Singh Brar | 29,576 | 24.2 | ||
| SAD(A) | Jaskaran Singh Kahan Singh Wala | 2,606 | 2.1 | ||
| PLC | Dargesh Kumar | 1,045 | 0.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 889 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 21,130 | 17.14 | |||
| Turnout | 123,267 | 76.93 | |||
| Registered electors | 160,216 | ||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise". Financialexpress. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ↑ "The playing 11: CM Bhagwant Mann's cabinet ministers". The Indian Express. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ↑ The Economic Times (12 May 2022). "AAP MLA Kultar Sandhwan becomes Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker". Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ↑ "vidhanSabha". 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "vidhanSabha". 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "vidhanSabha". 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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