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Kewal Singh Dhillon
Kewal Singh Dhillon (born 16 May 1950) is an Indian politician from Punjab. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since June 2022. He was an MLA from Barnala till 2017, when he was defeated by Meet Hayer of Aam Aadmi Party. Early life and education Dhillon was born in the village of Tallewal, Barnala. He got his preliminary education in Barnala and was also brought up there. Career Congress He was also senior vice-president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), who was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (2012–17) for the constituency of Barnala representing the INC and also contested from Sangrur unsuccessfully in the 2019 Indian general election. In both these elections he lost to Meet Hayer of Aam Aadmi Party. Bharatiya Janta Party He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 4 June 2022 along with Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Sunder Sham Arora, and others at the party office in Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamidi, Barnala District
Hamidi is a village in Barnala District, Punjab, India. It is positioned in a rural region of Punjab, and it is one among the 51 villages of Barnala Block of Barnala district. As per the government register, the village number of Hamidi is 9940017. The village has 946 houses. The village has 4 Pattis: Moga, Lehi, Bhupa, and Baghela.Hamidi is divided in 4 pattis, Moga, Lehi, Baghela and Bhupa The village is governed by Panchayat under Sarpanch Jaspreet Kaur Mangat since 30 December 2018. History ''Hamidi'' was founded by '' Capt. Chanda Singh Mangat'' on 28 September 1880. Geography ''Hamidi'' is located 13 km towards North from District headquarters Barnala. 20 km from Barnala(Dihati). 135 km from State capital Chandigarh ''Hamidi'' Pin code is 148025 and postal head office is Sherpur . Thuliwal ( 5 km ), Khiali ( 6 km ), Gumti ( 6 km ), Mangewal ( 6 km ), Karamgarh ( 6 km ) are the nearby Villages to Hamidi. Hamidi is surrounded by S ... [...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 (India), Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), members, directly elected from List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, 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. Vacancy History In the British Raj, an Executive Council was formed under Indian Councils Act 1861, The Indian Councils Act, 1861. It was only under the Government of India Act 1919 that a Punjab Legislative Assembly (British India), Legislative Council was set up in Punjab. Later, under the Government of India Act 1935, the Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Births
Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 aboard are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur. * January 6 – The UK recognizes the People's Republic of China; the Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. * January 7 – A fire in the St Elizabeth's Ward of Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa, United States, kills 41 patients. * January 9 – The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. * January 12 – Submarine collides with Sweden, Swedish oil tanker ''Divina'' in the Thames Estuary and sinks; 64 die. * January 13 – Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is located 260 km (162 miles) northwest of New Delhi and 229 km (143 miles) southeast of Amritsar and 104 km (64 miles) southwest of Shimla. Chandigarh is one of the earliest planned cities in post independence India and is internationally known for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was prepared by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, which built upon earlier plans created by the Polish architect Maciej Nowicki and the American planner Albert Mayer. Narinder Singh Lamba, in the capacity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunder Sham Arora
Sunder Sham Arora (born 15 June 1958) is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress (INC). In 2017, he was elected as the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Hoshiarpur constituency from 2017 to 2022. He was arrested by vigilance allegedly for corruption cases, however the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed the FIR against him, criticizing the Vigilance Bureau for misusing its authority. Early life and education Sunder Sham Arora was born on 15 June 1958. Political career Arora began his political career with the Indian National Congress. He contested the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections as an INC candidate from the Hoshiarpur constituency. In that election, he defeated Tikshan Sud of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 11,233 votes, marking a significant win for the Congress in the region. During his tenure as an MLA, Arora was involved in legislative activities and was part of the state government led by the INC. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurpreet Singh Kangar
Gurpreet Singh Kangar is an Indian politician from Punjab, India. He was a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and was also a minister in Second Amarinder Singh ministry. He had won the assembly election as a member of Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kangar, Gurpreet Singh State cabinet ministers of Punjab, India Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India Living people 1966 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balbir Singh Sidhu (politician)
Balbir Singh Sidhu is the former member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and was ex Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Labour in Punjab Government. Career He joined the Indian National Congress in the '90s and served as Joint Secretary, Vice president, and Senior Vice president of the Punjab Youth Congress Committee. He was also appointed in charge of Congress during Lok Sabha election 1999 in Punjab. In 2007 Punjab assembly election he won from Kharar Assembly constituency by defeating Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Jasjit Singh. Again won from S. A. S. Nagar Assembly constituency in 2012 and then in 2017 elections. He joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 4 June 2022 along with Raj Kumar Verka, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Sundar Sham Arora, and others at the party office in Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Kumar Verka
Dr. Raj Kumar Verka (born 20 March 1963) is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. He is a Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and represented Amritsar West Assembly constituency, Amritsar West as Indian National Congress member. He was also vice chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Early life He belongs to Valmiki Community. Political career Verka first successfully contested Punjab Legislative Assembly from Verka constituency in 2002. from 2002 to 2004 he was chairman of Punjab Information technology corporation, further from 2004 to 2007 he was a Chief Parliamentary secretary. In 2012, he was elected from Amritsar West. Verka was one of the 42 INC MLAs who submitted their resignation in protest of a decision of the Supreme Court of India ruling Punjab's termination of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water canal unconstitutional. He was elected for his third term in 2017 from Amritsar West Assembly constituency. He was the cab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter turnout was over 67 per cent – the highest ever, as well as the highest ever participation by women voters until 2024 Indian general election. The Bharatiya Janata Party received 37% of the vote, the highest vote share by a political party since the 1989 Indian general election, 1989 general election, and won 303 seats, further increasing its substantial majority. In addition, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 353 seats. The BJP won 37.76% of votes, while the NDA's combined vote was 45% of the 603.7 million votes that were polled. The Indian National Congress won 52 seats, failing to get 10% of the seats needed to claim the post of Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Leader of the Opposition. In addition, the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangrur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Punjab state in northern India. Assembly segments Presently, Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Members of Parliament ^ by-poll Election results 2024 2022 by-election Incumbent Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency MP Bhagwant Mann had contested in the Punjab Assembly election and won. AAP won a large majority of 92 out of total 117 seats. Mann was designated as the Chief Minister of Punjab. Before taking the oath as CM of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann resigned from his post of MP Sangrur. By-election to Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency was held on 23 June 2022. Simranjit Singh Mann was declared the winner 26 June 2022. 2019 2014 2009 2004 1999 1998 1996 Notes External linksSangrur lok sabha constituency electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
