Punjab Legislative Assembly
Punjab Legislative Assembly ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker |
Ajaib Singh Bhati, INC |
Leader of the House | |
Structure | |
Seats | 117 |
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Political groups |
Government (78) Opposition (38) Vacant (1)
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Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 4 February 2017 |
Meeting place | |
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Vidhan Bhavan, Chandigarh, India | |
Website | |
Homepage |
The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ) is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in northern India. 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 current Speaker of the Assembly is Rana KP Singh. The meeting place of the Legislative Assembly since 6 March 1961 is the Vidhan Bhavan in Chandigarh. The current ruling party is the Indian National Congress with 2/3rd Majority .
History
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 and the East Punjab Legislative Assembly was formed, the forerunner of the current assembly consisting of 72 members.
1947 – present
On 15 July 1948, eight princely states of East Punjab grouped together to form a single state, Patiala and East Punjab States Union. The Punjab State Legislature was a bicameral house in April 1952, comprising the Vidhan Sabha (lower house) and Vidhan Parishad (upper house). In 1956 the state was reorganized and renamed Punjab, the strength of the Vidhan Parishad of the new State of Punjab was enhanced from 40 seats to 46 seats and in 1957, it was increased to 51. Punjab was trifurcated in 1966 to form Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab. The Vidhan Parishad was reduced to 40 seats and the Vidhan Sabha was grown by 50 seats to 104 seats. On 1 January 1970, the Vidhan Parishad was abolished leaving the state with a unicameral legislature.
Current Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly)
Rana KP Singh (Rana Kanwar Pal Singh) is the current Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He was born in Jhandian village in Rupnagar in 1957. Rana K P Singh completed his schooling in neighboring Bharatgarh before moving to Dehradun to study law. He practiced law in Rupnagar courts for 21 years. After becoming sarpanch of his village, he was elevated to the position of the Youth Congress district president. Later, he became the general secretary of the Indian National Congress, Punjab unit before becoming a member of the All India Congress Committee. Key Positions Held:
- Chairman, Sri Anandpur Sahib Land Development Bank
- President, District Bar Association, Ropar
- Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Punjab Govt.
- Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab Govt.
- Senator, Panjab University
- Member of Public Accounts Committee of 12th Punjab Legislative Assembly during the years 2002-03 and 2004-05.
- Chairman, Committee on Questions and References and Member of Committee on Estimates of 12th Punjab Legislative Assembly during the year 2003-04.
- Member of Committee on Subordinate Legislation and Committee on Petitions of Punjab Legislative Assembly during the year 2004-05.
- Member of Committee on Public Undertakings, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Government Assurances, Committee on Papers laid/to be laid on the Table of the House, Committee on Estimates and House Committee during the years 2007-2012.
He was re-elected to the state assembly from Anandpur Sahib in 2017. Presently, he is serving as Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly elected by the members of the house unanimously on 27.03.2017
Speakers of the Punjab Assembly
Name | Term |
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Kapur Singh | 1947–1951 |
Satya Pal | 1952–1954 |
Gurdial Singh Dhillon | 1954–1962 |
Parbodh Chandra | 1962–1964 |
Harbans Lal Gupta | 1964–1967 |
Joginder Singh Mann | 1967–1969 |
Darbara Singh | 1969–1973 |
Kewal Krishan | 1973–1977 |
Ravi Inder Singh | 1977–1980 |
Brij Bhushan Mehra | 1985–1986 |
Ravi Inder Singh | 1985–1986 |
Surjit Singh Minhas | 1986–1992 |
Harcharan Singh Ajnala | 1992–1993 |
Harnam Das Johar | 1993–1996 |
Dilbagh Singh Daleke | 1996–1997 |
Charanjit Singh Atwal | 1997–2002 |
Kewal Krishan | 2002–2007 |
Nirmal Singh Kahlon | 2007-2012 |
Charanjit Singh Atwal | 2012–2017 |
Rana KP Singh | 2017–present |
Deputy Speakers of the Punjab Assembly
Name | from | to |
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Thakur Panchan Chand | 03.11.1947 | 20.03.1951 |
Smt. Chhanno Devi | 26.03.1951 | 20.06.1951 |
Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon | 10.05.1952 | 17.05.1954 |
Swaroop Singh | 19.05.1954 | 28.02.1962 |
Smt. Shanno Devi | 19.03.1962 | 31.10.1966 |
Dr. Jagjit Singh | 27.03.1967 | 27.11.1967 |
Baldev Singh | 08.12.1967 | 23.08.1968 |
Brig. (Retd.) Bikramajit Singh Bajwa | 20.03.1969 | 24.04.1970 |
Brig. (Retd.) Bikramajit Singh Bajwa | 28.07.1970 | 13.10.1971 |
Dr. Kewal Krishan | 28.03.1972 | 25.09.1973 |
Nasib Singh Gill | 28.09.1973 | 30.04.1977 |
Panna Lal Nayyar | 08.07.1977 | 17.02.1980 |
Guizar Singh | 08.07.1980 | 26.06.1985 |
Nirmal Singh Kahlon | 05.11.1985 | 06.05.1986 |
Jaswant Singh | 02.06.1986 | 05.03.1988 |
Romesh Chander Dogra | 07.04.1992 | 07.01.1996 |
Naresh Thakur | 28.02.1996 | 11.02.1997 |
Swarna Ram | 18.06.1997 | 26.07.1997 |
Baldev Raj Chawla | 23.12.1997 | 31.12.1999 |
Satpal Gosain | 05.09.2000 | 24.02.2002 |
Prof. Darbari Lal | 26.06.2002 | 10.03.2003 |
Bir Devinder Singh | 27.03.2003 | 09.07.2004 |
Prof. Darbari Lal | 12.07.2004 | 10.03.2012 |
Dinesh Singh | 20.03.2012 | 03.2017 |
Ajaib Singh Bhatti | 16.06.2017 | present |
List of Political Parties Participated in 2017 Elections[4]
Only the political parties which has legislators in the assembly are mentioned below along with additional details:
Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote % in Seats Contested | Votes in % |
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1 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 117 | 77 | 38.50 | 38.50 |
2 | Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 112 | 20 | 24.62 | 23.71 |
3 | Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) | 94 | 15 | 30.78 | 25.24 |
4 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 23 | 3 | 29.94 | 5.39 |
5 | Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) | 5 | 2 | 26.46 | 1.22 |
Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly elected in 2017, Updated on 13 Oct. 2018[5]
AC No. | Constituency | Name of the Winning Candidate | Political Party | Votes secured (Votes in favour) |
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1 | Sujanpur | Dinesh Singh | BJP | 48910 |
2 | Bhoa | Joginder Pal | INC | 67865 |
3 | Pathankot | Amit Vij | INC | 56383 |
4 | Gurdaspur | Barindermeet Singh Pahra | INC | 67709 |
5 | Dina Nagar | Aruna Chaudhary(cabinet minister) | INC | 72176 |
6 | Qadian | Fatehjang Singh Bajwa | INC | 62596 |
7 | Batala | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal | SAD | 42517 |
8 | Sri Hargobindpur | Balwinder Singh | INC | 57489 |
9 | Fatehgarh Churian | Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa(cabinet minister) | INC | 54348 |
10 | Dera Baba Nanak | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa(cabinet minister) | INC | 60385 |
11 | Ajnala | Harpartap Singh | INC | 61378 |
12 | Raja Sansi | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria(cabinet minister) | INC | 59628 |
13 | Majitha | Bikram Singh Majithia(former cabinet minister) | SAD | 65803 |
14 | Jandiala | Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala | INC | 53042 |
15 | Amritsar North | Sunil Dutti | INC | 59212 |
16 | Amritsar West | Raj Kumar Verka | INC | 52271 |
17 | Amritsar Central | Om Parkash Soni(cabinet minister) | INC | 51242 |
18 | Amritsar East | Navjot Singh Sidhu(cabinet minister) | INC | 60477 |
19 | Amritsar South | Inderbir Singh Bolaria | INC | 47581 |
20 | Attari | Tarsem Singh D.C. | INC | 55335 |
21 | Tarn Taran | Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri | INC | 59794 |
22 | Khem Karan | Sukhpal Singh Bhullar | INC | 81897 |
23 | Patti | Harminder Singh Gill | INC | 64617 |
24 | Khadoor Sahib | Ramanjeet Singh Sahota Sikki | INC | 64666 |
25 | Baba Bakala | Santokh Singh | INC | 45965 |
26 | Bholath | Sukhpal Singh Khaira(former leader of opposition) | AAP | 48873 |
27 | Kapurthala | Rana Gurjit Singh(cabinet minister) | INC | 56378 |
28 | Sultanpur Lodhi | Navtej Singh Cheema | INC | 41843 |
29 | Phagwara | Som Parkash | BJP | 45479 |
30 | Phillaur | Baldev Singh Khaira | SAD | 41336 |
31 | Nakodar | Gurpratap Singh Wadala | SAD | 56241 |
32 | Shahkot | (Ajit Singh Kohar) Hardev Singh Ladi | (SAD) INC | (46913 in 2017) 82745(bypoll in May 2018 |
33 | Kartarpur | Chaudhary Surinder Singh | INC | 46729 |
34 | Jalandhar West | Sushil Kumar Rinku | INC | 53983 |
35 | Jalandhar Central | Rajinder Beri | INC | 55518 |
36 | Jalandhar North | Avtar Singh Junior | INC | 69715 |
37 | Jalandhar Cantt. | Pargat Singh Powar | INC | 59349 |
38 | Adampur | Pawan Kumar Tinu | SAD | 45229 |
39 | Mukerian | Rajnish Kumar Babbi | INC | 56787 |
40 | Dasuya | Arun Dogra | INC | 56527 |
41 | Urmar | Sangat Singh Gilzian | INC | 51477 |
42 | Sham Chaurasi | Pawan Kumar Adia | INC | 46612 |
43 | Hoshiarpur | Sunder Sham Arora | INC | 49951 |
44 | Chabbewal | Dr. Raj Kumar | INC | 57857 |
45 | Garhshankar | Jai Krishan | AAP | 41720 |
46 | Banga (Sc) | Sukhwinder Kumar | SAD | 45256 |
47 | Nawanshahr | Angad Singh | INC | 38197 |
48 | Balachaur | Darshan Lal | INC | 49558 |
49 | Anandpur Sahib | Kanwar Pal Singh | INC | 60800 |
50 | Rupnagar | Amarjit Singh Sandoa | AAP | 58994 |
51 | Chamkaur Sahib | Charanjit Singh Channi(cabinet minister) | INC | 61060 |
52 | Kharar | Kanwar Sandhu | AAP | 54171 |
53 | S.A.S.Nagar | Balbir Singh Sidhu | INC | 66844 |
54 | Bassi Pathana | Gurpreet Singh | INC | 47319 |
55 | Fatehgarh Sahib | Kuljit Singh Nagra | INC | 58205 |
56 | Amloh | Randeep Singh | INC | 39669 |
57 | Khanna | Gurkirat Singh Kotli | INC | 55690 |
58 | Samrala | Amrik Singh Dhillon | INC | 51930 |
59 | Sahnewal | Sharanjit Singh Dhillon | SAD | 63184 |
60 | Ludhiana East | Sanjeev Talwar | INC | 43010 |
61 | Ludhiana South | Balvinder Singh Bains | LIP | 53955 |
62 | Atam Nagar | Simarjeet Singh Bains | LIP | 53421 |
63 | Ludhiana Central | Surinder Kumar Dawar | INC | 47871 |
64 | Ludhiana West | Bharat Bhushan Ashu(cabinet minister) | INC | 66627 |
65 | Ludhiana North | Rakesh Pandey | INC | 44864 |
66 | Gill | Kuldeep Singh Vaid (Bulara) | INC | 67927 |
67 | Payal | Lakhvir Singh Lakha | INC | 57776 |
68 | Dakha | Harvinder Singh Phoolka(former leader of opposition) Vacant since 12 oct 2018 | AAP | 58923(In 2017) |
69 | Raikot | Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal | AAP | 48245 |
70 | Jagraon | Saravjit Kaur Manuke | AAP | 61521 |
71 | Nihal Singhwala | Manjit Singh | AAP | 67313 |
72 | Bhagha Purana | Darshan Singh Brar | INC | 48668 |
73 | Moga | Harjot Kamal Singh | INC | 52357 |
74 | Dharamkot | Sukhjit Singh | INC | 63238 |
75 | Zira | Kulbir Singh | INC | 69899 |
76 | Firozpur City | Parminder Singh Pinki | INC | 67559 |
77 | Firozpur Rural | Satkar Kaur | INC | 71037 |
78 | Guru Har Sahai | Gurmeet Singh Sodhi | INC | 62787 |
79 | Jalalabad | Sukhbir Singh Badal(former deputy CM) | SAD | 75271 |
80 | Fazilka | Davinder Singh Ghubaya | INC | 39276 |
81 | Abohar | Arun Narang | BJP | 55091 |
82 | Balluana | Nathu Ram | INC | 25266 |
83 | Lambi | Parkash Singh(former CM) | SAD | 66375 |
84 | Gidderbaha | Amrinder Singh AKA Raja Warring | INC | 63500 |
85 | Malout | Ajaib Singh Bhatti | INC | 49098 |
86 | Muktsar | Kanwarjit Singh | SAD | 44894 |
87 | Faridkot | Kusaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon | INC | 51026 |
88 | Kotkapura | Kultar Singh Sandhwan | AAP | 47401 |
89 | Jaitu | Baldev Singh | AAP | 45344 |
90 | Rampura Phul | Gurpreet Singh Kangar | INC | 55269 |
91 | Bhucho Mandi | Pritam Singh Kotbhai | INC | 51605 |
92 | Bathinda Urban | Manpreet Singh Badal(cabinet minister) | INC | 63942 |
93 | Bathinda Rural | Rupinder Kaur Ruby | AAP | 51572 |
94 | Talwandi Sabo | Prof. Baljinder Kaur | AAP | 54553 |
95 | Maur | Jagdev Singh | AAP | 62282 |
96 | Mansa | Nazar Singh Manshahia | AAP | 70586 |
97 | Sardulgarh | Dilraj Singh | SAD | 59420 |
98 | Budhlada | Budh Ram | AAP | 52265 |
99 | Lehra | Parminder Singh Dhindsa | SAD | 65550 |
100 | Dirba | Harpal Singh Cheema(Leader of opposition) | AAP | 46434 |
101 | Sunam | Aman Arora | AAP | 72815 |
102 | Bhadaur | Pirmal Singh Dhaula | AAP | 57095 |
103 | Barnala | Gurmeet Singh Meet Haher | AAP | 47606 |
104 | Mehal Kalan | Kulwant Singh Pandori | AAP | 57551 |
105 | Malerkotla | Razia Sultana(cabinet minister) | INC | 58982 |
106 | Amargarh | Surjit Singh Dhiman | INC | 50994 |
107 | Dhuri | Dalvir Singh Goldy | INC | 49347 |
108 | Sangrur | Vijay Inder Singla(cabinet minister) | INC | 67310 |
109 | Nabha | Sadhu Singh(cabinet minister) | INC | 60861 |
110 | Patiala Rural | Brahm Mohindra(cabinet minister) | INC | 68891 |
111 | Rajpura | Hardial Singh Kamboj | INC | 59107 |
112 | Dera Bassi | Narinder Kumar Sharma | SAD | 70792 |
113 | Ghanaur | Thekedar Madan Lal Jalalpur | INC | 65965 |
114 | Sanour | Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra | SAD | 58867 |
115 | Patiala | Amarinder Singh(CM) | INC | 72586 |
116 | Samana | Rajinder Singh | INC | 62551 |
117 | Shutrana | Nirmal Singh | INC | 58008 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Congress picks Hindu face Rana KP as new Punjab assembly speaker". Hindustan Times. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
- ↑ "AAP removes Khaira, appoints Harpal Cheema as leader of opposition". The Tribune. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ↑ "Punjab elections results: All you need to know". The Times of India. Indiatimes. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "List of Political Parties Participated". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly elected in 2017". Election Commission of India.