Virsa Singh Valtoha

Virsa Singh Valtoha
MLA, Punjab
In office
2007 - 2012
Preceded by Gurchet Singh
Constituency Valtoha
Succeeded by Sukhpal Singh Bhullar(INC)
Personal details
Political party Shiromani Akali Dal
Spouse(s) Palwinder Kaur
Children 1
Residence Valtoha, Tarn Taran

Virsa Singh Valtoha is an Indian politician and belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal party. He is a former member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly who represented Khem Karan.[1][2] He was former Chief spokesperson of Shiromani Akali Dal and also served as District President of the party.

Family

His father's name is Sohan Singh.[3]

Political career

Valtoha was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Valtoha constituency in 2007.[4] During the 2012 Punjab election, Valtoha constituency underwent boundary delimitation. Valtoha then successfully contested for the Punjab Assembly seat from Khem Karan.[1]

Casteism

Valtoha has been filmed insulting dalits,a historically discriminated community of lower caste people placed at the end of the caste pyramid,who constitute 36% of the states population in India.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Shiromani Akali Dal". Akali Dal Badal. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "MyNeta Profile". Association for Democratic Reforms. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Caste bomb explodes in Punjab assembly, MLA flings shoe - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site". m.timesofindia.com.
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