15th Punjab Assembly

Fifteenth Legislative Assembly of Punjab
Type
Type
HousesPunjab Legislative Assembly
History
Founded12 March 2017
Disbanded11 March 2022
Preceded by14th Punjab Assembly
Succeeded by16th Punjab Assembly
Leadership
Amarinder Singh (2017-2021)
Chief Minister
Amarinder Singh (2017-2021)
Charanjit Singh Channi (2021-2022)
since Leader of the opposition
Structure
Seats117
Political groups
Government (77)
  •   INC (77)

Opposition (40)

Length of term
2017-2022
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
4 February 2017
Next election
20 February 2022

2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election for the constitution of the Fifteenth Legislative Assembly was held in the Indian state of Punjab[1] on 4 February 2017 to elect the 117 members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes was done on 11 March 2017.[2]

The term of the fifteenth Punjab assembly ended with its dissolution on 11 March 2022. The dissolution was necessitated after the results of the election was declared on 10 March.[3][4]

Office bearers

Office Holder Portrait Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor Banwarilal Purohit 31 August 2021
Speaker Rana Kanwal Pal Singh 27 March 2017
Deputy speaker Ajaib Singh Bhatti 16 June 2017
Leader of the House

(Chief Minister)

Amarinder Singh 2017-2021
Charanjit Singh Channi 20 September 2021
Political posts
Leader of INC legislature party Amarinder Singh 2017-2021
Charanjit Singh Channi 20 September 2021
Leader of Opposition

(Leader of AAP legislature party)

H. S. Phoolka
Sukhpal Singh Khaira
Harpal Singh Cheema 28 July 2018

Committees

2021-2022

The list of chairmen from May 2021 to March 2022.[5][6]

Committee Chairperson Party
Committee on Public Accounts Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Estimates Hardyal Singh Kamboj Indian National Congress
Committee on Public Undertakings Navtej Singh Cheema Indian National Congress
Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes 		Nathu Ram Indian National Congress
Committee on Privileges Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon Indian National Congress
Committee on Government Assurances Inderbir Singh Bolaria Indian National Congress
Committee on Local Bodies Sunil Dutti Indian National Congress
Panchayati Raj Institutions Harpartap Singh Indian National Congress
Committee on Subordinate Legislation Tarsem Singh D.C Indian National Congress
Committee on Papers Laid/to be Laid on the Table and Library Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal Shiromani Akali Dal
Committee on Petitions Gurkirat Singh Kotli Indian National Congress
House Committee Ajaib Singh Bhatti
(Ex-offico Chairperson) 		Indian National Congress
Committee on Questions & References Parminder Singh Pinki Indian National Congress
Committee on Co-operation and its allied activities Fatehjang Singh Bajwa Indian National Congress
Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities Ramanjit Singh Sikki Indian National Congress

Members of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly elected in 2017. List updated as of 3 June 2019

AC No. Constituency Name of the Winning Candidate[7] Political Party
1 Sujanpur Dinesh Singh BJP
2 Bhoa Joginder Pal INC
3 Pathankot Amit Vij INC
4 Gurdaspur Barindermeet Singh Pahra INC
5 Dina Nagar Aruna Chaudhary INC
6 Qadian Fatehjang Singh Bajwa INC
7 Batala Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal SAD
8 Sri Hargobindpur Balwinder Singh INC
9 Fatehgarh Churian Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa INC
10 Dera Baba Nanak Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa INC
11 Ajnala Harpartap Singh INC
12 Raja Sansi Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria INC
13 Majitha Bikram Singh Majithia SAD
14 Jandiala Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala INC
15 Amritsar North Sunil Dutti INC
16 Amritsar West Raj Kumar Verka INC
17 Amritsar Central Om Parkash Soni INC
18 Amritsar East Navjot Singh Sidhu INC
19 Amritsar South Inderbir Singh Bolaria INC
20 Attari Tarsem Singh D.C. INC
21 Tarn Taran Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri INC
22 Khem Karan Sukhpal Singh Bhullar INC
23 Patti Harminder Singh Gill INC
24 Khadoor Sahib Ramanjeet Singh Sahota Sikki INC
25 Baba Bakala Santokh Singh INC
26 Bholath Sukhpal Singh Khaira (resigned on 25 April 2019) AAP
27 Kapurthala Rana Gurjit Singh INC
28 Sultanpur Lodhi Navtej Singh Cheema INC
29 Phagwara Som Parkash (resigned on 03.06.2019) BJP
30 Phillaur Baldev Singh Khaira SAD
31 Nakodar Gurpratap Singh Wadala SAD
32 Shahkot Ajit Singh Kohar (died on 4 Feb. 2018) SAD
32 Sahkot (bypoll in May 2018) Hardev Singh Ladi INC
33 Kartarpur Chaudhary Surinder Singh INC
34 Jalandhar West Sushil Kumar Rinku INC
35 Jalandhar Central Rajinder Beri INC
36 Jalandhar North Avtar Singh Junior INC
37 Jalandhar Cantt. Pargat Singh Powar INC
38 Adampur Pawan Kumar Tinu SAD
39 Mukerian Rajnish Kumar Babbi INC
40 Dasuya Arun Dogra INC
41 Urmar Sangat Singh Gilzian INC
42 Sham Chaurasi Pawan Kumar Adia INC
43 Hoshiarpur Sunder Sham Arora INC
44 Chabbewal Dr. Raj Kumar INC
45 Garhshankar Jai Krishan AAP
46 Banga (SC) Sukhwinder Kumar SAD
47 Nawanshahr Angad Singh INC
48 Balachaur Darshan Lal INC
49 Anandpur Sahib Kanwar Pal Singh INC
50 Rupnagar Amarjit Singh Sandoa (resigned on 5 May 2019) AAP
51 Chamkaur Sahib Charanjit Singh Channi INC
52 Kharar Kanwar Sandhu AAP
53 S.A.S. Nagar Balbir Singh Sidhu INC
54 Bassi Pathana Gurpreet Singh INC
55 Fatehgarh Sahib Kuljit Singh Nagra INC
56 Amloh Randeep Singh INC
57 Khanna Gurkirat Singh Kotli INC
58 Samrala Amrik Singh Dhillon INC
59 Sahnewal Sharanjit Singh Dhillon SAD
60 Ludhiana East Sanjeev Talwar INC
61 Ludhiana South Balvinder Singh Bains LIP
62 Atam Nagar Simarjeet Singh Bains LIP
63 Ludhiana Central Surinder Kumar Dawar INC
64 Ludhiana West Bharat Bhushan Ashu INC
65 Ludhiana North Rakesh Pandey INC
66 Gill Kuldeep Singh Vaid INC
67 Payal Lakhvir Singh Lakha INC
68 Dakha Harvinder Singh Phoolka (resigned on 12 oct. 2018) AAP
69 Raikot Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal AAP
70 Jagraon Saravjit Kaur Manuke AAP
71 Nihal Singhwala Manjit Singh AAP
72 Bhagha Purana Darshan Singh Brar INC
73 Moga Harjot Kamal Singh INC
74 Dharamkot Sukhjit Singh INC
75 Zira Kulbir Singh INC
76 Firozpur City Parminder Singh Pinki INC
77 Firozpur Rural Satkar Kaur INC
78 Guru Har Sahai Gurmeet Singh Sodhi INC
79 Jalalabad Sukhbir Singh Badal (resigned on 31 May 2019) SAD
80 Fazilka Davinder Singh Ghubaya INC
81 Abohar Arun Narang BJP
82 Balluana Nathu Ram INC
83 Lambi Parkash Singh SAD
84 Gidderbaha Amrinder Singh alias Raja Warring INC
85 Malout Ajaib Singh Bhatti INC
86 Muktsar Kanwarjit Singh SAD
87 Faridkot Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon INC
88 Kotkapura Kultar Singh Sandhwan AAP
89 Jaito Baldev Singh AAP
90 Rampura Phul Gurpreet Singh Kangar INC
91 Bhucho Mandi Pritam Singh Kotbhai INC
92 Bathinda Urban Manpreet Singh Badal INC
93 Bathinda Rural Rupinder Kaur Ruby AAP
94 Talwandi Sabo Prof. Baljinder Kaur AAP
95 Maur Jagdev Singh Kamalu AAP
96 Mansa Nazar Singh Manshahia (resigned on 25 April 2019) AAP
97 Sardulgarh Dilraj Singh SAD
98 Budhlada Prof. Budh Ram AAP
99 Lehra Parminder Singh Dhindsa SAD
100 Dirba Harpal Singh Cheema AAP
101 Sunam Aman Arora AAP
102 Bhadaur Pirmal Singh Dhaula AAP
103 Barnala Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer AAP
104 Mehal Kalan Kulwant Singh Pandori AAP
105 Malerkotla Razia Sultana INC
106 Amargarh Surjit Singh Dhiman INC
107 Dhuri Dalvir Singh Goldy INC
108 Sangrur Vijay Inder Singla INC
109 Nabha Sadhu Singh INC
110 Patiala Rural Brahm Mohindra INC
111 Rajpura Hardial Singh Kamboj INC
112 Dera Bassi Narinder Kumar Sharma SAD
113 Ghanaur Thekedar Madan Lal Jalalpur INC
114 Sanour Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra SAD
115 Patiala Amarinder Singh INC
116 Samana Rajinder Singh INC
117 Shutrana Nirmal Singh INC

By-Elections

2018 bypolls in Punjab

S.No Constituency MLA before election Party before election Date Elected MLA Party after election
1 Shahkot Ajit Singh Kohar Shiromani Akali Dal 28 May 2018 Hardev Singh Ladi Indian National Congress

2019 Bypolls in Punjab

S.No Constituency MLA before election Party before election Date Elected MLA Party after election
1 Phagwara Som Parkash Bharatiya Janata Party 21 October 2019 Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal Indian National Congress
2 Mukerian Rajnish Kumar Babbi Indian National Congress Indu Bala
3 Jalalabad Sukhbir Singh Badal Shiromani Akali Dal Raminder Singh Awla
4 Dakha Harvinder Singh Phoolka Aam Aadmi Party Manpreet Singh Ayali Shiromani Akali Dal

References

  1. ^ Quint, The (12 February 2017). "Punjab Elections 2017". The Quint.
  2. ^ "Punjab Assembly Election Results 2017 | Election Winners | Election Results Live Update Punjab | Indian National Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | Bahujan Samaj Party | Samajwadi Party | Onmanorama". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Punjab Governor dissolves 15th Punjab Assembly". The Statesman. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Punjab Cabinet recommends Governor for dissolution of 15th Punjab Assembly". The Statesman. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22". punjabnewsexpress.com. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker nominates various committees of House for year 2021-22 – TheFactNews". 29 April 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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