Gurdit Singh Sekhon is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Faridkot Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2] He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3][4]
Gurdit Singh Sekhon | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Constituency | Faridkot |
| Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Spouse | Beant Kaur Sekhon |
| Residence | Punjab |
| Known for | Former basketball player and coach, Philanthropist |
Member of Legislative Assembly
editHe represents the Faridkot Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. 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.[5]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Public Undertakings[6]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Papers laid/to be laid on the table and Library[7]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Gurdit Singh Sekhon[9] | 53484 | 41.18 | ||
| INC | Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon[10] | ||||
| SAD | Parambans Singh Romana | ||||
| INC | Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon[10] | ||||
| Majority | 16797 | 12.93 | |||
| Registered electors | 169,823 | [11] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 | Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections". News18. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP sweeps sacrilege epicentre, retains Kotkapura, Jaitu". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.