Manpreet Singh Ayali (born 6 January 1975) is an Indian politician and leader of Shiromani Akali Dal in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, and is currently Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Dakha.
Manpreet Singh Ayali | |
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| Leader of Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 29 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | H. S. Phoolka |
| Constituency | Dakha |
| In office 6 March 2012 – 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Darshan Singh Sivalik |
| Succeeded by | H. S. Phoolka |
| Constituency | Dakha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1975 Ayali Khurd, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
Early life
editAyali was born on 6 January 1975 to father Gurcharanjit Singh, a politician and agriculturalist. His father has served as Sarpanch of his village for 15 years. Ayali dropped out of college after completing Class 12. In 1998, he became president of agriculture society of his village and later served as sarpanch. In 2007, he became chairperson of Ludhiana Zila Parishad.[1]
Political career
editMLA, first term (2012-2017)
editHe was first MLA from 2012 to 2017 for Shiromani Akali Dal.[2] In 2014, Ayali contested for MP for the Ludhiana Lok Sabha Seat but lost in third place to Ravneet Singh Bittu. Ayali served as the Chairman of Zila Parishad Ludhiana from 2007 to 2013 and in 2013 he received the award for the Best Zila Parishad Chairman in the country in presence of the Prime Minister of India.[3]
MLA, second term (2019-2022)
editIn 2017, Ayali lost the seat to H. S. Phoolka by 4,169 votes.[4] He took the seat again in 2019 after the resignation of Phoolka and subsequent by-election, defeating Sandeep Sandhu.[5]
MLA, third term (2022-present)
editAyali won from Dakha Assembly constituency for a third time in 2022. SAD only had three successful candidates in the Punjab Assembly.[6] 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.[7]
For the 2022 Indian presidential election, SAD decided to support the NDA candidate, despite SAD no longer being part of NDA. Ayali abstained from voting in the election.[6]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 72,208 | |||
| INC | Jasbir Singh Khangura | 55820 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| SAD hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Harvinder Singh Phoolka | 58,923 | |||
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 54754 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 179,549 | [9] | |||
| AAP gain from SAD | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 66,297 | |||
| INC | Sandeep Singh Sandhu | 51,625 | |||
| LIP | Sukhdev Singh Chak | 8,441 | |||
| AAP | Amandeep Singh Mohie | 2,804 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 642 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,31,798 | 71.35 | |||
| SAD gain from AAP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 49,909 | 34.97 | ||
| INC | Captain Sandeep Singh Sandhu[12] | 44102 | 30.9 | ||
| AAP | Dr KNS Kang | 42994 | 30.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1171 | 0.82 | ||
| Majority | 5807 | 4.07 | |||
| Turnout | 142739 | 75.73 | |||
| Registered electors | 187,760 | [13] | |||
| SAD hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Newsmaker | An Akali breaks ranks: Decoding Manpreet Singh Ayali's presidential poll abstention". The Indian Express. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results (2012)." Electoral Commission of India, 2012. Page 155. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf
- ^ "Members".
- ^ "Punjab election results 2017: Phoolka Wins Dakha, says 'It is because of AAP that Badals could not return to power'". The Indian Express. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "SAD rejoices as Ayali wins Dakha in Ludhiana". Hindustan Times. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Akali MLA Boycotts Presidential Poll, Cites "Sentiments Of Sikh Community"". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Zee News (25 October 2019). "By-election results 2019: List of winners in 51 Assembly and Satara, Samastipur". Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "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.