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The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years ...
Constituency name Party Member Ref Attock: PP-1 Attock-I: Sunni Ittehad Council [a] Qazi Ahmed Akbar: PP-2 Attock-II: Sunni Ittehad Council [a] Sardar Mohammad Ali Khan: PP-3 Attock-III: Sunni Ittehad Council [a] Ejaz Hussain Bukhari: PP-4 Attock-IV: Pakistan Muslim League (N) Chaudhry Sher Ali Khan: PP-5 Attock-V: Pakistan Muslim League (N ...
Two-member constituencies were abolished. 154 33 1962 [11] 1966 Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966: The new state of Haryana was created from the south-east parts of Punjab. Some districts of Punjab were also merged with Himachal Pradesh. 104 23 1969, [12] 1972 [13] 1976 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 [14]
(Punjab, Haryana and Himachal) (1947–1966) No. Name (constituency) Portrait Tenure Tenure Duration Party Assembly - Vacant (no opposition in assembly) 15 August 1947 17 April 1952 4 years, 246 days - Interim Assembly: 1 Gopal Singh khalsa (Jagraon) 17 April 1952 11 April 1956 3 years, 360 days Shiromani Akali Dal: 1st - Vacant
Election for the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly was held in the Indian state of Punjab. Polling was done on 20 February 2022 to elect the 117 members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes declaration of results was done on 10 March 2022. [2] [3] [4] The Fifteenth Punjab assembly was dissolved on 11 March 2022. The ...
Sushil Rinku, who was announced as the AAP candidate for Jalandhar constituency, joined BJP, he was member of INC prior to AAP. [10] Ravneet Singh Bittu , MP from Ludhiana, joined BJP. [ 11 ] In April 2024, former MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu of SAD joined AAP, and was announced candidate for Jalandhar.
The legislature comprises the governor and the Punjab Legislative Assembly, which is the highest political organ in the state. The governor has the power to summon the assembly or to close the same. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected, normally once in every five years by the eligible voters who are above 18 years of age.
Deputy Speaker of Punjab assembly In the Republic of India , the various central and state legislatures are presided by either a Speaker or a Chairman . The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Punjab Legislative Assembly after the General elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Vidhan Sabha.