16th Punjab Assembly

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Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Punjab
Type
Type
History
Established11 March 2022
Preceded by 15th Punjab Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Banwarilal Purohit
since 31 August 2021
Kultar Singh Sandhwan , AAP
since 21 March 2022
Jai Krishan Singh , AAP
since 30 June 2022
Bhagwant Mann , AAP
since 16 March 2022
Harpal Singh Cheema , AAP
since April 2022
Balkar Singh , AAP
since 31 May 2023
Partap Singh Bajwa , INC
since 9 April 2022
Structure
Seats117
Political groups
 Government (94)
  •   AAP (94)

Official Opposition (14)

Other opposition (9)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
 20 February 2022
Next election
 February 2027 or earlier
Meeting place
Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India Palace of Assembly Chandigarh 2006.jpg
Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India
Website
Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constitution
Constitution of India

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 dissolution was necessitated after the results of the election was declared on 10 March. [5] [6] In the Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly, 92 members of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party form the treasury benches. The main opposition party in the assembly is Indian National Congress with 18 seats. The other parties which are in opposition are the Shiromani Akali Dal, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and independents. AAP MLA, Kultar Singh Sandhwan was announced as the speaker of the assembly. [7]

Contents

History

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took the oath of office on 16 March at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of Bhagat Singh. Inderbir Singh Nijjar took the oath as Protem Speaker. On 17 March Nijjar administered the oath of office to all the 117 legislators of the Sixteenth Punjab Legislative assembly. [8] Other 10 cabinet ministers of the Mann ministry, took oath on 19 March.

On 22 June 2022, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan announced that the legislators will get answers on all issues that they raise during the Assembly debates. The answers would be provided during the Zero Hour. This was done for the first time in the history of Punjab Assembly. [9]

Leaders

TitleNamePortraitSince
Constitutional Posts
Governor Gulab Chand Kataria Gulab Chand Kataria Minister.jpg 30 July 2024


Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan [10] S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan.jpg 21 March 2022
Deputy speaker Jai Krishan Singh [11] 30 June 2022
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)		 Bhagwant Mann Bhagwant Mann.png 16 March 2022
Leader of Opposition Pratap Singh Bajwa Pratap Singh Bajwa.jpg 9 April 2022
Political posts
Leader of AAP legislature party Bhagwant Mann Bhagwant Mann.png 16 March 2022
Leader of INC legislature party Pratap Singh Bajwa Pratap Singh Bajwa.jpg 9 April 2022
Leader of SAD legislature party Manpreet Singh Ayali Manpreet Singh Ayali.jpg April 2022
Leader of BJP legislature party Ashwani Kumar Sharma April 2022

Committees

List of committees and chairpersons for the term 2022–2023. [12]

Committee [13] ChairpersonParty or Organization
Committee on Local Bodies Jagroop Singh Gill Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Public Accounts Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria Indian National Congress
Committee on Estimates Aman Arora Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Public Undertakings Budh Ram Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes 		Manjit Singh Bilaspur Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Privileges Kulwant Singh Pandori Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Government Assurances Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Local Bodies Jagroop Singh Gill Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions Gurmeet Singh Khudian Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Subordinate Legislation Barinder Kumar Goyal Vakeel Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Papers Laid/to be Laid on the Table and Library Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Petitions Mohammad Jamil Ur Rahman Aam Aadmi Party
House Committee Jai Krishan Singh
Deputy speaker (Ex-Officio Chairperson)		 Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Questions & References Baljinder Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
Press Gallery CommitteeNaresh Sharma
Committee on Co-operation and its allied activities Sarvjit Kaur Manuke Aam Aadmi Party
Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities Gurpreet Singh Banawali Aam Aadmi Party

Composition

Seat Share
  1. AAP - 93 79.4 (79.4%)
  2. INC - 16 13.7 (13.7%)
  3. SAD - 2 2.5 (2.50%)
  4. BJP - 2 1.7 (1.70%)
  5. BSP - 1 0.9 (0.90%)
  6. IND - 1 0.9 (0.90%)
  7. Vacant - 1 0.9 (0.90%)

Resolutions passed

On 22 March, the assembly unanimously passed a resolution to install the statues of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the assembly complex. [18]

On 1 April, the assembly unanimously passed a resolution to immediately transfer union territory of Chandigarh — the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, to Punjab. [19] [20]

On 30 June, the assembly passed a resolution recommending the state government that it urges the Government of India to immediately rollback the Agnipath scheme. The resolution was opposed by BJP members of the assembly who were in minority. Punjab was the only state to pass such a resolution. [21]

On 30 June, the assembly passed a resolution recommending the state government that it urges the Government of India to not alter the nature and character of Panjab University. The resolution was opposed by BJP members of the assembly who were in minority. [22]

By-Elections

DateConstituencyPrevious MLAReasonElected MembersPARTYportrait
TBD44 Chabbewal Raj Kumar Chabbewal Indian National Congress Resigned on 15 March 2024 [23] Ishank ChabewalAam Aadmi Party
10 July 2024 [24] 34 Jalandhar West Sheetal Angural Aam Aadmi Party Resigned on 28 March 2024 [25] Mohinder Pal BhagatAam Aadmi Party
TBD10 Dera Baba Nanak Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Indian National Congress Elected to Lok Sabha on 4 June 2024Gurdeep RandhavaAam Aadmi Party
84 Gidderbaha Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Indian National Congress Hardeep Singh DhillonAam Aadmi Party
107 Barnala Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer Aam Aadmi Party Kuldeep Singh DhillonIndian National Congress

Notes

  1. ↑ As comapre with previous result of 2017

References

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  11. ↑ "Jai Krishan Singh Rouri is new Deputy Speaker of Punjab assembly". The Indian Express. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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  17. ↑ "Congress suspends Phillaur MLA Vikramjit Chaudhary for anti-party activities". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "Punjab assembly to have statues of Bhagat Singh, Dr Ambedkar, Maharaja Ranjit Singh". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  19. ↑ Vasudeva, Vikas (1 April 2022). "Punjab assembly passes resolution; asks Centre to transfer Chandigarh to Punjab". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  20. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Punjab Vidhan Sabha passes resolution asking for Chandigarh to be given to Punjab". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  21. ↑ "Amid opposition by BJP MLAs, Punjab Vidhan Sabha passes resolution against Agnipath scheme". Tribuneindia News Service. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "Punjab Assembly passes resolution against any bid to change 'nature, character' of PU". The Indian Express. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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  25. ↑ "Sheetal Angural resigns as Punjab MLA". Hindustan Times. 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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