Ludhiana(Punjabi pronunciation: [lʊdiˈɑːnə] ) is the most populous and the largest city in the Indian state of Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 as of the 2011 census and distributed over 310 km2 (120 sq mi),making Ludhiana the most densely populated urban centre in the state. It is a major industrial center of Northern India,referred to as the India's Manchester by the BBC.
Partap Singh Kairon was the Chief Minister of the Punjab province,and is widely acknowledged as the architect of post-Independence Punjab Province. Moreover,he was an Indian independence movement leader. He was jailed twice by the British Empire,once for five years for organizing protests against British rule. His political influence and views are still considered to dominate politics in Punjab.
Gurnam Singh was an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Punjab from 8 March 1967 to 25 November 1967,and again between 17 February 1969 to 27 March 1970. He was the first Shiromani Akali Dal Chief minister of Punjab. His ministry fell due to defection of Lachhman Singh Gill,who became the next Chief Minister with the support of the Indian National Congress. He died in an air crash in Delhi on 31 May 1973.
Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon is a politician from Punjab,India. He is a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly in the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Patti Constituency. He has served thrice as a minister. He has held the portfolios of Excise and Taxation,Food and IT.
Dr. Raj Kumar Verka is an Indian politician and a member of Bhartiya Janta Party. He is a Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and represented Amritsar West as Indian National Congress member. He was also vice chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly was the unicameral state-level legislative body of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union in India. Two elections to the assembly were held;one in 1951 and the second one in 1954. The assembly had 60 seats. The assembly used to meet at the Durbar (Court) of Qila Mubarak,the royal fort at Patiala.
Manpreet Singh Ayali is an Indian politician and leader of Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Legislative Assembly,and is currently Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Dakha Assembly constituency.
The list of members of political families of Punjab,India
Dalvir Singh Khangura is former MLA from Dhuri,Sangrur District,Punjab. He got elected for the seat in the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He is a politician in Indian National Congress. Dalvir Singh Khangura,known as "Goldy",was born on 24 September 1982 in a Jat Sikh family in Dhuri,District Sangrur,Punjab India. He has done his schooling from S.V.M.,Dhuri. He later joined S.D. College,Chandigarh and did his Graduation and PGDCA.
Elections to the Second Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in 1957. 661 candidates contested for the 154 seats of the 121 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies.
Parkash Singh Badal is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971,from 1977 to 1980,from 1997 to 2002,and from 2007 to 2017. He is also the patron of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD),a Sikh-centered regional political party. He was the president of the party from 1995 to 2008,when he was replaced by his son Sukhbir Singh Badal. As the patron of SAD he exercises a strong influence on the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. The Government of India awarded him the second-highest civilian award,Padma Vibhushan,in 2015.
Gurbrinder Kaur Brar was an Indian National Congress (INC) politician from the state of Punjab,India.
The Interim East Punjab Assembly was a unicameral governing and law making body of the newly formed Indian state of East Punjab.
Chaudhary Jagjit Singh was an Indian politician and member of Punjab Legislative Assembly.
Master Gurbanta Singh was an Indian politician,educationist and social reformer from Punjab,India.
Kuljit Singh Nagra(born August 31,1965) is an Indian politician. Currently he is Member of the Legislative Assembly of Fatehgarh Sahib since 2017,and associated with the Indian National Congress. As a professional,he is an Advocate in Punjab and Haryana High Court and a Member of High Court Punjab and Haryana Bar Association Chandigarh.
The 1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election was the Third Vidhan Sabha election of the state when the Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 90 seats in the 154-seat legislature in the election. The Shiromani Akali Dal became the official opposition,holding 16 seats. From 5 July 1966 to 1 November 1966,Assembly was under suspension.
Daljit Singh Grewal is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Ludhiana East Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.
Qila Raipur was a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency till 2012. It was also won by then Punjab Chief Minister in 1997.
