Sheetal Angural | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2022–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sushil Kumar Rinku |
| Succeeded by | Mohinder Bhagat |
| Constituency | Jalandhar West |
| Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheetal Jalandhar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (till 2021;2024-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party (2021-2024) |
| Residence(s) | Basti Danishmanda,Jalandhar,Punjab |
| Education | Matric |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Sheetal Angural is an Indian politician representing the Jalandhar West Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and now he is a former MLA. He was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. [1] He joined Bharatiya Janta Party in 27 March 2024,before the 2024 Indian General Election. [2]
Sheetal Angural won 2022 Punjab assembly elections from Jalandhar West constituency by defeating Sushil Rinku of Indian National Congress by 4253 votes. [3]
Sheetal Angural joined the Bharatiya Janta Party on 27 March 2024. [4]
After joining BJP,he fought the Jalandhar by-election in 2024 and felt cheated by BJP,when he was defeated by Mohinder Bhagat his own ex-fellow from AAP,when the latter won the by-election by 55k:17k votes. Sheetal is left nowhere but in the middle of a deserted ocean after the election results.
He represented the Jalandhar West Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly till the 2024 by-elections.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Mohinder Pal Bhagat | 55,246 | 58.39 | ||
| BJP | Sheetal Angural | 17,921 | 18.94 | ||
| INC | Surinder Kaur | 16,757 | 17.71 | ||
| SAD | Surjit Kaur | 1,242 | 1.31 | New | |
| BSP | Binder Kumar | 734 | 0.78 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 687 | 0.73 | ||
| SAD(A) | Sarabjit Singh Khalsa | 662 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 37,325 | 39.45 | |||
| Turnout | 94,609 | 54.98 | |||
| AAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Sheetal Angural | 39,213 | 33.73 | ||
| INC | Sushil Kumar Rinku | 34,960 | 30.07 | ||
| BJP | Mohinder Bhagat | 33,486 | 28.81 | ||
| BSP | Anil Meena | 4,125 | 3.55 | ||
| SAD(A) | Jasbir Singh Mann | 1,701 | 1.46 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 921 | 0.79 | ||
| Majority | 4,253 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,247 | 67.70 | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has accepted his resignation on 30 May and a notification was issued on 31 May 2024. Further, now this seat is filled by the by-election won by Mohinder Bhagat from Aam Aadmi Party of Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Maan. [8]