Sheetal Angural | |
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Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2022–2024 | |
Preceded by | Sushil Kumar Rinku |
Constituency | Jalandhar West |
Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
Personal details | |
Born | Sheetal Jalandhar |
Nationality | Indian |
Political 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]
Career
[edit]2022 Punjab assembly elections
[edit]Sheetal Angural won 2022 Punjab assembly elections from Jalandhar West constituency by defeating Sushil Rinku of Indian National Congress by 4253 votes.[3]
Joining BJP
[edit]Sheetal Angural joined the Bharatiya Janta Party on 27 March 2024.[4]
After joining BJP, he fought the Jallandhar by-election in 2024 and felt cheated by BJP, when he was defeated by Mohinder Bhagat his own ex-fellow from AAP, when the later won the by-election by 55k:17k votes. Sheetal is left nowwhere but in the middle of a deserted ocean after the election results.
Member of Legislative Assembly
[edit]He represented the Jalandhar West Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly till the 2024 by-elections.
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes[5]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Government Assurances[6]
Electoral performance
[edit]2024 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Sheetal Angural | 39,213 | 33.73 | ![]() | |
INC | Sushil Kumar Rinku | 34,960 | 30.07 | ![]() | |
BJP | Mohinder Pal 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 |
Resignation Accepted
[edit]Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has accepted his resignation on May 30 and a notification was issued on May 31, 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Punjab Assembly Election 2022 Full Winners List". Financial Express. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Double setback for AAP in Punjab: MP Sushil Kumar, MLA Sheetal Angural to join BJP".
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Double setback for AAP in Punjab: MP Sushil Kumar, MLA Sheetal Angural to join BJP".
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly Speaker accepts AAP turncoat Sheetal Angural's resignation".