Kulwant Singh Pandori

Kulwant Singh Pandori (born 5 January 1973) is an Indian politician and a member of Aam Aadmi Party. In 2017, he was elected as the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Mehal Kalan Assembly constituency.[1]

For other people named Kulwant Singh, see Kulwant Singh (disambiguation).

Kulwant Singh Pandori
Punjab Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byHarchand Kaur
ConstituencyMehal Kalan
Personal details
Born5 January 1973
Pandori
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
SpouseJaswinder Kaur
ResidenceBarnala
ProfessionJournalist, Politician

He was born on 5 January 1973 in Pandori in Punjab, India.[2] He worked as a journalist and served as the incharge of Malwa region for newspapers namely Ajit, Rozana Spokesman and Pehredaar.[2]

Political career

Pandori is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[3][4]

Member of Legislative Assembly first term

Pandori as an MLA represents the Mehal Kalan Assembly constituency. Pandori won the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Mehal Kalan on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket. He defeated Ajit Singh Shant of the Shiromani Akali Dal by over 27064 votes.[5][6]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly
  • Member (2017–18) of Subordinate Legislation Committee[2]
  • Member (2018–19) of Library Committee[2]

Member of Legislative Assembly Second term

He represents the Mehal Kalan Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[7]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Electoral performance
Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Mehal Kalan[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Kulwant Singh Pandori 57,551 46.12 +46.12
SAD Ajit Singh Shant 30487 24.43
INC Harchand kaur 25,688 20.59 -24.13%
BSP Makhan Singh 4922 3.94
Independent Gobind Singh 3183 2.55
CPI Khusia Singh 1177 0.74
Independent Gurmail Singh 892 0.71
Independent Darbara Singh 341 0.27
APP Gurmit Singh 306 0.25
BMUP Sarabjit Singh 236 0.19
NOTA None of the above 924 0.74
Majority 27,064 21.53 +14.94
Turnout 125707 80.84
Registered electors 155500 [10]
AAP gain from INC Swing +35.13
Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Mehal Kalan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Kulwant Singh Pandori 53,714 46.52 Increase
SAD(A) Gurjant Singh Kattu 23367 20.24 Increase
INC Harchand Kaur[11] 17545 15.2 Decrease
BSP Chamkaur Singh 10394 9 Increase
NOTA None of the above 805 0.7 Decrease
Majority 30347 26.28 Increase
Turnout 115462 71.54 Decrease
Registered electors 161,387 [12]
AAP hold Swing

References
  1. "Kulwant Singh Pandori(AAP):Constituency- MEHAL KALAN (SC)(SANGRUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. "Members Personal Information". www.punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. "Named in pending cases affidavit to HC, AAP MLAs cry foul: 'Punjab government trying to stifle our voices'". The Indian Express. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. Service, Tribune News. "SAD, Cong promote drug trade: AAP MLA". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. "MEHAL KALAN Election Result 2017, Winner, MEHAL KALAN MLA, Punjab". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. "2017 Mehal Kalan - Punjab Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  8. "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  9. Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  12. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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