Manpreet Singh Ayali

Manpreet Singh Ayali (born 6 January 1975) 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.

Manpreet Singh Ayali
Leader of Punjab Legislative Assembly Shiromani Akali Dal
Assumed office
10 March 2022
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab
Assumed office
29 October 2019
Preceded byH. S. Phoolka
ConstituencyDakha
In office
6 March 2012 – 11 March 2017
Preceded byDarshan Singh Sivalik
Succeeded byH. S. Phoolka
ConstituencyDakha
Personal details
Born (1975-01-06) 6 January 1975
Ayali Khurd, Punjab, India
Political partyShiromani Akali Dal

Early life

Ayali was born on 6 January 1975 to father Gurcharanjit Singh, a politician and agriculturalist. His father has served as Sarpanch of his village for 15 years. Ayali dropped out of college after completing Class 12. In 1998, he became president of agriculture society of his village and later served as sarpanch. In 2007, he became chairperson of Ludhiana Zila Parishad.[1]

Political career

MLA, first term (2012-2017)

He was first MLA from 2012 to 2017 for Shiromani Akali Dal.[2] In 2014, Ayali contested for MP for the Ludhiana Lok Sabha Seat but lost in third place to Ravneet Singh Bittu. Ayali served as the Chairman of Zila Parishad Ludhiana from 2007 to 2013 and in 2013 he received the award for the Best Zila Parishad Chairman in the country in presence of the Prime Minister of India.[3]

MLA, second term (2019-2022)

In 2017, Ayali lost the seat to H. S. Phoolka by 4,169 votes.[4] He took the seat again in 2019 after the resignation of Phoolka and subsequent by-election, defeating Sandeep Sandhu.[5]

MLA, third term (2022-present)

Ayali won from Dakha Assembly constituency for a third time in 2022. SAD only had three successful candidates in the Punjab Assembly.[6] 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]

For the 2022 Indian presidential election, SAD decided to support the NDA candidate, despite SAD no longer being part of NDA. Ayali abstained from voting in the election.[6]

Electoral performance
Punjab Assembly election, 2012: 68. Dakha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Manpreet Singh Ayali 72,208
INC Jasbir Singh Khangura 55820
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
SAD hold Swing
Punjab Assembly election, 2017: 68. Dakha[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Harvinder Singh Phoolka 58,923
SAD Manpreet Singh Ayali 54754
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 179,549 [9]
AAP gain from SAD Swing
By-election, 2019: 68. Dakha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Manpreet Singh Ayali 66,297
INC Sandeep Singh Sandhu 51,625
LIP Sukhdev Singh Chak 8,441
AAP Amandeep Singh Mohie 2,804
NOTA None of the above 642
Majority
Turnout 1,31,798 71.35
SAD gain from AAP Swing
Punjab Assembly election, 2022: 68. Dakha[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Manpreet Singh Ayali 49,909 34.97
INC Captain Sandeep Singh Sandhu[11] 44102 30.9
AAP Dr KNS Kang 42994 30.12
NOTA None of the above 1171 0.82
Majority 5807 4.07
Turnout 142739 75.73
Registered electors 187,760 [12]
SAD hold

References
  1. "Newsmaker | An Akali breaks ranks: Decoding Manpreet Singh Ayali's presidential poll abstention". The Indian Express. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. "Constituency Wise Detailed Results (2012)." Electoral Commission of India, 2012. Page 155. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf
  3. "Members".
  4. "Punjab election results 2017: Phoolka Wins Dakha, says 'It is because of AAP that Badals could not return to power'". The Indian Express. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. "SAD rejoices as Ayali wins Dakha in Ludhiana". Hindustan Times. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. "Akali MLA Boycotts Presidential Poll, Cites "Sentiments Of Sikh Community"". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  8. Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Retrieved 26 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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