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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Career
edit2022 Punjab assembly elections
editSheetal Angural won 2022 Punjab assembly elections from Jalandhar West constituency by defeating Sushil Rinku of Indian National Congress by 4253 votes.[3]
Joining BJP
editSheetal Angural joined the Bharatiya Janta Party on 27 March 2024.[4]
Member of Legislative Assembly
editHe represents the Jalandhar West Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly.
- 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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Sheetal Angural[7] | 39,213 | 33.73 |  19.69
| |
| INC | Sushil Kumar Rinku | 34,960 | 30.07 |  19.26
| |
| BJP | Mohinder Bhagat | 33,486 | 28.81 | 4.68
| |
| 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
editPunjab 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 vacant which will be filled by election on July 10.[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".
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly Speaker accepts AAP turncoat Sheetal Angural's resignation".