Kultar Singh Sandhwan is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 18th and current Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 21 March 2022. He is also MLA representing the Kotkapura Assembly constituency. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2][3] He is the current speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[4]
Kultar Singh Sandhwan | |
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![]() Kultar Singh Sandhwan in 2023 | |
18th Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 21 March 2022 | |
Deputy | Jai Krishan |
Preceded by | Rana K. P. Singh |
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 16 March 2017 | |
Constituency | Kotkapura |
Personal details | |
Born | Kotkapura, Punjab, India | 16 April 1975
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Residence | Kotkapura |
Occupation | Politician |
First term (2017-2022)
Chairman;Public Accounts Committee
- Member (2017-2019) Library Committee[5][6]
- Member Committee on Subordinate Legislation
- Member (2021-2022) Committee on Papers laid/to be laid on the table and Library[7]
Second term (2022-present)
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.[8]
He was elected as the speaker of the 16th Punjab Assembly.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Kultar Singh Sandhwan | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | [10] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Kultar Singh Sandhwan[11] | 54,009 | 43.81 | ||
INC | Ajaypal Singh Sandhu | 32879 | 26.67 | ||
SAD | Mantar Singh Brar | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | 21130 | 17.14 | |||
Turnout | 123267 | 76.93 | |||
Registered electors | [12] | ||||
AAP hold |
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