Ajit Pal Singh Kohli is an Indian politician. He is a former Mayor of and the MLA from Patiala Assembly constituency Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2]
Ajit Pal Singh Kohli | |
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Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 16 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Amarinder Singh |
Constituency | Patiala |
Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
Personal details | |
Born | Punjab, India |
Citizenship | Indian |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He represented the Patiala Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He defeated the former CM of Punjab Amarinder Singh in the election.[1] 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.[3]
He represents the Patiala Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AAP | Ajit Pal Singh Kohli[6] | 48,104 | 46.49 | +27.31 | |
PLC | Amarinder Singh | 28,231 | 27.28 | New | |
SAD | Harpal Juneja | 11,835 | 11.44 | +0.34 | |
INC | Vishnu Sharma[7] | 9,871 | 9.54 | -59.44 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 754 | 0.73 | ||
Majority | 19,873 | 19.21 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | [8] | ||||
AAP gain from INC | Swing |