Avtar Singh Junior
Indian politician from Punjab
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Avtar Singh Junior (born 22 January 1979)[1] is an Indian politician and a member of INC. In 2017, he was elected as the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Jalandhar North.[2][3]
Avtar Singh Junior | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | K. D. Bhandari |
| Constituency | Jalandhar North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1979 |
| Party | INC |
| Profession | Politician |
Career
He owns a transport company, the Kartar bus service Punjab. He is the son of Sh. Avtar Henry three time MLA from Jalandhar north and ex Cabinet minister.[citation needed]
Member of Legislative Assembly
He won the Jalandhar North constituency on an INC ticket, he beat the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly K. D. Bhandari of the BJP by over 32291 votes.[4][5]
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.[6]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Subordinate Legislation[7]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Avtar Singh Junior | 69,715 | 56.0 |  11.1 | |
| BJP | K. D. Bhandari | 37,424 | 30.10 |  13.34 | |
| AAP | Gulshan Sharma | 13,386 | 10.80 | new | |
| BSP | Hardwari Lal | 1,506 | 1.2 | 5.4 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,182 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 32,291 | 26.20 | 24.7 | ||
| Turnout | 123,309 | 72.20 | 3.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 172,430 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Avtar Singh Junior | 47,338 | 37.20 | 18.80 | |
| BJP | K. D. Bhandari | 37,852 | 29.80 | 0.30 | |
| AAP | Dinesh Dhall | 32,685 | 25.70 | 14.90 | |
| BSP | Kuldeep Singh Lubana | 6,153 | 4.08 | 2.88 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 950 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 9,486 | 7.4 | 18.80 | ||
| Turnout | 128,158 | 66.70 | 5.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 192,160 | [8] | |||
| INC hold | |||||