Gaganjit Singh Barnala
Indian politician
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Gaganjit Singh Barnala is an Indian Politician from the state of Punjab.[1]
Other political
affiliations
affiliations
Parent(s)Surjit Singh Barnala (father)
Surjit Kaur Barnala (mother)
Surjit Kaur Barnala (mother)
OccupationPolitician
Gaganjit Singh Barnala | |
|---|---|
| Member Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) |
Other political affiliations | |
| Parent(s) | Surjit Singh Barnala (father) Surjit Kaur Barnala (mother) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
Barnala represented the Dhuri Assembly Constituency and was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2007.[2]
Barnala is a member of Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit), previously being a member of Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) and the Shiromani Akali Dal.[3]
Personal life
Barnala's father Surjit Singh Barnala was the former Chief Minister of Punjab and former Governor of Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh he was also a Union Minister in the Government of India.
Barnala was named as an accused in a rape case in 2006 but was acquitted of all charges in 2009.[4]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Gaganjit Singh | 25,538 | 26.57 |  0.71 | |
| SAD(M) | Iqbal Singh | 23,979 | 24.95 |  | |
| Independent | Dhanwant Singh | 22,030 | 22.92 | 8.34 | |
| CPI | Achhra Singh | 9,686 | 10.08 | 1.08 | |
| BSP | Sultan Begum | 8,368 | 8.71 | 2.95 | |
| NCP | Rajwant Singh | 4,722 | 4.91 | | |
| LBP | Baldev Singh | 1,363 | 1.42 | | |
| Independent | Jaswinder Singh | 425 | 0.44 | | |
| Margin of victory | 1,559 | 1.62 | |||
| Total valid votes | 96,111 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 96,111 | 72.38 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,32,793 | ||||
| SAD gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Iqbal Singh Jhundan | 36,469 | 31.87 | | |
| INC | Mai Roop Kaur | 33,290 | 29.09 | | |
| SAD | Gaganjit Singh Barnala | 24,887 | 21.75 | 4.82 | |
| BSP | Dhanwant Singh | 13,150 | 11.49 |  2.78 | |
| CPI | Maninder Singh | 2,627 | 2.30 | 7.78 | |
| SAD(M) | Karnail Singh | 1,112 | 0.97 | 23.98 | |
| Independent | Lachhaman Singh | 714 | 0.62 | | |
| LJP | Amar Singh | 549 | 0.48 | | |
| Independent | Mohd. Samsad | 415 | 0.36 | | |
| Independent | Iqbal Singh | 361 | 0.32 | | |
| Independent | Rajinder Singh | 326 | 0.28 | | |
| Independent | Baljeet Singh | 324 | 0.28 | | |
| Independent | Manjinder Singh | 205 | 0.18 | | |
| Margin of victory | 3,179 | 2.78 | |||
| Total valid votes | 1,14,429 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 35 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,14,464 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,38,315 | ||||
| Independent gain from SAD | Swing | ||||