Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra

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Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Sanour Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2] He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3] He is a relative of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's wife.[4]

Quick facts MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly, Preceded by ...
Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra
MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byHarinder Pal Singh Chandumajra (SAD)
ConstituencySanour
MajorityAam Aadmi Party
Personal details
PartyAam Aadmi Party
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Member of Legislative Assembly

Pathanmajra represents the Sanour Assembly constituency since 2022 after winning the election.

In the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election he contested from Sanour as a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and defeated Shiromani Akali Dal's Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra by a large margin of 49,122 votes.[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]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Rape and fraud accusation

A woman, reportedly his ex-wife, filed a complaint accusing Pathanmajra of misrepresenting himself as divorced and entering into a relationship, even marrying her in a gurdwara in 2021, while still being legally married to someone else. She alleges he sexually exploited her, coerced her with threats, and sent obscene material.[9] Police registered an FIR under IPC Sections 376 (rape), 420 (cheating), and 506 (criminal intimidation).[10]

On September 2, 2025, Punjab Police arrested Pathanmajra in Karnal, Haryana, based on the FIR. While being transported, he and his accomplices allegedly opened fire at police, ran over a constable, and fled in SUVs meanwhile one vehicle was intercepted, and weapons were recovered.[11][12]

Electoral performance

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Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Sanour[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra[14] 83,893 50.84 Increase30.74
SAD Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra 34,771 21.07 Decrease14.63
INC Harinder Pal Singh Mann[15] 25,408 15.4
PLC Bikramjit Inder Singh Chahal 9,223 5.59
NOTA None of the above 1,617 0.7
Majority 49,122 29.77
Turnout 1,65,007 73.8
Registered electors 2,23,610 [16]
AAP gain from SAD Swing
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