Joginder Pal
Indian politician from Punjab
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Joginder Pal (born 2 April 1964)[1] is an Indian politician and a member of INC. In 2017, he was elected as the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Bhoa. In 2022 assembly election, he lost to Lal Chand Kataruchakk of Aam Aadmi Party by a short voter margin.[2][3]
Joginder Pal | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Seema Kumari |
| Succeeded by | Lal Chand Kataruchakk |
| Constituency | Bhoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1964 |
| Party | INC |
| Profession | Politician |
Constituency
Pal represented the Bhoa from 2017 to 2022. Pal won the Bhoa on an INC ticket beating the sitting MLA of the Punjab Legislative Assembly Seema Kumari of the BJP by over 27496 votes.[4][5]
Political party
Pal is from the Indian National Congress and he is the former MLA of Bhoa Assembly constituency.[6]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Lal Chand Kataruchakk | 50,339 | 36.59 |  33.71 | |
| INC | Joginder Pal[7] | 49,135 | 35.72 |  14.43 | |
| BJP | Seema Kumari | 29,132 | 21.18 | 9.72 | |
| BSP | Rakesh Kumar Majotara | 5,046 | 3.67 | 3.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 749 | 0.54 | 0.19 | |
| Majority | 1,204 | 0.87 | |||
| Turnout | 137572 | ||||
| Registered electors | 182,915 | [8] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Joginder Pal | 67,865 | 51.95 | 16.60 | |
| BJP | Seema Kumari | 40,369 | 30.90 | 15.64 | |
| RMPI | Lal Chand Kataru Chak | 13,353 | 10.22 | new | |
| AAP | Amarjeet Singh | 3,767 | 2.88 | new | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 454 | 0.35 | −− | |
| Majority | 27,496 | 20.97 | |||
| Turnout | 131,091 | 75.20 | 3.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 174,313 | [11] | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||