Santosh Kumari Kataria
Indian politician
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Santosh Kumari Katariaa is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Balachaur Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2] She was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3]
Santosh Kumari Kataria | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Darshan Lal |
| Constituency | Balachaur |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Member of Legislative Assembly
She represents the Balachaur Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. 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.[4]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Estimates[5]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions[6]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Santosh Kumari Kataria[7] | 39,633 | 34.47 | ||
| SAD | Sunita Chaudhary | 35,092 | 30.52 | ||
| INC | Chaudhary Darshan Lal[8] | 31,201 | 27.14 | ||
| BJP | Ashok Baath | 5,566 | 4.84 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 679 | 0.40 | ||
| Majority | 4,541 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 114,964 | 73.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 156,211 | [9] | |||