Sheetal Angural
Indian politician
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Sheetal Angural is an Indian politician who represented the Jalandhar West Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He joined Bharatiya Janta Party in 27 March 2024, before the 2024 Indian General Election.[2]
Sheetal Angural | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2022–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sushil Kumar Rinku |
| Succeeded by | Mohinder Bhagat |
| Constituency | Jalandhar West |
| Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sheetal Jalandhar |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (till 2021; 2024-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party (2021-2024) |
| Education | Matric |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Career
2022 Punjab assembly elections
Sheetal Angural won 2022 Punjab assembly elections from Jalandhar West constituency by defeating Sushil Rinku of Indian National Congress by 4253 votes.[3]
Joining BJP
Sheetal Angural joined the Bharatiya Janta Party on 27 March 2024.[4]
After joining BJP, he fought the Jalandhar by-election in 2024 and felt cheated by BJP, when he was defeated by Mohinder Bhagat his own ex-fellow from AAP, when the latter won the by-election by 55k:17k votes. Sheetal is left nowhere but in the middle of a deserted ocean after the election results.
Member of Legislative Assembly
He represented the Jalandhar West Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly till the 2024 by-elections.
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes[5]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Government Assurances[6]
Electoral performance
2024 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Mohinder Pal Bhagat | 55,246 | 58.39 |  24.66 | |
| BJP | Sheetal Angural | 17,921 | 18.94 |  9.87 | |
| INC | Surinder Kaur | 16,757 | 17.71 | 12.36 | |
| SAD | Surjit Kaur | 1,242 | 1.31 | New | |
| BSP | Binder Kumar | 734 | 0.78 | 2.77 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 687 | 0.73 | 0.06 | |
| SAD(A) | Sarabjit Singh Khalsa | 662 | 0.7 | 0.76 | |
| Majority | 37,325 | 39.45 | 35.75 | ||
| Turnout | 94,609 | 54.98 | 12.72 | ||
| AAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Sheetal Angural | 39,213 | 33.73 | 19.69 | |
| INC | Sushil Kumar Rinku | 34,960 | 30.07 | 19.26 | |
| BJP | Mohinder Bhagat | 33,486 | 28.81 | 4.68 | |
| BSP | Anil Meena | 4,125 | 3.55 | ||
| SAD(A) | Jasbir Singh Mann | 1,701 | 1.46 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 921 | 0.79 | ||
| Majority | 4,253 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,247 | 67.70 | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Resignation Accepted
Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has accepted his resignation on 30 May and a notification was issued on 31 May 2024. Further, now this seat is filled by the by-election won by Mohinder Bhagat from Aam Aadmi Party of Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Maan. [8]
