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NRI News - Punjab Election Results. Feb. 26, 2007

 

Badal kept NRI affairs, other Key Depts. and announced 17 cabinet ministers

Chandigarh, March 07, 2007
Col. J. Chopra

After continue pangs in coalition government, the SAD-BJP government, Parkash Singh Badal, Punjab Chief Minister announced the name of 17 cabinet ministers by keeping key departments himself such as home, urban development, excise and taxation, power, personnel, vigilance, NRI affairs and others.

Mr. Badal continued to consult with the national leadership of the BJP before the final announacement because BJP and SAD ministers wanted their their own choice departments. Most of them wanted like home, finance, industries, excise and taxation, local bodies and food and supplies. The following names have been annunced to hold the depts:

BJP:

  • Lakshmi Kanta Chawla- health and family welfare department
  • Mohan Lal - transport department
  • Tikshan Sood- labour, forests, parliamentary affairs and medical education and research minister
  • Swarna Ram- technical education and social welfare
  • Manoranjan Kalia, the No. 2 in the Badal government- local government, industries and commerce

Badal's three close relatives got important ministries:

  • Badal's nephew Manpreet Badal- finance ministry along with planning and programme implementation.
  • Badal's son-in-law Adesh Pratap Singh- food and supplies department along with information technology.
  • Bikramjit Singh Majithia, brother-in-law of the chief minister's son Sukhbir Badal- information and public relations as well as water and sanitation departments

Akali ministers:

  • Ranjit Singh Brahmpura
  • Upinderjit Kaur
  • Ajit Singh Kohar
  • Gulzar Singh Ranike
  • Parminder Singh Dhindsa
  • Sucha Singh Langah
  • Janmeja Singh Sekhon
  • Hira Singh Gabria

SAD, Senior leaders who couldn’t win the elections will be adjusted:

  • Balwinder Singh Bhunder, very trusted member of the family (defeated)- will be given either chairmanship of one of the premier boards or corporations or the ticket for the Rajya Sabha (seat vacated due death of Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder)
  • Prem Singh Chandumajra, Baldev Singh Mann, Tota Singh, Gurdev Singh Badal will be appointed on other departments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pb- WINNING CANDIDATE

001 FATEHGARH Nirmal Singh Kahlon(SAD)
002 BATALA Jagdish Sahni (BJP)
003 QADIAN Lakhbir Singh Lodhnangal (SAD)
004 SRIHARGOBINDPUR Balbir Singh Bath(SAD)
005 KAHNUWAN Partap Singh Bajwa (Cong)
006 DHARIWAL Sucha Singh Langah(SAD)

007 GURDASPUR Gurbachan Singh Babbehali (SAD)
008 DINA NAGAR (SC) Aruna Chaudhari (Cong)
009 NAROT MEHRA (SC) Bishambar Dass (BJP)

010 PATHANKOT Mohan Lal(BJP)

011 SUJANPUR Dinesh Kumar Babbu (BJP)

012 BEAS Polling due on March 11
013 MAJITHA Bikramjit Singh Majitha

014 VERKA (SC) Dr.Dalbir Singh(SAD)

015 JANDIALA (SC) Kamaljit Singh (SAD)

016 AMRITSAR NORTH Anil Joshi (BJP)
017 AMRITSAR WEST Om Parkash Soni (Cong)
018 AMRITSAR CENTRAL Laxmi Kanta Chawla (BJP)
019 AMRITSAR SOUTH Raminder Singh Bularia(SAD)

020 AJNALA Amarpal Singh Bonny(SAD)

021 RAJA SANSI Sukhwinder Singh Sarkaria (Cong)
022 ATTARI (SC) Gulzar Singh Ranike (SAD)

023 TARN TARAN

24 KHADOOR SAHIB (SC)

Harmeet Singh Sandhu (SAD)

Manjeet Singh Manna(SAD)
025 NAUSHAHRA PANWAN Ranjit Singh Brahmpura (SAD)

026 PATTI Adesh Partap Singh Kairon (SAD)
027 VALTOHA Virsa Singh Valtoha (SAD)
028 ADAMPUR Sarabjit Singh Makkar(BJP)

029 JULLUNDUR CANTT Jagbir Singh Brar (SAD)
030 JULLUNDUR NORTH K.D.Bhandari(BJP)
031 JULLUNDUR CENTRAL Manoranjan Kalia (BJP)
032 JULLUNDUR SOUTH (SC) Chuni Lal BhagaT (BJP)
033 KARTARPUR (SC) Avinash Chander(SAD)

034 LOHIAN Ajit Singh Koha (SAD)

035 NAKODAR Amarjit Singh Samra (Cong)
036 NUR MAHAL Gurdip Singh(SAD)
037 BANGA (SC) Mohan Lal(SAD)

038 NAWAN SHAHR Jatinder Singh Kariha (SAD)
039 PHILLAUR (SC) Sarwan Singh(SAD)

040 BHOLATH Sukhpal Singh Khaira (Cong)
041 KAPURTHALA Sukhjinder Kaur Rana (Cong)

042 SULTANPUR Upinderjit Kaur(SAD)
043 PHAGWARA (SC) Swarna Ram (BJP)
044 BALACHAUR Nand Lal (SAD)
045 GARHSHANKAR Lov Kumar Goldy (BJP)
046 MAHILPUR (SC) Sohan Singh Thandal(SAD)
047 HOSHIARPUR Tikshan Sood (BJP)
048 SHAM CHAURASI (SC) Mohinder Kaue Josh(SAD)

049 TANDA Sangat Singh (Ind)

050 GARHDIWALA (SC) Des Raj Dhugga(SAD)

051 DASUYA Amarjit Singh Sahi (BJP)
052 MUKERIAN Arunesh Kumar (BJP)

053 JAGRAON Gurdip Singh Bhaini(Cong)
054 RAIKOT Harmohinder Singh(Cong)
055 DAKHA (SC) Darshan Singh Shivalik (SAD)
056 QILA RAIPUR Jasbir Singh Khangura (Cong)
057 LUDHIANA NORTH Harish Bedi(BJP)

058 LUDHIANA WEST Harish Rai Dhanda (BJP)
059 LUDHIANA EAST Satpal Gosain(BJP)
060 LUDHIANA RURAL Hira Singh Gabrian (SAD)
061 PAYAL Tej Parkash Singh(Cong)

062 KUM KALAN (SC) Ishar Singh(Cong)

063 SAMRALA Jagjivan Singh (SAD)
064 KHANNA (SC) Bikramjit Singh Khalsa (SAD)
065 NANGAL Rana KP Singh (Cong)
066 ANANDPUR SAHIB-ROPAR Sant Ajit Singh (SAD)
067 CHAMKAUR SAHIB (SC) Charanjit Singh Channi (Ind)

068 MORINDA Ujjagar Singh Badali (SAD)
069 KHARAR Balbir Singh Sidhu(Cong)

070 BANUR Capt Kanwaljit Singh (SAD)

071 RAJPURA Raj Khurana (BJP)
072 GHANAUR Madan lal Thekedar(Ind)

073 DAKALA Lal Singh (Cong)
074 SHUTRANA (SC) Nirmal Singh (Cong)
075 SAMANA Brahm Mohindra(Cong)

076 PATIALA TOWN Amrinder Singh (Cong)
077 NABHA Randip Singh(Cong)
078 AMLOH (SC) Sadu Singh(Cong)

079 SIRHIND Didar Singh Bhatti(SAD)

080 DHURI Iqbal Singh(Ind)
081 MALERKOTLA Razia Sultana(Cong)
082 SHERPUR (SC) Harchand Kaur (Cong)
083 BARNALA Kewal Singh Dhillon (Cong)
084 BHADAUR (SC) Balbir Singh Ghunas (SAD)

085 DHANAULA Kuldeep Singh Bhattal (Cong)
086 SANGRUR Paramjit Singh Sibia(Cong)

087 DIRBHA Surjit Singh Dhiman(Cong)
088 SUNAM Parminder Singh Dhindsa(SAD)
089 LEHRA Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (Cong)
090 BALLUANA (SC) Gurtej Singh SAD
091 ABOHAR Sunil Kumar Jakhar(Cong)

092 FAZILKA Surjit Kumar(BJP)
093 JALALABAD Sher Singh(SAD)

094 GURU HAR SAHAI Rana Gurmit Sodhi (Cong)
095 FIROZEPUR Sukhpal Singh (SAD)

096 FIROZEPUR CANTONMENT Janmeja Singh (SAD
097 ZIRA Naresh Kumar (Cong)
098 DHARAMKOT (SC) Seetal Singh(SAD)

099 MOGA Jatinder Pal Jain(Cong)

100 BAGHA PURANA Darshan Singh Brar(Cong)
101 NIHAL SINGH WALA (SC) Ajit Singh(Ind)

102 PANJGRIAN (SC) Joginder Singh(Cong)

103 KOT KAPURA Ripjit Singh Brar(Cong)

104 FARIDKOT Avtar Singh(Cong)

105 MUKTSAR Kanwarjit Singh

106 GIDDAR BAHA Manpreet Singh Badal (SAD)
107 MALAUT (SC) Harpreeet Singh(SAD)

108 LAMBI Parkash Singh Badal SAD
109 TALWANDI SABO Jeet Mohinder Singh (Cong)

110 PAKKA KALAN (SC) Makhan Singh (Cong)
111 BHATINDA Harminder Singh Jassi (Cong)
112 NATHANA (SC) Ajaib Singh Bhatti(Cong)

113 RAMPURA PHUL Gurpreet Singh Kangar (Cong)
114 JOGA Jagdip Singh (SAD)

115 MANSA Sher Singh (Cong)

116 BUDHLADA Mangat Rai Bansal(Cong)

117 SARDULGARH Ajit Inder Singh Mofar (Cong)