Barinder Kumar Goyal Vakeel is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Lehra Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He has contested the election in 1992 but lost to Rajinder Kaur Bhatthal. But in 2022, against him Bibi Rajinder Kaur Bhatthal, ex CM, was not able to save her deposit money. He defeated S. Parminder Singh Dhindsa, sitting MLA and ex. cabinet minister, Bibi Rajinder Kaur Bhatthal, ex CM and S. Gobind Singh Longowal, ex President of SGPC ex cabinet Minister with a huge margin. He is chairman of committee on subordinate legislation. He is known for his words and his social services. Before this, Barinder Kumar Goyal has made a local level social manch named as Lehra Vikas Manch (LVM). LVM contested the elections of municipal council of Lehra in Feb 2021 and surprised the Punjab with the results. During these elections, perhaps Lehra was the only municipality in Punjab, where the ruling party was not able to prove the majority. His efforts for the development of constituency are remarkable. He raised the issue of Ghaggar river, roads, vacant posts in the Punjab Legislative assembly. On 23.09.2024, he joins the cabinet of Sardar Bhagwant Singh Maan as water resource, mining and soil and water conservation minister. [1][2] He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[3]
Barinder Kumar Goyal | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Constituency | Lehra |
| Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Residence | Punjab |
| Education | BALLB |
| Known for | Social services |
Member of Legislative Assembly
editThe 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]
- Chairman (2022–23) Committee on Subordinate Legislation[5]
Currently working as . Minister of Water resource department, mining department and soil and water conservation department.
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Barinder Kumar Goyal[7] | 60,058 | 43.59 | ||
| SAD(S) | Parminder Singh Dhindsa | 33540 | 24.34 | ||
| INC | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal | 20450 | 14.84 | ||
| SAD | Gobind Singh Longowal | 12038 | 8.74 | ||
| SAD(M) | Sher Singh | 4991 | 3.62 | ||
| Independent | Satwant Singh | 1546 | 1.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1071 | 0.78 | ||
| Majority | 26518 | 19.25 | |||
| Turnout | 137776 | 79.63 | |||
| Registered electors | 173,020 | [8] | |||
References
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- ^ "All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 | Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections". News18. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.