Muktsar village sarpanch disqualified over conviction in 2014 criminal case
1 week, 6 days ago

Muktsar village sarpanch disqualified over conviction in 2014 criminal case

Hindustan Times  

The election tribunal of Muktsar has disqualified Harike Kalan’s newly elected sarpanch Gurpreet Singh due to his conviction in a 2014 criminal case. Gurpreet polled 2,842 votes whereas Pargat Singh Brar polled 2,149 votes during the gram panchayat elections held October 15, 2024. Harike Kalan falls under Muktsar subdivision and the village is a part of Gidderbaha assembly segment being represented by Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. Baljit Kaur confirmed that election papers submitted by Gurpreet had a reference to his conviction a decade ago and suspension of the sentence without staying his conviction.

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India TV News  

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