Manpreet Singh Ayali | |
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| Leader of Shiromani Akali Dal inPunjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 29 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | H. S. Phoolka |
| Constituency | Dakha |
| In office 6 March 2012 – 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Darshan Singh Sivalik |
| Succeeded by | H. S. Phoolka |
| Constituency | Dakha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1975-01-06)6 January 1975 (age 50) |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
Manpreet Singh Ayali (born 6 January 1975) is an Indian politician and leader ofShiromani Akali Dal in thePunjab Legislative Assembly, and is currentlyMember of the Legislative Assembly of theDakha.
Ayali was born on 6 January 1975 to father Gurcharanjit Singh, a politician and agriculturalist. His father has served asSarpanch ofhis village for 15 years. Ayali dropped out of college after completing Class 12. In 1998, he became president of agriculture society of his village and later served as sarpanch. In 2007, he became chairperson of Ludhiana Zila Parishad.[1]
He was first MLA from 2012 to 2017 forShiromani Akali Dal.[2] In 2014, Ayali contested for MP for theLudhiana Lok Sabha Seat but lost in third place toRavneet Singh Bittu. Ayali served as the Chairman of Zila Parishad Ludhiana from 2007 to 2013 and in 2013 he received the award for the Best Zila Parishad Chairman in the country in presence of thePrime Minister of India.[3]
In 2017, Ayali lost the seat toH. S. Phoolka by 4,169 votes.[4] He took the seat again in 2019 after the resignation of Phoolka and subsequent by-election, defeating Sandeep Sandhu.[5]
Ayali won fromDakha Assembly constituency for a third time in 2022. SAD only had three successful candidates in the Punjab Assembly.[6] The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in thesixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of117 seats in the2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MPBhagwant Mann was sworn in asChief Minister on 16 March 2022.[7]
For the2022 Indian presidential election, SAD decided to support the NDA candidate, despite SAD no longer being part of NDA. Ayali abstained from voting in the election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 72,208 | 52.1 | ||
| INC | Jasbir Singh Khangura | 55,820 | 40.3 | ||
| Majority | 16,388 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 138,356 | 84.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 163,484 | ||||
| SADhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Harvinder Singh Phoolka | 58,923 | 40.3 | ||
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 54,754 | 37.4 | ||
| INC | Major Singh Bhaini | 28,571 | 19.5 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 981 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 4,169 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 145,306 | 81.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 179,549 | [9] | |||
| AAPgain fromSAD | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 66,297 | |||
| INC | Sandeep Singh Sandhu | 51,625 | |||
| LIP | Sukhdev Singh Chak | 8,441 | |||
| AAP | Amandeep Singh Mohie | 2,804 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 642 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,31,798 | 71.35 | |||
| SADgain fromAAP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 49,909 | 34.97 | ||
| INC | Captain Sandeep Singh Sandhu[12] | 44102 | 30.9 | ||
| AAP | Dr KNS Kang | 42994 | 30.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1171 | 0.82 | ||
| Majority | 5807 | 4.07 | |||
| Turnout | 142739 | 75.73 | |||
| Registered electors | 187,760 | [13] | |||
| SADhold | |||||