Manpreet Singh Ayali
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Manpreet Singh Ayali new.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|01|06}}
| birth_place = Ayali Khurd, Punjab, India
| office = Leader of Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 10 March 2022
| term_end =
| office1 = Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
| constituency1 = Dakha
| predecessor1 = H. S. Phoolka
| term_start1 = 29 October 2019
| term_end1 =
| constituency2 = Dakha
| predecessor2 = Darshan Singh Sivalik
| successor2 = H. S. Phoolka
| term_start2 = 6 March 2012
| term_end2 = 11 March 2017
| party = Shiromani Akali Dal
}}
Manpreet Singh Ayali (born 6 January 1975) is an Indian politician and leader of Shiromani Akali Dal in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, and is currently Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Dakha.
Early life
Ayali was born on 6 January 1975 to father Gurcharanjit Singh, a politician and agriculturalist. His father has served as Sarpanch of his 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.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=Newsmaker {{!}} An Akali breaks ranks: Decoding Manpreet Singh Ayali's presidential poll abstention |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/akali-breaks-ranks-decoding-manpreet-singh-ayali-presidential-poll-abstention-8037490/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
Political career
=MLA, first term (2012-2017)=
He was first MLA from 2012 to 2017 for Shiromani Akali Dal."Constituency Wise Detailed Results (2012)." Electoral Commission of India, 2012. Page 155. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf In 2014, Ayali contested for MP for the Ludhiana Lok Sabha Seat but lost in third place to Ravneet 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 the Prime Minister of India.{{cite web | url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/223 | title=Members }}
=MLA, second term (2019-2022)=
In 2017, Ayali lost the seat to H. S. Phoolka by 4,169 votes.{{Cite web |date=2017-03-12 |title=Punjab election results 2017: Phoolka Wins Dakha, says 'It is because of AAP that Badals could not return to power' |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/punjab-election-results-2017-phoolka-wins-dakha-says-it-is-because-of-aap-that-badals-could-not-return-to-power-4566158/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} He took the seat again in 2019 after the resignation of Phoolka and subsequent by-election, defeating Sandeep Sandhu.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-24 |title=SAD rejoices as Ayali wins Dakha in Ludhiana |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/sad-rejoices-as-ayali-wins-dakha-in-ludhiana/story-W6agkJN8djnbqhhglM92pI.html |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
=MLA, third term (2022-present)=
Ayali won from Dakha Assembly constituency for a third time in 2022. SAD only had three successful candidates in the Punjab Assembly. The 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.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=16 March 2022 |title=AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece |access-date=22 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}
For the 2022 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.{{cite news |title=Akali MLA Boycotts Presidential Poll, Cites "Sentiments Of Sikh Community" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sentiments-of-sikh-community-akali-dal-mla-manpreet-singh-ayali-boycotts-presidential-poll-3168463 |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=NDTV.com}}
Electoral performance
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{{#section:Dakha Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2017}}
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References
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Category:National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
Category:People from Punjab, India
Category:Shiromani Akali Dal politicians
Category:People from Ludhiana district
Category:Punjab, India district councillors