Sheetal Angural
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| office = Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 2022
| term_end =2024
| constituency = Jalandhar West
| majority = Aam Aadmi Party
| predecessor = Sushil Kumar Rinku
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| nationality = Indian
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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| residence = Basti Danishmanda, Jalandhar, Punjab
| education = Matric
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Sheetal Angural is an Indian politician representing the Jalandhar West Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly and now he is a former MLA. He was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.{{cite news |last= |first= |date= 10 March 2022 |title= Punjab Assembly Election 2022 Full Winners List |url= https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-check-full-list-of-winners-constituency-wise-complete-list-of-punjab-results-2022-bjp-congress-akali-dal-aap/2456066/ |work= Financial Express |access-date= 1 April 2022}} He joined Bharatiya Janta Party in 27 March 2024, before the 2024 Indian General Election.{{Cite web | title=Double setback for AAP in Punjab: MP Sushil Kumar, MLA Sheetal Angural to join BJP | url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/aap-punjab-mp-sushil-kumar-mla-sheetal-angural-join-bjp-9236163/lite/}}
Career
= 2022 Punjab assembly elections =
Sheetal Angural won 2022 Punjab assembly elections from Jalandhar West constituency by defeating Sushil Rinku of Indian National Congress by 4253 votes.{{cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2022/ConstituencywiseS1934.htm?ac=34 |website=results.eci.gov.in |access-date=7 April 2022}}
=Joining BJP=
Sheetal Angural joined the Bharatiya Janta Party on 27 March 2024.{{Cite web| title= Double setback for AAP in Punjab: MP Sushil Kumar, MLA Sheetal Angural to join BJP |url= https://www.indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/aap-punjab-mp-sushil-kumar-mla-sheetal-angural-join-bjp-9236163/lite/}}
After joining BJP, he fought the Jallandhar by-election in 2024 and felt cheated by BJP, when he was defeated by Mohinder Bhagat his own ex-fellow from AAP, when the latter won the by-election by 55k:17k votes. Sheetal is left nowhere but in the middle of a deserted ocean after the election results.
Member of Legislative Assembly
He represented the Jalandhar West Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly till the 2024 by-elections.
;Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes{{cite web |title=vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=29&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Government Assurances{{cite web |title=vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=34&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in |access-date=2022-06-13 |archive-date=2021-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514050545/http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=34&Itemid=119 |url-status=live }}
Electoral performance
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= 2024 by-election =
{{Election box begin|title=Punjab Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Jalandhar West}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Mohinder Pal Bhagat|votes=55,246|percentage=58.39|change={{increase}}24.66}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sheetal Angural|votes=17,921|percentage=18.94|change={{decrease}}9.87|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Surinder Kaur|votes=16,757|percentage=17.71|change={{decrease}}12.36|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Shiromani Akali Dal|candidate=Surjit Kaur|votes=1,242|percentage=1.31|change=New|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Binder Kumar|votes=734|percentage=0.78|change={{decrease}}2.77|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the Above|votes=687|percentage=0.73|change={{decrease}}0.06|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)|candidate=Sarabjit Singh Khalsa|votes=662|percentage=0.7|change={{decrease}}0.76|}}
{{Election box majority|votes=37,325|percentage=39.45|change={{increase}}35.75|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=94,609|percentage=54.98|change={{decrease}}12.72|}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Aam Aadmi Party|loser=|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}{{#section:Jalandhar West Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2022}}
Resignation Accepted
Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has accepted his resignation on May 30 and a notification was issued on May 31, 2024. Further, now this seat is filled by the by-election won by Mohinder Bhagat from Aam Aadmi Party of Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Maan.
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Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2022–2027
Category:Aam Aadmi Party politicians from Punjab, India
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab
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