Ajit Pal Singh Kohli

Indian politician

Ajit Pal Singh Kohli

Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly

Incumbent

Assumed office
16 March 2022
Preceded by| Amarinder Singh
Constituency| Patiala
Majority| Aam Aadmi Party
Personal details
Born| Patiala, Punjab
Citizenship| Indian
Political party| Aam Aadmi Party

Ajit Pal Singh Kohli is an Indian politician and businessman. He is a former Mayor of and the MLA from Patiala Assembly constituency. He is a leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and serves as the party's state spokesman.

## Political career

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Ajit Pal Singh Kohli was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He represents the Patiala Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He defeated the former two-time Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh in the election by a margin of almost 20,000 votes. He previously served as the Mayor of Patiala Patiala Municipal Corporation from 2007 to 2012. He was appointed one of the nation's youngest mayors at the age of 28.[1][2]

## Business

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He holds proprietorship of The Kohli Group of Companies, which is a business conglomerate.

## Educational Background

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Ajit Pal Singh Kohli attended YPS, Patiala for his school education. He went to St. Stephen's College, Delhi University for his undergraduate degree, followed by an M.A. in Political Science from Punjabi University, Patiala.

## Family Background

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His grandfather, Jathedar Sardara Singh Kohli, who was a prominent senior Taksali-Akali leader in Punjab, served as the Senior Vice President of the SAD. His father, Sardar Surjit Singh Kohli, was appointed to the same position within the SAD in 2021. His grandfather and father both previously served as cabinet ministers in the Government of Punjab, India. The family had a seven-decade-long affiliation with Shiromani Akali Dal before joining Aam Aadmi Party, expressing moral discontent and opposition to the workings of the former. Additionally, his father had resigned from the Punjab cabinet in solidarity with Sardar Gurcharan Singh Tohra, opposing the Badal-led SAD government.[1][3]

## Social Advocacy

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He was a founding member and continues to be a part of the Young Progressive Sikh Forum (YPSF), an initiative for helping the underprivileged and empowering them via various welfare initiatives. He is also a member of the Rotary Club. He was highlighted for his service to the indigenous communities of Patiala during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown.

## Member of Legislative Assembly

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He represents the Patiala Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly.

## Punjab Assembly Committees

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Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

* Member (2022–23) Committee on Local Bodies[4]
* Member (2022–23) Committee on Subordinate Legislation[5]

## Electoral Performance

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This section is transcluded from Patiala Assembly constituency. (edit | history)

Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Patiala  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AAP | Ajit Pal Singh Kohli[6] | 48,104  | 46.49  | +27.31
| PLC | Amarinder Singh | 28,231  | 27.28  | New
| SAD | Harpal Juneja  | 11,835  | 11.44  | +0.34
| INC | Vishnu Sharma[7] | 9,871  | 9.54  | −59.44
| NOTA | None of the above  | 754  | 0.73  |
Majority  | 19,873  | 19.21  |
Turnout | 1,03,468  | 64.00  |
Registered electors | 1,61,591  | [8] |
| AAP gain from INC | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "From Moti Bagh to Nihal Bagh, Patiala Power Centre shifts to house of former Akali-turned AAP leader Ajit Pal Kohli". Tribuneindia News Service. 10 March 2022.
2. ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
3. ^ "Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise". Financialexpress. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
4. ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
5. ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
6. ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
7. ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
8. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

State Legislative Assembly

Preceded by

Amarinder Singh (INC)

|  Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
from Patiala Assembly constituency
2022 –  | Incumbent

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Aam Aadmi Party

National posts|

* Convener: Arvind Kejriwal
* Secretary: Pankaj Gupta
* Treasurer: Narain Dass Gupta
* Joint General Secretary: Ishudan Gadhvi

Political Affairs Committee|

* Arvind Kejriwal
* Manish Sisodia
* Sanjay Singh
* Gopal Rai
* Atishi Marlena
* Durgesh Pathak
* Imran Hussain
* Raghav Chadha
* Rakhi Bidlan

National Executive Committee|

* Arvind Kejriwal
* Manish Sisodia
* Bhagwant Mann
* Sanjay Singh
* Raghav Chadha
* Narain Dass Gupta
* Sushil Gupta
* Ishudan Gadhvi
* Gopal Rai
* Satyendra Kumar Jain
* Imran Hussain
* Rajendra Pal Gautam
* Rakhi Birla
* Harpal Singh Cheema
* Atishi Marlena Singh
* Dilip Pandey
* Dinesh Mohaniya
* Aman Arora
* Saravjit Kaur Manuke
* Prof. Baljinder Kaur
* Venzy Viegas
* Preeti Sharma Menon and others

Spokespersons|

* Saurabh Bhardwaj (Chief Spokesperson)
* Sanjay Singh
* Pankaj Gupta
* Dilip Pandey
* Bhagwant Mann
* Preeti Sharma Menon
* Prithvi Reddy
* Nishikant Mohapatra
* Raghav Chadha
* Anjali Rai

State wings|

* Delhi
* Gujarat
* Goa
* Himachal Pradesh
* Haryana
* Jammu and Kashmir
* Madhya Pradesh
* Punjab
* Uttarakhand
* Uttar Pradesh

Chief ministers|

* Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal (2013-14) (2015-24) Atishi Marlena (2024-present)
* Punjab: Bhagwant Mann (2022-present)

Current members of Parliament|

* Rajya Sabha

Political wings|

* Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti

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