Kultar Singh Sandhwan

Kultar Singh Sandhwan is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 18th and current Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from March 21, 2022. Kultar’s grandfather Jangir Singh and Giani Zail Singh (who served as the president of India from 1982 to 1987 and chief minister of Punjab from 1972 to 1977) were brothers. Sandhwan is also MLA representing the Kotkapura Assembly constituency. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.

Member of Legislative Assembly First term (2017-2022) Committee assignments of 15th Punjab Legislative Assembly Chairman;Public Accounts Committee Member (2017-2019) Library Committee Member Committee on Subordinate Legislation Member (2021-2022) Committee on Papers laid/to be laid on the table and Library

Second term (2022-present) 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.

He was elected as the speaker of the 16th Punjab Assembly.

Electoral performance