![Jailed radical preacher Amritpal Singh wins Khadoor Sahib by 1.97 lakh votes Jailed radical preacher Amritpal Singh wins Khadoor Sahib by 1.97 lakh votes](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Famritpal-singh-1jpg_1717510609599.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
June 4, 2024, 07:16 AM - 1 min read
Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh has won the Khadoor Sahib seat by defeating Congress' Kulbir Singh Zira, according to the Election Commission.
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May 15, 2024, 10:58 AM - 3 mins read
"How can a person who wears a 'chola' and partakes 'Amrit' one year back represent the 'panth' and not a 103-year-old party which has a consistent track record of safeguarding 'panthic' values," said Badal.
Read more![Radical preacher and Waris Punjab De (WPD) chief Amritpal Singh. Radical preacher and Waris Punjab De (WPD) chief Amritpal Singh.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Famritpaljpg_1715308636183.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 9, 2024, 07:37 PM - 2 mins read
Scheduled for hearing before Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj's bench on Friday, Singh's plea cites the May 14 deadline for nomination submissions.
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May 7, 2024, 02:18 AM - 4 mins read
"He (Amritpal) did not want to contest. But he said if it (contesting poll) is the decision of the 'sangat' then he would change his decision and bow before the 'sangat'," said Tarsem Singh.
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April 29, 2024, 10:10 AM - 3 mins read
Earlier in the day, Valtoha in a Facebook post said that he met Amritpal's father Tarsem Singh, and mother Balwinder Kaur near the Golden Temple in Amritsar where they have been sitting in protest, seeking the shifting of NSA detainees from Assam to Punjab.
Read more![Amritpal Singh's family members (right), Amritpal Singh, head of the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit (right). Amritpal Singh's family members (right), Amritpal Singh, head of the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit (right).](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Fpal-1jpg_1714046619722.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
April 25, 2024, 05:00 AM - 2 mins read
This visit comes a day after his lawyer declared Singh's intention to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib seat.
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April 24, 2024, 09:40 AM - 3 mins read
Now Amritpal is believed to be considering contesting as an independent candidate, provided he is not opposed by any other Akali party, including the Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal headed by Sukhbir Singh Badal.
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April 24, 2024, 07:45 AM - 1 min read
Singh who currently is locked up in Assam's Dibrugarh jail will contest as an Independent candidate.
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