Darshan Singh Shivalik is an Indian politician of Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), former member of Shiromani Akali Dal, and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Gill and Dakha assembly constituencies.
Darshan Singh Shivalik | |
|---|---|
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 6 March 2012 – 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Kuldeep Singh Vaid |
| Constituency | Gill |
| In office 27 February 2007 – 6 March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Malkiat Singh Dakha |
| Succeeded by | Manpreet Singh Ayali |
| Constituency | Dakha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) |
Other political affiliations | Shiromani Akali Dal |
Political career
editShivalik first entered the political arena by contesting Dakha Assembly constituency in 2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election as a candidate of Shiromani Akali Dal, placing second behind Malkiat Singh Dakha. He became MLA from Dakha in 2007.[1] After SC delimitation of Dakha in 2008, Shivalik contested from Gill Assembly constituency in 2012 and got elected as MLA.[2] Shivalik unsuccessfully contested from Gill in both 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election and 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election respectively.[3] He joined Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) in June 2026 in the presence of MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali and Tarsem Singh, father of MP Amritpal Singh.[4]
Electoral performance
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Malkiat Singh Dakha | 51,570 | 44.25 |  4.47 | |
| SAD | Darshan Singh Shivalik | 42,844 | 36.76 |  15.17 | |
| BSP | Mandeep Kaur | 10,142 | 8.70 |  | |
| SAD(A) | Bikramjit Singh | 7,796 | 6.69 | 0.88 | |
| CPI(M) | Sohan Singh | 1,829 | 1.57 | | |
| Majority | 8,726 | 7.49 | |||
| Turnout | 116,551 | 51.62 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| INC gain from SAD | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Darshan Singh Shivalik | 94,807 | 49.20 | 12.44 | |
| INC | Malkiat Singh Dakha | 79,006 | 41.00 | 3.25 | |
| BSP | Parkash Singh Jandiali | 6,742 | 3.50 | 5.20 | |
| CPI(M) | Amarjeet Mattu | 3,610 | 1.87 | 0.30 | |
| Independent | Harinder Singh Khalsa | 3,218 | 1.67 | | |
| Majority | 15,801 | ||||
| Turnout | 192,696 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| SAD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Darshan Singh Shivalik | 69,131 | 46.48 | | |
| INC | Malkiat Singh Dakha | 63,814 | 42.90 | | |
| PPoP | Manjit Singh | 7,729 | 5.20 | | |
| BSP | Balvir Singh | 5,839 | 3.93 | | |
| Independent | Charan Dass | 1,264 | 0.85 | | |
| Majority | 5,317 | 3.57 | |||
| Turnout | 148,741 | 76.46 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| SAD gain from | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kuldeep Singh Vaid | 67,927 | 37.48 | 5.42 | |
| AAP | Jiwan Singh Sangowal | 59,286 | 32.71 | | |
| SAD | Darshan Singh Shivalik | 46,476 | 25.65 | 20.83 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,647 | 0.91 | ||
| Majority | 8,641 | 4.77 | |||
| Turnout | 181,224 | 75.78 | |||
| Registered electors | 239,146 | [6] | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Jiwan Singh Sangowal | 92,696 | 50.33 | 17.62 | |
| SAD | Darshan Singh Shivalik | 35,052 | 19.03 | 6.62 | |
| INC | Kuldeep Singh Vaid[7] | 33,786 | 18.35 | 19.13 | |
| BJP | Sucha Ram Ladhar | 12,801 | 6.95 | | |
| LIP | Gagandeep Kainth | 3,837 | 2.08 | | |
| Independent | Rajeev Kumar Lovely | 2,013 | 1.09 | | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,701 | 0.92 | ||
| Majority | 57,644 | 31.30 | |||
| Registered electors | 273,104 | [8] | |||
References
edit- ↑ "Dakha Constituency results". Result University. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Candidate information Darshan Singh Shivalik". My Neta. 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Darshan Singh Shivalik: Punjab Legislative Assembly results". News 18. 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "SAD ex-MLA Shivalik joins Akali Dal-Waris Punjab De". Tribune India. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.