title: Kulwant Singh Pandori
text: # Kulwant Singh Pandori
  
  Kulwant Singh Pandori (born 5 January 1973) is an Indian politician and a member of Aam Aadmi Party. In 2017, he was elected as the member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Mehal Kalan Assembly constituency.
  
  He was born on 5 January 1973 in Pandori in Punjab, India. He worked as a journalist and served as the incharge of Malwa region for newspapers namely Ajit, Rozana Spokesman and Pehredaar.
  
  ## Political career
  
  Pandori is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.
  
  ## Member of Legislative Assembly first term
  
  Pandori as an MLA represents the Mehal Kalan Assembly constituency. Pandori won the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Mehal Kalan on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket. He defeated Ajit Singh Shant of the Shiromani Akali Dal by over 27064 votes.
  
  ### Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly
  
  * Member (2017–18) of Subordinate Legislation Committee
  * Member (2018–19) of Library Committee
  
  ## Member of Legislative Assembly Second term
  
  He represents the Mehal Kalan Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly. 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.
  
  ### Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly
  
  * Chairman (2022–23) Committee on Privileges
  
  ## Electoral performance
  
  Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Mehal Kalan :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | AAAP | Kulwant Singh Pandori | 57,551 | 46.12 | +46.12 |
  | | SAD | Ajit Singh Shant | 30487 | 24.43 | |
  | | INC | Harchand kaur | 25,688 | 20.59 | -24.13% |
  | | BSP | Makhan Singh | 4922 | 3.94 | |
  | | Independent | Gobind Singh | 3183 | 2.55 | |
  | | CPI | Khusia Singh | 1177 | 0.74 | |
  | | Independent | Gurmail Singh | 892 | 0.71 | |
  | | Independent | Darbara Singh | 341 | 0.27 | |
  | | APP | Gurmit Singh | 306 | 0.25 | |
  | | BMUP | Sarabjit Singh | 236 | 0.19 | |
  | | NOTA | None of the above | 924 | 0.74 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,064 | 21.53 | +14.94 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125707 | 80.84 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 155500 | | |
  | | AAAP gain from INC | AAAP gain from INC | Swing | +35.13 | |
  
  Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Mehal Kalan :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | AAAP | Kulwant Singh Pandori | 53,714 | 46.52 |
  | | SAD(A) | Gurjant Singh Kattu | 23367 | 20.24 |
  | | INC | Harchand Kaur | 17545 | 15.2 |
  | | BSP | Chamkaur Singh | 10394 | 9 |
  | | NOTA | None of the above | 805 | 0.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 30347 | 26.28 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115462 | 71.54 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 161,387 | |
  | | AAAP hold | AAAP hold | Swing | |
  