Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan accepts Chetan Singh Jouramajra's resignation, Samana seat declared vacant

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has accepted the resignation of Chetan Singh Jouramajra, who was the MLA from Samana. According to a notification issued by the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, the Samana assembly constituency seat has been declared vacant from November 3.

The resignation has been accepted under Article 190(3)(b) of the Constitution. Jouramajra had requested that his resignation be effective from November 1.

Earlier, Chetan Singh Jouramajra had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi. Along with him, former MLA from Sanaur Harमीत Singh Pathanmajra and former MLA from Amritsar North Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh had also joined the BJP.

The Speaker had accepted the resignations of Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra and Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh on Monday itself, making their seats vacant from November 2.

Following the acceptance of resignations of these three leaders, the number of Aam Aadmi Party MLAs in the 117-member assembly has decreased from 94 to 91.

With the acceptance of the resignation, the disqualification proceedings underway against Jouramajra have also come to an end. AAP chief whip Baljinder Kaur had demanded action against him under the anti-defection law, and the Speaker had sent a notice to Jouramajra to reply by November 5.

These resignations have come a few days after the Aam Aadmi Party announced its first list of 40 candidates for the 2027 assembly elections.

Key developments

• Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan accepts Chetan Singh Jouramajra's resignation from Samana.
• Vidhan Sabha Secretariat declares Samana constituency seat vacant from November 3.
• AAP left with 91 seats in the assembly following resignations of three MLAs including Jouramajra.
• Disqualification proceedings against Jouramajra ended with the acceptance of his resignation.