Virsa Singh Valtoha

Virsa Singh Valtoha is an Indian politician and belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal party. He is a former member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly who represented Khem Karan.[1][2] He was former Chief spokesperson of Shiromani Akali Dal and also served as District President of the party.

Virsa Singh Valtoha
MLA, Punjab
In office
2007 - 2012
Preceded byGurchet Singh
ConstituencyValtoha
Succeeded bySukhpal Singh Bhullar(INC)
Personal details
Political partyShiromani Akali Dal
Spouse(s)Palwinder Kaur
Children1
ResidenceValtoha, Tarn Taran

Family

His father's name is Sohan Singh.[3]

Political career

Valtoha was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Valtoha constituency in 2007.[4] During the 2012 Punjab election, Valtoha constituency underwent boundary delimitation. Valtoha then successfully contested for the Punjab Assembly seat from Khem Karan.[1]

Casteism

Valtoha has been filmed insulting dalits,a historically discriminated community of lower caste people placed at the end of the caste pyramid, who constitute 36% of the states population in India.[5]

References
  1. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. "Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Shiromani Akali Dal". Akali Dal Badal. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. "MyNeta Profile". Association for Democratic Reforms. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2007 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. "Caste bomb explodes in Punjab assembly, MLA flings shoe - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site". m.timesofindia.com.
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