Sgpc Polls News Today

The Sikh body has responded to a plea seeking directions not to exclude Haryana from the electoral rolls for the Sikh body poll

The elections of the SGPC, which is also known as the Sikh Parliament, are to be held after every five years as per law, but the present general house was elected in 2011. While hearing a petition, advocating the right to vote to ‘Sehajdhari Sikhs’, the Supreme Court (SC) had stayed the house from taking over and asked the then executive to run the SGPC affairs.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announces the initiation of voter registration and list correction for SGPC Polls 

Former SGPC chief, ex-Akali Dal leader defends decision to back BJP in recent bypoll, says for 20 yrs as Akali Dal leader, would back BJP just because party chief said so

Punjab politics: Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal as well as SGPC have both taken up the Sikh prisoners issue and for the purpose SAD (B) has even begun holding district wise meetings in Punjab. SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said that the issue of the release of Sikh prisoners was of immense importance for the Sikh community.

The SGPC has 175 elected members while 15 are co-opted including five Jathedars of Takht’s making general house of a total of 190 members. Last elections of the Sikh body were held in 2011, wherein SAD (B) had won the majority seats and had a total of 182 members including elected and nominated.