Avneet Kaur
While the incumbent MLA claims to have carried out a number of development works in the constituency, residents are unhappy with the law and order situation and the problem of waterlogging in some areas.
Past trend
Avtar Henry, father of incumbent MLA Bawa Henry, had won the seat thrice, i.e. in 1992, 1997 and 2002. In 2007 and 2012, BJP’s KD Bhandari defeated Avtar Henry by 4,900 and 1,703 votes, respectively. In 2017, Bawa defeated Bhandari by 32,291 votes.
Electorate strength
Total voters – 1,84,337
Male – 97,011
Female – 87,325
Third gender – 1
Locals’ key demands
- Solution to waterlogging problem
- Action against drug mafia
- Repair of poor roads
- Improving law amp; order situation
The residents claim the crime rate in the constituency over the past four-and-a-half years has deteriorated, with as many as six murders and a firing incident outside the MLA’s office being reported in the past six-seven months alone.
While the constituency boasts of having Industrial Focal Point, Focal Point Extension and Transport Nagar, industrialists are worried over rising incidents of snatching and looting.
Ajay Sharma, an industrialist, says, “Incidents of snatching are commonplace here at the beginning of each month when workers get wages. Even women have been victims of snatching in the area and have suffered injuries.”
“Gambling and consumption of drugs and liquor near Doaba Chowk are rampant but no action is taken,” claims Karanveer Singh, a resident of Preet Nagar.
Alleging waterlogging in low-lying areas, specifically on the old Railway road (Ikehri Pulli), residents say the entire stretch remains inundated with keen-deep water after a brief spell of rain. Besides, damaged roads, waste management, traffic and encroachment remain a perennial problem.
Waterlogging a major concern
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