Gurpreet Gogi

Gurpreet Gogi
Head shot of Gogi wearing a white shirt
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
2022 – January 11, 2025
Preceded byBharat Bhushan Ashu
Succeeded bySanjeev Arora
ConstituencyLudhiana West
MajorityAam Aadmi Party
Personal details
Born(1967-09-26)26 September 1967
Died11 January 2025(2025-01-11) (aged 57)
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
ResidencePunjab

Gurpreet Bassi Gogi (26 September 1967 – 11 January 2025) was an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Ludhiana West Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1][2] He was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[3] He was elected as the MLA in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.[4]

Member of Legislative Assembly

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Gogi represented the Ludhiana West 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.[5]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Death

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On January 11 2025, Gurpreet Bassi Gogi died from a gunshot wound at his residence in Ludhiana, Punjab. His family members and Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit chief confirmed the accidental nature of the gunfire.[8]

Electoral performance

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Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Ludhiana West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Gurpreet Singh Gogi 40,443 34.80 Increase10.01
INC Bharat Bhushan Ashu 32,931 28.30 Decrease26.56
BJP Bikram Singh Sidhu 28,107 24.20 Increase5.57
SAD Maheshindar Singh Grewal 10,072 8.70 New
NOTA None of the above 1,173 0.60 Decrease0.28
Majority 7,512 6.40 Decrease23.4
Turnout 1,17,360 64.29 Decrease5.08
Registered electors 182,545
AAP gain from INC Swing

References

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  1. ^ "No place for corruption, arrogance now: Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi". Tribuneindia News Service. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Punjab polls | AAP clinches 13 out of 14 seats in Ludhiana". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Punjab election 2022, Punjab election results 2022, Punjab election winners list, Punjab election 2022 full list of winners, Punjab election winning candidates, Punjab election 2022 winners, Punjab election 2022 winning candidates constituency wise". Financialexpress. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
  7. ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. ^ Agencies (11 January 2025). "AAP MLA Gurpreet Gogi dies after 'accidentally' shooting himself, says police". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
from Ludhiana West Assembly constituency

2022–2025
Succeeded by
Vacant