A record 22 of the 65 Punjabis have been elected to the House of Commons in the federal elections in Canada. In 2021, 18 Punjabis won, while in 2019, 20 Punjabis were elected.
Punjabis won five seats in Brampton
Liberal candidate Ruby Sahota won against Conservative Amandeep Judge from Brampton North.
Liberal candidate Maninder Sidhu won against Conservative candidate Bob Dosanjh from Brampton East.
Liberal candidate Amandeep Sohi won against Taran Chahal from Brampton Centre.
Conservative candidate Sukhdeep Kang won against Liberal candidate Sonia Sidhu from Brampton South.
Conservative candidate Amarjeet Gill won against sitting minister Kamal Khera from Brampton West.
Prominent winners from Liberal party in these elections are:
Anita Anand from Oakville East
Bardish Chagger from Waterloo
Anju Dhillon from Dorval Lachine
Sukh Dhaliwal from Surrey Newton
Iqwinder Singh Gaheer from Mississauga Malton
Randeep Sarai from Surrey Centre
Gurbax Saini from Fleetwood Port Kells
Param Bains from Richmond East Steveston
Prominent winners from Conservative Party are
Jasraj Hallan from Calgary East
Dalwinder Gill from Calgary McKnight
Amanpreet Gill from Calgary Skyview
Arpan Khanna from Oxford
Tim Uppal from Edmonton Gateway
Parm Gill from Milton East
Sukhman Gill from Abbotsford South Langley
Jagsharan Singh Mahal from Edmonton Southeast
Harb Gill from Windsor West
However, in a major political development, New Democratic Party (NDP) president and two-time sitting MP Jagmeet Singh has lost the elections from Burnaby Central riding, finishing third. He secured less than 19% of the vote, trailing behind Liberal Wade Chang and Conservative James Yan
Following his defeat, he also resigned as president of the NDP. Another significant defeat was for sitting health minister and two-time MP Kamal Khera, who lost to Amarjeet Gill in Brampton West riding.
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