Archive · 19 Jan 2026
AAP's Parveen Kumar Sharma Elected Moga Mayor
Parveen Kumar Sharma, also known as Peena, was elected as the new mayor of Moga city in Punjab.
He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and got 31 votes out of 48.
The election happened because the previous mayor, Baljit Singh Chani, was suspended by the AAP for alleged links with drug smugglers.
The court ordered the election to take place by January 31.
The opposition did not contest the election.
Sharma has been a senior councillor and was the senior deputy mayor before becoming the officiating mayor after Chani's suspension.
Parveen Kumar Sharma of the AAP was elected as the new mayor of Moga city.
The election was held on January 31, 2024, following a High Court directive.
Sharma received 31 votes out of 48, with no opposition candidate contesting.
Previous mayor Baljit Singh Chani was suspended by the AAP for alleged drug links.
Sharma has been a senior councillor and served as the senior deputy mayor before his election.
- Who
- Parveen Kumar Sharma, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab
- What
- Elected as the new mayor of Moga city
- When
- January 31, 2024
- Where
- Moga, Punjab, India
- Why
- Due to the suspension of the previous mayor, Baljit Singh Chani, and a directive from the Punjab and Haryana High Court
- New Mayor
- Parveen Kumar Sharma
- Party
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- Election Date
- January 31, 2024
- Votes Received
- 31
- Total Councillors
- 50
- Opposition Candidates
- 0
- Previous Mayor
- Baljit Singh Chani
- Reason for Election
- High Court directive and AAP suspension of previous mayor