Raman Arora
Raman Arora | |
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| MLA, Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Constituency | Jalandhar Central |
| Majority | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Residence | Punjab |
Raman Arora is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the Jalandhar Central Assembly constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1][2][3]
Member of Legislative Assembly
[edit]He represents the Jalandhar Central 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.[4]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Estimates[5]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Subordinate Legislation[6]
Corruption and extortion charges
[edit]Punjab’s Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested Raman Arora, from Jalandhar Central, following a raid at his residence in Jalandhar. The arrest was linked to allegations of issuing bogus municipal notices and participating in an extortion racket in collusion with municipal officials.[7]Arora's aide, Assistant Town Planner (ATP) Sukhdev Vashisht, was arrested earlier and accused of issuing fake violation notices and demanding bribes. This arrest triggered suspicion and scrutiny of Arora’s involvement.[8]
Arora was initially remanded to 5-day VB custody, later extended by 4 more days, as investigators dug deeper into the alleged corruption network. During raids, officials seized fake municipal notices, ₹6 lakh cash, 1.2 kg of gold jewelry, and significant documentation. Arora’s aide Mahesh Makhija, building inspector Harpreet Kaur, and others were also arrested.[9] A comprehensive 900-page chargesheet was subsequently filed in court, naming Arora and multiple associates, including Vashisht and Makhija, as accused.[10]
On September 4, 2025, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to Raman Arora in the original corruption case. However, immediately after his release, Arora was re-arrested under a new extortion FIR registered on August 23, based on a complaint by a parking contractor named Ramesh. Arora was allegedly forcing the contractor to pay money to continue operating his business.[11][12]
Electoral Performance
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| AAP | Raman Arora | 33,011 | 31.30 |  16.9
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| INC | Rajinder Beri | 32,764 | 31.0 |  21.2
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| BJP | Manoranjan Kalia | 27,993 | 26.50 | 3.1
| |
| SAD | Chandan Kumar Grewal | 10,907 | 10.30 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 953 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 247 | 0.23 | |||
| Turnout | 106,554 | 61.1 | |||
| AAP gain from INC | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 | Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections". News18. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners". Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ^ "vidhan Sabha". punjabassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Bassi, Aseem (24 May 2025). "AAP MLA Raman Arora, arrested in corruption case, sent to 5-day police custody". India Today. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Fake notices found at MLA's house in Jalandhar: ATP linked to extortion, Raman Arora under vigilance scanner amid corruption probe - Punjab News". Bhaskar English. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Punjab: AAP MLA Raman Arora's VB custody extended by 4 days". Hindustan Times. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Punjab: VB files chargesheet against AAP MLA Raman Arora, others". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Service, Express News (4 September 2025). "AAP Jalandhar Central MLA Raman Arora arrested again in extortion case, sent to 3-day police custody". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Day after bail, Jalandhar AAP MLA stays in jail, held in new extortion case". Hindustan Times. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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