Ex-PCS officer and Congress MLA from Malout (Reserve) constituency Ajaib Singh Bhatti was elected as Deputy Speaker of 15th Punjab Assembly ( Vidhan Sabha) in its ongoing budget session here on Friday. Bhatti,65 years old, had served as Additional Deputy Commissioner in Muktsar and Bathinda districts. He joined the Congress in 2007 and is a native of Bathinda.
Bhatti, a Post Graduate in Pol. Science defeated Pritam Singh of the SAD by margin of 1,288 votes in 2012 elections and defeated Gura Singh Tungwali of SAD by margin of 6,650 votes in 2007 elections.
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