Record 22 Punjabis elected to House of Commons in Canada

Punjabis in the House: A record to cheer in Canada

A record 22 Punjabi-origin candidates were elected to Canada’s House of Commons in the 2025 federal election. Among them, Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal won a sixth term, sparking celebrations in his native village in Punjab. Read on for more details.

Record 22 Punjabis elected to House of Commons in Canada

Prominent Liberal Party winners include Anita Anand from Oakville East, Bardish Chagger from Waterloo and Ruby Sahota from Brampton North, while Amarjeet Gill of the Conservative Party defeated sitting minister Kamal Khera from Brampton West

Punjabis Elected MPs in Canada, Celebrations Erupt Back Home

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Punjab's Sujapur village erupted in a celebration when Liberal candidate Sukh Dhaliwal was elected an MP for the sixth time in the Federal polls in Canada on Tuesday. India News | Punjabis Elected MPs in Canada, Celebrations Erupt Back Home.

Canada elections: Record 22 Punjabis elected - The Tribune

In Brampton, Punjabis won on five seats.

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(Image courtesy of CBC) For the longest time, the South Asian community, particularly Sikh-Canadians, was seen as a reliable Liberal voting bloc. In 2021, the riding of Surrey-Newton, which is 67 percent South Asian, sent Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal back to Ottawa by a margin of 28 percent, the highest Liberal win by percentage in all of BC. Dhaliwal’s margin of victory was higher than other prominent Liberals in the Lower Mainland, such as Hedy Fr…

20 Indian Origin Candidates win Canada Elections

THE ELECTIONS for Canada’s House of Commons saw over 65 Indian origin candidates enter the fray, and 20 candidates from the Liberal and Conservative parties got elected. The prominent winners include Liberal Party’s Anita Anand from Oakville East, Bardish Chagger (Waterloo), Anju Dhillon (Dorval-Lachine), Randeep Sarai (Surrey Centre); while the Conservative party’s Dalwinder Gill from Calgary McKnight, Arpan Khanna (Oxford), and Tim Uppal (Edmo…