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'''Manjinder Singh Lalpura''' is an Indian politician and the MLA representing the [[Khadoor Sahib Assembly constituency]]. He is a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref name="List Financialexpress">{{cite news |title=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 |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-assembly-election-results-2022-check-full-list-of-winners-constituency-wise-complete-list-of-punjab-results-2022-bjp-congress-akali-dal-aap/2456066/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2022 Winner list">{{cite news |title=All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 {{!}} Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/punjab/all-winners/ |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab election 2022 result constituency-wise: Check full list of winners |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/punjab-assembly-election/punjab-election-result-2022-check-constituency-wise-leading-trailing-candidates-full-list-of-winners-aap-bhagwant-mann-congress-charanjit-singh-channi-bjp-akalis-election-news-today-101646877618898.html |access-date=10 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He was found guilty and convicted of molesting a Dalit woman.

==Member of Legislative Assembly==
He represents the [[Khadoor Sahib 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 [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|117 seats]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. MP [[Bhagwant Mann]] was sworn in as [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]] on 16 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=16 March 2022 |title=AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece |access-date=22 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

;[[16th Punjab Assembly#Committees|Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
*Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly Committee on Public Undertakings|Committee on Public Undertakings]]<ref name="Committee on Public Undertakings">{{cite web |title=vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=36&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref>
*Member (2022–23) [[Punjab Assembly Committee on Petitions|Committee on Petitions]]<ref name="Committee on Petitions">{{cite web |title=Vidhan Sabha |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/component/content/article?id=33&Itemid=119 |website=punjabassembly.nic.in}}</ref>

==Assets and liabilities declared during elections==
During the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]], he declared Rs. 57,27,200 as an overall financial asset and Rs. 1,00,000 as financial liability.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manjinder Singh Lalpura(AAP):Constituency- KHADUR SAHIB(TARN TARAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/punjab2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=636 |website=www.myneta.info |access-date=14 September 2025}}</ref>

==Convicted in molestation charges==
On September 11, 2025, a Tarn Taran district court, led by Additional Sessions Judge Prem Kumar, found AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura, along with 10 others, guilty in a [[molestation]] and [[assault]] case dating back to September 4, 2013, involving a 19-year-old [[Dalit|Dalit teenager]]. This included six policemen among the accused.<ref>{{cite news |title=AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura convicted, arrested in 2013 molestation case |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/aap-mla-manjinder-singh-lalpura-convicted-arrested-in-2013-molestation-case-10241914/ |access-date=10 September 2025 |work=The Indian Express |date=11 September 2025 |language=en}}</ref> The incident occurred during a wedding and involved molestation and assault by a taxi driver (Lalpura) and others, followed by further assault by police officers. A video of the assault circulated widely, prompting the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] to take [[Sua sponte|suo motu]] cognizance and order protection for the survivor and her family.<ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab: Khadoor Sahib AAP MLA Lalpura convicted in 12-year-old molestation case |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-khadoor-sahib-aap-mla-lalpura-arrested-in-12-year-old-molestation-case-101757498951751.html |access-date=10 September 2025 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 September 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

Immediately after the verdict, eight of the accused, including Lalpura, were arrested and taken into custody. Three others remain at large.<ref>{{cite news |title=AAP MLA among 11 held guilty of molesting woman in 13-yr-old case |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/aap-mla-among-11-held-guilty-of-molesting-woman-in-13-yr-old-case/articleshow/123816219.cms |access-date=10 September 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=11 September 2025}}</ref>

The court sentenced him and several others to four years of imprisonment for their involvement in the case of molestation and assault of a 19-year-old Dalit teenager.<ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura gets 4-year jail term in 2013 molestation case; survivor says justice delayed, but finally served |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-aap-mla-manjinder-singh-lalpura-gets-4-year-jail-term-in-2013-molestation-case-survivor-says-justice-delayed-but-finally-served/articleshow/123858690.cms |access-date=14 September 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=13 September 2025}}</ref>

==Electoral performance ==
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