New committee elected at Singh Sabha Southall
Mon 03 Oct 2022
The elections for the Executive Committee were held on Sunday 2nd October 2022 at the Khalsa Primary School in Norwood Green. The voting took place between 8am to 8pm under the supervision of the independent election supervisors Popularis Ltd.
Only Sikhs over the age of 18, who permanently reside in the London Boroughs of Ealing, Harrow, Hounslow or Hillingdon can register to be members in order to vote.
The Panthic group is grateful to Guru Sahib and the Guru's Sangat for the immense support they showed us in this weekend's elections at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall.
They are honoured to have been chosen so overwhelmingly to serve the Sabha and are humbled by the wide range of endorsements and congratulations that we have received.
The leaders of Panthic group, S. Himmat Singh Sohi and S.Kulwant Singh Bhinder, received 2847 and 2915 votes respectively. Candidates from Panthic received between 2742 and 2928 votes.
The highest overall individual vote of 2928 was attained was Harmeet Singh Gill, the General Secretary from the previous term.
The Sher group received individual vote counts ranging from 1665 to 1891. The three independent candidates received 256, 258 and 297 votes respectively.
The Panthic group have pledged to work efficiently and diligently to improve the facilities available to the Sangat (congregation) over the coming years.
They look forward to working with everybody at Singh Sabha Southall and within the Panth (Sikh community) for the betterment of our community and of wider society in keeping with the teachings of the House of Guru Nanak.
The total number of eligible voters was 6715. The total number votes cast was 4842 with 134 spoilt ballots papers.
Jasveer Singh, Sikh Journalist/writer, wrote that he expected the Panthic Party to win. The following a summary of his reasons.
The Panthic Party was formed from members of the three competing groups that wanted to avoid a costly election and avoid the mudslinging that goes with it.
The leaders of the new party have decades of experience in Gurdwara committees but for opposing parties. Kulwant Singh (Sher Party) and Himmat Singh (Baaj Party) have been part of the only two parties to ever run the Gurdwaras. They've decided to drop these deep ties and work together.
Panthic Party also includes individuals known for seva (selfless service). This seva representation largely comes from the Tera Panth Vasse party which the late visionary Bhai Jagraj Singh started.
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