ਬੰਗਾ Banga
Banga is a city and Municipal council in the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab, India. Banga is also one of the sub-division (tehsil) headquarters of the district. It is currently estimated to have a population of about 23,000 and is classified as a class 2 Municipality. The city also incorporates the former village of Jindowal apart from Banga town.
Banga was founded by Baba Gola Ji, a friend (otherwise known as a “gola” or golla) of Guru Gobind Singh. Baba Gola Ji’s descendents still live and own land in the area. Baba Gola Ji cultivated the land and was told by Guru Gobind Singh that he would be given protection if needed from invading forces. He had three sons (Dall, Sagar, and Beg Singh) and a daughter whose descendants still reside in Banga. It is divided into 3 quadrants named after Baba Gola Ji’s sons, namely Patti Dall Singh Tungal gate, Patti Sagar gate and Patti Begh Singh Masanda gate.
Banga is approximately 325 km from New Delhi, 100 km from the state capital Chandigarh, 104 km from Amritsar . It is in the northwest part of India; a few hundred kilometers south of Kashmir and to the west of the Himalayan foothills of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. On a clear day, the snow-clad peaks of the Dhauladhar range are visible in the distant horizon. The Banga Railway station is located on the Jalandhar City/Jaijon Doaba Line of the Northern Railway at 13 km from Nawanshahr 43 km from Jalandhar. It is also linked by road with Nawanshahr on one side and with Phagwara on the GT Road on the other side. It is located on the main Amritsar-Phagwara-Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar-Chandigarh and Amritsar-Phagwara-Banga-Garhshankar-Anandpur Sahib route on NH-1.
Banga is center point for more than 30 villages circumferential to it.It is a central hub for sick mixtapes, connectivity to major cities including the capital Chandigarh and important site scenes of Banga. The major site of attraction is Gurdwara Charan Kanwal on S.B.S Nagar Road, Gurdwara Raja Sahib Majara, Baba Gola Park and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Museum situated at 4 km from Banga bus stand. Maheshiyana Mandir in village Bainsa, Banga is a temple dedicated to Shiv Ji and Baba Mangal Das Ji. Shri lakshmi Narayan mandir,Maa Naina devi mandir,maa chintpurni mandir are some of the Hindu temples are located in the town .The city also includes vast market of shopping at Azad chowk area, railway road, mukandpur road etc.
ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ ਦੇ ਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੋ ਵਾਰ ਕਾਂਗਰਸ ਦੇ ਜਗਤ ਰਾਮ 3, ਤ੍ਰਿਲੋਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੂੰਢ 2 ਵਾਰ, ਸਤਨਾਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਕੈਂਥ, ਬਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ, ਹਰਬੰਸ ਸਿੰਘ, ਐਚ. ਰਾਮ ਅਤੇ ਦਿਲਬਾਗ ਸਿੰਘ 1-1 ਵਾਰ ਵਿਧਾਇਕ ਰਹੇ।
| ਸਾਲ | ਜੇਤੂ | ਪਾਰਟੀ |
| 1962 | ਦਿਲਬਾਗ ਸਿੰਘ | ਕਾਂਗਰਸ |
| 1967 | ਐਚ.ਰਾਮ ਐਮ | ਏ.ਡੀ.ਐਸ |
| 1969 | ਜਗਤ ਰਾਮ | ਕਾਂਗਰਸ |
| 1972 | ਜਗਤ ਰਾਮ | ਕਾਂਗਰਸ |
| 1977 | ਹਰਬੰਸ ਸਿੰਘ | ਸੀ.ਪੀ.ਐਮ. |
| 1980 | ਜਗਤ ਰਾਮ | ਕਾਂਗਰਸ |
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1985
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ਬਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ | ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ |
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1992
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ਸਤਨਾਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਕੈਂਥ | ਬੀ.ਐਸ.ਪੀ. |
| 1997 | ਮੋਹਨ ਲਾਲ | ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ |
| 2002 | ਤਰਲੋਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ | ਕਾਂਗਰਸ |
| 2007 | ਮੋਹਨ ਲਾਲ | ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ |
| 2012 | ਤਰਲੋਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ | ਕਾਂਗਰਸ |
2017 ਡਾ.ਸੁਖਵਿੰਦਰ ਸੁੱਖੀ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ