Dr Sarabjit Singh has been elected as new president of Punjabi Sahit Akademi on Sunday. He has defeated his close contestant and current president of the Akademi, Dr Lakhwinder Singh Johal.
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Dr Sarabjit Singh was the former vice-president of the Akademi and contested for the president post this election.
Dr Pal Kaur and Dr Gulzar Pandher have been elected as senior vice-president and general secretary, respectively.
Arvinder Kaur Kakra, Trailochan Lochi, Gurcharan Kaur Kochar, Jaspal Mannkhera, Harvinder Sirsa have been elected for the post of vice-president.
The Punjabi Sahit Akademi has nearly 1,500 voters and nearly 825 turned up to cast their votes at Punjabi Bhawan in Ludhiana.