Chauke

Chauke (also known as Chau or Chaoke, Chouke) is a town of Malwa in the Bathinda district of Punjab state, India.

A newly 66 KV Power station has also started working from the January 2007 which has given this a village an additional advantage.

The four day mela consists of sports activities (Punjabi:ਖੇਡ ਮੇਲਾ) Kabaddi, wrestling, Dog racing, Volleyball, Tug of war, playing card's games & much more.

In the town, there is a bipolar fight between two major political parties named Shiromani Akali Dal and Indian National Congress.Town is dominated by Shiromani Akali Dal as the party is ruling the Town since 1981, losing only in 1989 elections to an independent named Harnek Singh.

Currently there are 9 MC's from the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and 2 from Congress elected in February 2015.