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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency<br />
| name = Amritsar West<br />
| parl_name = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| mla = [[Jasbir Singh Sandhu]]<br />
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]<br />
| year = [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]<br />
| state = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| district = [[Amritsar district|Amritsar]]<br />
| constituency = [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar]]<br />
| reservation = [[Scheduled Castes|SC]]<br />
| electors = {{formatnum:214073}} (in 2022){{update after|2027|02}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Amritsar West Assembly constituency''' (Sl. No.: 16) is a [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] constituency in [[Amritsar district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state, India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/Elections/SE/List%20Of%20AC%20Name.pdf |title=List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies |accessdate=19 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423033326/http://ceopunjab.nic.in/english/Elections/SE/List%20Of%20AC%20Name.pdf |archivedate=23 April 2016 }}</ref><br />
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==Member of Legislative Assembly==<br />
* 2012: [[Raj Kumar Verka]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Member<br />
!Picture<br />
!colspan="2"|Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017]]<br />
| [[Raj Kumar Verka]]<ref name=election2017/> ||<br />
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]<br />
| [[Jasbir Singh Sandhu]] ||<br />
|{{Party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
=== 2022 ===<br />
<!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2022"/> <br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Assembly Election, 2022]]: Amritsar West }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|candidate = [[Jasbir Singh Sandhu]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Punjab Election 2022: Complete List of AAP Candidates, Check Names HERE|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/punjab-election-2022-complete-list-of-aap-candidates-check-names-announced-5198549/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-22|website=www.india.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122030948/https://www.india.com/news/india/punjab-election-2022-complete-list-of-aap-candidates-check-names-announced-5198549/ |archive-date=22 January 2022 }}</ref><br />
|votes =69251 <br />
|percentage = 58.39<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Raj Kumar Verka]]<ref name="Punjab INC 2022">{{cite news |title=Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-elections-2022-full-list-of-congress-candidates/2407341/ |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=FE Online |agency=The Indian Express Group |issue=The Financial Express (India) |date=February 18, 2022}}</ref><br />
|votes = 25338<br />
|percentage = 21.36<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Shiromani Akali Dal<br />
|candidate = Dr. Dalbir Singh Verka<br />
|votes = 10370 <br />
|percentage = 8.74<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India<br />
|candidate = Amarjit Singh Asal<br />
|votes = 1368 <br />
|percentage = 1.15<br />
}} <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above]]<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|votes = 987<br />
|percentage = 0.83<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 43913<br />
|percentage = 37.03<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 118606 <br />
|percentage = 55.28<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:214073}}<br />
|ref=<ref name="Punjab Election 2022">{{cite web |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2022 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/14165-punjab-general-legislative-election-2022/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2022"/><br />
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===2017===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab Assembly election, 2017]]: Amritsar West<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/21|title= Amritsar West Assembly election result, 2012|accessdate= 13 January 2017}}</ref><ref name=election2017>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3614-punjab-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date= 26 June 2021}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Raj Kumar Verka]]<br />
|votes = 52,271<br />
|percentage = 50.84<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Rakesh Gill<br />
|votes = 24,424<br />
|percentage = 23.82<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|candidate = Balwinder Singh Sahota<br />
|votes = 24,731<br />
|percentage = 23.17<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India<br />
|candidate = Gurnam Kaur<br />
|votes = 1,725<br />
|percentage = 1.62<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Jaswant Singh<br />
|votes = 847<br />
|percentage = 0.79<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Aapna Punjab Party<br />
|candidate = Satnam Singh<br />
|votes = 409<br />
|percentage = 0.38<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar)<br />
|candidate = Balwinder Singh<br />
|votes = 407<br />
|percentage = 0.38<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:179766}}<br />
|ref=<ref name=electors2017>{{cite web |url=http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/Elections/SE/VS2017/D03-Electors%20and%20Polling%20Stations%20VS%202017.pdf |title=Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017 |author=Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab |access-date= 24 June 2021}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{cite web |title=Record of all Punjab Assembly Elections |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/86-punjab/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=14 March 2022}}<br />
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[[Category:Amritsar district]]<br />
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