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{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Chamkaur Sahib
| state = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| district = [[Rupnagar district|Rupnagar]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency|Anandpur Sahib]]
| reservation = SC
| type= SLA
| constituency_no = 51
| map_image = 51-Chamkaur Sahib.svg
| map_caption = Current MLA, [[Charanjit Singh (politician)|Dr. Charanjit Singh]]
| mla = [[Dr. Charanjit Singh|Charanjit Singh]]
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| latest_election_year = [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
| electors = {{formatnum: 197330 }} (in 2022){{update after|2027|02}}
}}
'''Chamkaur Sahib''' is one of the 117 constituencies of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] in the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], 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><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/ElectoralRolls/Delimitation2006/Delimitation_eng2006.pdf |title=Delimitation - Order No. 22 |date=19 June 2006 |author=Delimitation Commission of India |access-date= 24 June 2021}}</ref> It lies in [[Rupnagar district]] and is reserved for member of the [[Scheduled Castes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/lpac.aspx |title=List of Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Constituencies in the State of Punjab as determined by the delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituency notification dated 19th June, 2006 |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab |date=19 June 2006 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}</ref>

==Vote transfer dynamics in the 2022 Chamkaur Sahib election==
The 2022 defeat of Charanjit Singh Channi in Chamkaur Sahib cannot be attributed to voter rejection, as his vote tally increased from 61,060 in 2017<ref>{{cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Chamkaur Sahib 2017 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/37246 |website=IndiaVotes |access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref> to approximately 62,306 in 2022. The decisive factor was the reconfiguration of opposition votes following the Akali Dal–BSP alliance. Although Akali Dal had secured over 31,000 votes in 2017, the BSP vote share collapsed to around 3,800 in 2022, indicating a near-total failure of alliance vote transfer. At the same time, AAP's significant surge suggests that Akali Dal votes shifted away from its Dalit alliance partner rather than consolidating behind it. This pattern effectively weakened the BSP in a reserved constituency and materially altered the electoral outcome, raising serious questions about the sincerity and functional intent of the alliance.<ref>{{cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Chamkaur Sahib 2022 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/45435 |website=IndiaVotes |access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[Satwant Sandu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|-
|[[1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| Bhag Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1992]]
|Shamsher Singh
|-
|[[1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1997]]
|rowspan=2|[[Satwant Sandhu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
|-
|[[2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2007]]
| rowspan=3 |[[Charanjit Singh Channi]]
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2012]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017]]<ref name=election2017/>
|-
|[[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]<ref name="All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 {{!}} Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections">{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/punjab/all-winners/|title=All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 {{!}} Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections|last1=News18|date=2022|accessdate=27 October 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027091043/https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2022/punjab/all-winners/|archivedate=27 October 2022|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Dr. Charanjit Singh|Charanjit Singh]]
|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|-
|}

==Election results==
===2022===
:
<section begin="Assembly Election 2022"/>
{{Election box begin |title=[[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Assembly Election, 2022]]: Chamkaur Sahib}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Aam Aadmi Party |candidate=[[Dr. Charanjit Singh]]|votes=70,248 |percentage=47.6 |change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Charanjit Singh Channi]]<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>|votes=62,306|percentage=42.22|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)|candidate=Lakhvir Singh|votes=6,974|percentage=4.73|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Harmohan Singh Sandhu|votes=3,802|percentage=2.58|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Darshan Singh Shivjot|votes=2,514|percentage=1.7|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=713|percentage=0.48|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=7,942
|percentage=5.38|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,47,571|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:1,97,330}}
|ref=<ref name="Punjab Election 2022 Chamkaur Sahib">{{cite web |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2022 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14165-punjab-general-legislative-election-2022/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Aam Aadmi Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2022"/>

===2017 ===
Charanjit Singh Channi, who, in 2021, became the [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]], won the seat for third consecutive time.<ref name=election2017>{{cite web |url=https://old.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><ref>{{cite web|url=https://myneta.info/punjab2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=168|title = Charanjit Singh(AAP):Constituency- CHAMKAUR SAHIB (SC)(RUPNAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/key-contests-354438|title=Two MLAs, doctor lock horns in Chamkaur Sahib}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://punjabikhurki.com/charanjit-singh-ap-chamkaur-sahib/|title=Dr Charanjit Singh is AAP Choice from Chamkaur Sahib|date=10 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/Elections/SE/VS2017/List%20of%20Candidates%2024.01.2017.pdf |url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215033447/http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/Elections/SE/VS2017/List%20of%20Candidates%2024.01.2017.pdf |archive-date=15 February 2017 |title=Vidhan Sabha Elections‐2017 - List of Contesting Candidates}}</ref>
:
<section begin="Assembly Election 2017"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Assembly Election, 2017]]: [[Chamkaur Sahib]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Charanjit Singh Channi]]|votes=61,060|percentage=42.00|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=Aam Aadmi Party |candidate=[[Dr. Charanjit Singh]] |votes=48,752 |percentage=33.53 |change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Shiromani Akali Dal|candidate=Justice Nirmal Singh|votes=31,452|percentage=21.63|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Rajinder Singh|votes=1,610|percentage=1.11|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=911|percentage=0.63|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=12,308|percentage=8.47|change=}}{{Election box turnout||votes=1,45,399|percentage=77.78|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:186932}}
|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>
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress

|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2017"/>

===2012===
:
<section begin="Assembly Election 2012"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Assembly Election, 2012]]: [[Chamkaur Sahib]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Charanjit Singh Channi]]
|votes = 54,640
|percentage = 41.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Shiromani Akali Dal
|candidate = Jagmeet Kaur
|votes = 50,981
|percentage =38.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =People's Party of Punjab
|candidate = Gurpreet Singh
|votes = 13,408
|percentage =10.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Rajinder Singh
|votes =9,164
|percentage =6.92
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|party = [[Independent politician|IND]]
|candidate = Haripal
|votes = 2,877
|percentage =2.17
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,659
|percentage =2.76
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,32,430
|percentage =79.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress

|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2012"/>

===Previous results===
{|class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"
!Year||A C No.||Name||Party||Votes||Runner Up||Party||Votes
|-
|2007||66||[[Charanjit Singh Channi]]||IND||37946||[[Satwant Kaur Sandhu]]||SAD||36188
|-
|2002||67||[[Satwant Kaur Sandhu]]||SAD||33511||Bhag Singh||INC||24413
|-
|1997||67||[[Satwant Kaur Sandhu]]||SAD||40349||Nirmal Singh||SAD (M)||14205
|-
|1992||67||Shamsher Singh||INC||3641||Gurmukh Singh||BSP||2706
|-
|1985||67||Bhag Singh||INC||19928||Bimal Kaur||IND||18134
|-
|1980||67||[[Satwant Kaur Sandhu]]||SAD||23352||Karnail Singh||INC (I)||18277
|-
|1977||67||[[Satwant Kaur Sandhu]]||SAD||29223||Prithvi Singh Azad||INC||17463
|}

==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Rupnagar district]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Record of all Punjab Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/86-punjab/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=14 March 2022}}
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[[Category:Rupnagar district]]
[[Category:Politics of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Punjab, India]]

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