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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Punjab legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
|name = Garhshankar<br />
|type= SLA<br />
| map_image = 45-Garhshankar.svg<br />
|map_caption = <br />
|map_alt = <br />
|mla = [[Jai Krishan Singh]]<br />
|alliance = <br />
|party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]] <br />
|latest_election_year = [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017]]<br />
|region = <br />
|state = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
|district = [[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]] <br />
|division = <br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency|Anandpur Sahib]] <br />
|constituency_no = 45 <br />
|established = 1957 <!-- year of establishment --><br />
|electors = {{formatnum:175287}} (in 2022){{update after|2027|02}}<br />
|reservation = None<br />
|abolished = <!-- year abolished --><br />
}}<br />
'''Garhshankar Assembly constituency''' (Sl. No.: 45) is a [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] constituency representing [[Garhshankar]] in [[Hoshiarpur district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state, India. Currently, it is represented by [[Jai Krishan Singh]] of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] who is also Deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly.<ref name=Election2017>{{cite web|title=Garhshankar (Punjab) Election Results 2017|url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/garhshankar.html|website=Elections.in|accessdate=24 March 2018}}</ref> The last assembly elections were held in February 2022.<br />
<br />
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Member<br />
!colspan="2"|Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1992]] <br />
|rowspan="2"| [[Shingara Ram]]<ref name=Election2017/><br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1997]] <br />
|-<br />
|[[2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2002]] <br />
| [[Avinash Rai Khanna]]<ref name=Election2017/><br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|2004{{efn|by-election}}<br />
|rowspan="2"| [[Love Kumar Goldy]]<ref name=Election2017/><br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2007]] <br />
|-<br />
|[[2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2012]] <br />
| [[Surinder Singh Bhullewal Rathaan]]<ref name=Election2017/><br />
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017]] <br />
|rowspan="2"| [[Jai Krishan Singh|Jai Kishan Singh Rori]] <br />
|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=2}} <br />
|-<br />
|[[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> <br />
|}<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
<br />
== 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]]: Garhshankar}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|candidate = [[Jai Krishan Singh|Jai Kishan Singh Rori]]<ref name="2022 Punjab AAP candidates">{{cite news |title=Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-elections-2022-full-list-of-aam-aadmi-party-candidates/2404732/ |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=The Financial Express |date=21 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref><br />
|votes = {{formatnum:32341}}<br />
|percentage = 26.41<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Amarpreet Lally<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 = {{formatnum:28162}}<br />
|percentage = 22.99<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Shiromani Akali Dal<br />
|candidate = Surinder Singh Bhulewal Rathan<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:25430}}<br />
|percentage = 20.76<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Nimisha Mehta<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:24735}}<br />
|percentage = 20.2<br />
|change = {{New}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Jang Bahadur Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4106}}<br />
|percentage = 3.35<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Mohan Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2470}}<br />
|percentage = 2.02<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|candidate = Mohinder Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1189}}<br />
|percentage = 0.97<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above]]<br />
|party = None of the above (India)<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1078}}<br />
|percentage = 0.88<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4179}} <br />
|percentage = 3.42<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:175287}} <br />
|ref=<ref name="Punjab Election 2022">{{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><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2022"/><br />
<br />
=== 2017 ===<br />
<!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2017"/> <br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab Assembly election, 2017]]: Garhshankar}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|candidate = [[Jai Krishan Singh|Jai Kishan Singh Rori]] <br />
|votes = {{formatnum:41720}}<br />
|percentage = 33.50<br />
|change = <br />
}} <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Shiromani Akali Dal|candidate=[[Surinder Singh Bhulewal Rathan|Surinder Singh Heer]]|votes={{formatnum:40070}}|percentage=32.18|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Luv Kumar Goldy|Lov Kumar Goldy]]|votes={{formatnum:31909}}|percentage=25.62|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Bakhsish Singh|votes={{formatnum:6031}}|percentage=4.84|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=CPI(M)|candidate=Harbhajan Singh|votes={{formatnum:2217}}|percentage=1.78|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above]]|party=None of the above|votes={{formatnum:1121}}|percentage=0.90|change=}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:125658}}|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors|<br />
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:169609}} <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| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329075433/http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/Elections/SE/VS2017/D03-Electors%20and%20Polling%20Stations%20VS%202017.pdf| archive-date=2017-03-29}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|loser = Shiromani Akali Dal<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2017"/><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{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}} <br />
{{Assembly constituencies of Punjab}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Hoshiarpur district]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in East Punjab]]</div>
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