| Amritsar | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Gurjeet Singh Aujla |
| Parliamentary Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952 |
| State | Punjab |
| Assembly Constituencies | Ajnala Raja Sansi Majitha Amritsar North Amritsar West Amritsar Central Amritsar East Amritsar South Attari |
Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Punjab, represented since the 2014 general election by Amarinder Singh of the Congress party. Before that, it had been held by Navjot Singh Sidhu since 2004.
The Minister of Finance of India(2014-2019), Arun Jaitley, unsuccessfully contested this constituency for the BJP in 2014.
Assembly segments[edit | edit source]
Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments, which are:[1]
| Constituency number | Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Current MLA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ajnala | None | Amritsar | Harpartap Singh Ajnala | Indian National Congress | |
| 12 | Raja Sansi | None | Amritsar | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria | Indian National Congress | |
| 13 | Majitha | None | Amritsar | Bikram Singh Majithia | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 15 | Amritsar North | None | Amritsar | Sunil Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 16 | Amritsar West | SC | Amritsar | Raj Kumar Verka | Indian National Congress | |
| 17 | Amritsar Central | None | Amritsar | Om Parkash Soni | Indian National Congress | |
| 18 | Amritsar East | None | Amritsar | Navjot Singh Sidhu | Indian National Congress | |
| 19 | Amritsar South | None | Amritsar | Inderbir Singh Bolaria | Indian National Congress | |
| 20 | Attari | SC | Amritsar | Tarsem Singh D.C. | Indian National Congress | |
Old assembly segments[edit | edit source]
These are the assembly segments which underwent boundary delimitation
Verka[edit | edit source]
- 2002 Raj Kumar Verka
Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]
Election results[edit | edit source]
General Election - 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gurjeet Singh Aujla | 4,45,032 | 51.78 | ||
| BJP | Hardeep Singh Puri | 3,45,406 | 40.19 | ||
| AAP | Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal | 20,087 | 2.34 | ||
| CPI | Daswinder Kaur | 16,335 | 1.90 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,763 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 99,626 | 11.59 | |||
| Turnout | 8,60,582 | 57.07 | −13.32 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Bye-Election - 2017[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gurjeet Singh Aujla | 5,08,153 | 50.09 | +2.15 | |
| BJP | Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina | 3,08,964 | 30.45 | −7.29 | |
| AAP | Upkar Singh Sandhu | 1,49,984 | 14.78 | +6.58 | |
| CPI | Daswinder Kaur | 17,886 | 1.76 | +0.48 | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 9,747 | 0.96 | ||
| Majority | 1,99,189 | 19.64 | |||
| Turnout | 10,16,125 | 70.50 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Captain Amarinder Singh | 4,82,876 | 47.94 | +0.65 | |
| BJP | Arun Jaitley | 3,80,106 | 37.74 | −10.39 | |
| AAP | Dr. Daljit Singh | 82,633 | 8.20 | ||
| CPI | Amarjit Singh Asal | 12,902 | 1.28 | ||
| BSP | Pardeep Singh Walia | 5,870 | 0.58 | −0.78 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,533 | 0.25 | ||
| Majority | 1,02,770 | 10.20 | |||
| Turnout | 10,07,286 | 68.19 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
General Election - 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Navjot Singh Sidhu | 3,92,046 | 48.13 | ||
| INC | Om Parkash Soni | 3,85,188 | 47.29 | ||
| BSP | B. K. N. Chhibber | 11,108 | 1.36 | ||
| Independent | Lavinder Kumar | 8,121 | 1.00 | ||
| Independent | Naresh Singh Bhadauriya | 3,357 | 0.41 | ||
| Majority | 6,858 | 0.84 | |||
| Turnout | 8,14,594 | 65.63 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
By-Election - 2007[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Navjot Singh Sidhu | 4,44,748 | 50.60 | ||
| INC | Surinder Singla | 3,67,122 | 41.77 | ||
| BSP | Surinder Arjun Pandit | 21,416 | 2.44 | ||
| Independent | Gurvinder Singh Shampura | 11,656 | 1.33 | ||
| BSP (A) | Mukhjit Singh Bhullar | 8,938 | 1.01 | ||
| Majority | 77,626 | 8.83 | |||
| Turnout | 8,78,992 | 67.10 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Election - 2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Navjot Singh Sidhu | 3,94,223 | 55.38 | ||
| INC | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | 2,84,691 | 39.99 | ||
| BSP | Ram Sharan Paul | 15,796 | 2.21 | ||
| Independent | Ramesh Talwar | 5,695 | 0.80 | ||
| Independent | Rehmat Masih | 3,252 | 0.45 | ||
| Majority | 1,09,532 | 15.39 | |||
| Turnout | 7,11,820 | 55.05 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Election - 1999[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | 2,96,533 | 50.29 | ||
| BJP | Daya Singh Sodhi | 2,64,534 | 44.87 | ||
| SHSAD | Bhupinder Singh Mann | 17,581 | 2.98 | ||
| Independent | Chaturbhuj Joshi | 2,444 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Ramesh Talwar | 2,219 | 0.38 | ||
| Majority | 31,999 | 5.42 | |||
| Turnout | 5,89,600 | 47.38 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
General Election - 1998[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Daya Singh Sodhi | 3,61,133 | 56.07 | ||
| INC | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | 2,69,993 | 41.92 | ||
| Independent | Durga Dass | 5,746 | 0.89 | ||
| BSP (A) | Amarjit Kaur Gopalpura | 3,277 | 0.51 | ||
| RJD | Kirpal Singh | 1,484 | 0.23 | ||
| Majority | 91,140 | 14.15 | |||
| Turnout | 6,44,112 | 53.75 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Election - 1996[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | 2,68,490 | 41.03 | ||
| JD | Kirpal Singh | 2,34,818 | 35.88 | ||
| BJP | Baldev Raj Chawla | 83,981 | 12.83 | ||
| SAD(M) | Daljit Singh Sandhu | 19,980 | 3.05 | ||
| AIIC(T) | Kewal Krishan | 12,430 | 1.90 | ||
| Independent | Rehmat Masih | 11,669 | 1.78 | ||
| Majority | 33,672 | 5.15 | |||
| Turnout | 6,54,439 | 57.66 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab website.