Amritsar Central Assembly Constituency
| Amritsar Central | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Amritsar |
| State | Punjab |
| Electorate | 135,954[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Amritsar |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| MLA | Om Parkash Soni |
| Reservation | None |
Amritsar Central Assembly Constituency (Sl. No.: 17) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Amritsar district, Punjab state, India.[2]
Member of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
- 2012: Om Parkash Soni, INC
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Om Parkash Soni[3] | Indian National Congress | ||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2017[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Om Parkash Soni | 51242 | 53.86 | ||
| BJP | Tarun Chugh | 34,560 | 36.32 | ||
| AAP | ajay gupta | 7171 | 7.54 | ||
| BSP | rajesh kumar | 500 | 0.53 | ||
| Independent | avtar singh | 182 | 0.19 | ||
| Independent | Shander Singh | 164 | 0.17 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Kumar | 162 | 0.17 | ||
| Aapna Punjab Party | Keshav Kohli | 134 | 0.14 | {{{change}}} | |
| Independent | Om Parkash | 108 | 0.11 | ||
| none of the above | 919 | 0.97 | |||
2012[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Om Parkash Soni | 47,357 | 55.32 | ||
| BJP | Tarun Chugh | 30126 | 40.37 | ||
| CPI (M) | Vijay Kumar Misra | 1212 | 1.42 | ||
| BSP | Jagdish Raj | 808 | 0.94 | ||
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar | 737 | 0.86 | ||
| Independent | Baldev Bhardwaj | 304 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Narinder Shekhar Luthra | 180 | 0.21 | ||
| Independent | Om Prakash | 166 | 0.19 | ||
Previous Results[edit | edit source]
| Year | A C No. | Name | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17 | Laxmi Kanta Chawla | BJP | 18866 | Darbari Lal | INC | 15171 |
| 2002 | 18 | Darbari Lal | INC | 24286 | Laxmi Kanta Chawla | BJP | 18115 |
| 1997 | 18 | Laxmi Kanta Chawla | BJP | 27070 | Darbari Lal | INC | 12487 |
| 1992 | 18 | Laxmi Kanta Chawla | BJP | 22296 | Darbari Lal | INC | 18198 |
| 1985 | 18 | Darbari Lal | INC | 20486 | Laxmi Kanta Chawla | BJP | 20050 |
| 1980 | 18 | Darbari Lal | INC(I) | 29762 | Dev Dutt Sharma | BJP | 21622 |
| 1977 | 18 | Balram Das Tandon | JNP | 26802 | Darbari Lal | INC | 24176 |
| 1972 | 25 | Partap Chand | INC | 20905 | Baldev Parkash | BJS | 19384 |
| 1969 | 25 | Balram Das Tandon | BJS | 20018 | Chandan Lal | INC | 17867 |
| 1967 | 25 | Balram Das Tandon | BJS | 22404 | J.I. Singh | INC | 13256 |
| 1951 | 91 | Amir Chand Gupta | INC | 12684 | Baldev Parkash | RRP | 8104 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ "Amritsar Central Assembly election result, 2012". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ "Amritsar Central Assembly election result, 2012". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
Coordinates: 31°38′N 74°52′E / 31.63°N 74.87°E