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Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency
| Chamkaur Sahib | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Rupnagar |
| State | Punjab |
| Electorate | 186,932[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Anandpur Sahib |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| MLA | Charanjit Singh Channi |
| Reservation | SC |
Chamkaur Sahib is one of the 117 constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in the state of Punjab, India.[2][3] It lies in Rupnagar district and is reserved for member of the Scheduled Castes.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Satwant Kaur Sandhu | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 1980 | ||||
| 1985 | Bhag Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1992 | Shamsher Singh | |||
| 1997 | Satwant Kaur Sandhu | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 2002 | ||||
| 2007 | Charanjit Singh Channi | 
|
Indian National Congress | |
| 2012 | ||||
| 2017[5] | ||||
Election Results[edit | edit source]
2022[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Dr Charanjit Singh | ||||
| INC | Charanjit Singh Channi | ||||
| TBD | |||||
2017[edit | edit source]
Charanjit Singh Channi, who, in 2021, became the Chief Minister of Punjab, won the seat for third consecutive time.[5][6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Charanjit Singh Channi | 61,060 | 42.00 | ||
| AAP | Charanjit Singh | 48,752 | 33.53 | ||
| SAD | Justice Nirmal Singh | 31,452 | 21.63 | ||
| BSP | Rajinder Singh | 1,610 | 1.11 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 911 | 0.63 | ||
| Majority | 12,308 | 8.47 | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,399 | 77.78 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2012[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Charanjit Singh Channi | 54,640 | 41.26 | ||
| SAD | Jagmeet Kaur | 50,981 | 38.50 | ||
| PPoP | Gurpreet Singh | 13,408 | 10.12 | ||
| BSP | Rajinder Singh | 9,164 | 6.92 | ||
| IND | Haripal | 2,877 | 2.17 | ||
| Majority | 3,659 | 2.76 | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,430 | 79.78 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Previous Results[edit | edit source]
| 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[edit | edit source]
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.
- ↑ Delimitation Commission of India (19 June 2006). "Delimitation - Order No. 22" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "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". Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ "Charanjit Singh(AAP):Constituency- CHAMKAUR SAHIB (SC)(RUPNAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
- ↑ "Two MLAs, doctor lock horns in Chamkaur Sahib".
- ↑ "Dr Charanjit Singh is AAP Choice from Chamkaur Sahib". 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Vidhan Sabha Elections‐2017 - List of Contesting Candidates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017.