Garhshankar Assembly Constituency

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Garhshankar Assembly Constituency (Sl. No.: 45) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab state, India. Currently, it is represented by Jai Krishan Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party.[1]

Garhshankar
Constituency
DistrictHoshiarpur
StatePunjab
Current constituency
Created1957
PartyAam Aadmi Party
MLAJai Krishan Singh
ReservationNo

Lok Sabha Candidates from this segment in 2014[edit]

  1. Himmat Singh Shergill
  2. Prem Singh Chandumajra
  3. Ambika Soni
  4. K.S. Makhan

Last elections[edit]

The last assembly elections were held in February 2017

Population[edit]

Garhshankar has a population of 3.02 lakhs as per census of 2011.

Previous MLA List[edit]

2017-2022 Jai Kishan Singh Rori, AAP

2012-2017 Surinder Singh Bhullewal Rathaan, Shiromani Akali Dal[1]

2007-2012 Love Kumar Goldy, Indian National Congress[1]

2004-2007 (Bye elections) Love Kumar Goldy, Indian National Congress[1]

2002-2004 Avinash Rai Khanna, BJP[1]

1997-2002 Shingara Ram Bahujan Samaj Party[1]

1992-1997 Shingara Ram Bahujan Samaj Party[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Garhshankar (Punjab) Election Results 2017". Elections.in. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

Coordinates: 31°13′01″N 76°08′38″E / 31.217°N 76.144°E / 31.217; 76.144