Lambi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Lambi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Sri Mukatsar Sahib |
| State | Punjab |
| Electorate | 156,388[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Bathinda |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| MLA | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Reservation | None |
Lambi Assembly Constituency (Sl. No.: 83) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Muktsar district, Punjab state, India.[2] A voter-verified paper audit trail was used in Lambi in the 2017 Assembly polls.[3] It is part of the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency, which is represented by Harsimrat Kaur Badal. The total number of voters in this constituency is 155,556 and there are 168 polling stations.[4]
Notable politicians[edit | edit source]
A notable politician from Lambi constituency is Parkash Singh Badal, who has been a record five times chief minister of Punjab.[5] He has won five consecutive times from Lambi constituency from 1997 to 2017.
List of MLAs[edit | edit source]
Members of Punjab Legislative Assembly Lambi.[6]
| № | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party (Alliance) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ujagar Singh | 1962 | 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2 | S. Chand | 1967 | 1969 | |||
| 3 | Dana Ram | 1969 | 1972 | Communist Party of India | ||
| 4 | 1972 | 1977 | ||||
| 5 | Gurdas Singh Badal | 1977 | 1980 | SAD | ||
| 6 | Hardipinder Singh | 1980 | 1985 | |||
| 7 | 1985 | 1987 | ||||
| President's Rule | 1987 | 1992 | Governor of Punjab | |||
| 8 | Gurnam Singh Abulkhurana | 1992 | 1997 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 9 | Parkash Singh Badal | 1997 | 2002 | SAD | ||
| 10 | 2002 | 2007 | ||||
| 11 | 2007 | 2012 | ||||
| 12 | 2012 | 2017 | ||||
| 13 | 2017[7] | Incumbent | ||||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2017[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Parkash Singh Badal | 66,375 | 49.54 | -6.17 | |
| INC | Capt. Amarinder Singh | 43,605 | 32.54 | -2.9 | |
| AAP | Jarnail Singh | 21,254 | 15.86 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,101 | 0.82 | - | |
| PLP | Gurmeet Singh Ranghreta | 730 | 0.54 | +0.25 | |
| Majority | 22,770 | 17.00 | -3.27 | ||
| Turnout | 1,34,089 | 85.77 | -1.46 | ||
| SAD hold | Swing | -6.17 | |||
2012[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Parkash Singh Badal | 67,999 | 55.71 | ||
| INC | Maheshinder Singh | 43,260 | 35.44 | ||
| PPoP | Gurdas Singh Badal | 5,352 | 4.38 | ||
| BSP | Parveen Kumari | 1,773 | 1.45 | ||
| IND. | Puran Singh | 1,239 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 24,739 | 20.27 | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,174 | 87.23 | |||
| SAD hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Punjab Legislative Assembly
- List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
- Sri Muktsar Sahib district
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.
- ↑ Gurpreet Singh Nibber (30 December 2016). "Punjab polls: In high-profile seats, EC leaves no scope for rivals to complain". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ↑ "Lambi Constituency in Punjab".
- ↑ "Parkash Singh Badal biography". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "Elections in India – Lambi constituency". Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Coordinates: 30°04′N 74°37′E / 30.06°N 74.61°E