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Muktsar Assembly Constituency
| Muktsar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| State | Punjab |
| Electorate | 176,114[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Firozpur |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| MLA | Kanwarjit Singh |
| Reservation | None |
Muktsar Assembly Constituency (Sl. No.: 86) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Muktsar district, Punjab state, India.[2]
Notable politicians[edit]
Harcharan Singh Brar was a prominent politician belonging to Indian National Congress unit of Punjab. He was the 13th Chief Minister of Punjab. He served as the Governor of Odisha in 1977, and Governor of Haryana from September 1977 to December 1979. He was three times MLA from Muktsar Assembly constituency.[3]
List of MLAs[edit]
Chronological list of members of Punjab Legislative Assembly from Muktsar.[4]
| Name | Portrait | Election Year | End of Term | Political party (Alliance) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhag Singh | 1951 | 1956 | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| Harcharan Singh | 1957 | 1962 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1962 | 1967 | ||||
| Guruev Singh | 1967 | 1972 | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| Ujagar Singh | 1972 | 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| Kanwarjit Singh | 1977 | 1980 | |||
| Harchand Singh | 1980 | 1985 | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| Gurbinder Kaur Brar | 1985 | 1987 | INC | ||
| President's Rule | 1987 | 1992 | Governor of Punjab | ||
| Harcharan Singh | 1992 | 1997 | Indian National Congress | ||
| Harnirpal Singh | 1997 | 2002 | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| Sukhdarshan Singh | 2002 | 2007 | Independent | ||
| Kanwarjit Singh | 2007 | 2012 | Indian National Congress | ||
| Karan Kaur | 2012 | 2017 | |||
| Kanwarjit Singh Barkandi | 2017 | Incumbent | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
Election results[edit]
2017[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Kanwarjit Singh | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also[edit]
- List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
- Sri Muktsar Sahib district
- Punjab Legislative Assembly
References[edit]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Harcharan Singh Brar". Retrieved 6 February 2017 – via DNA.
- ↑ "Elections in India - Muktsar, Punjab". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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