Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Punjab, represented since the 2014 general election by Amarinder Singh of the Congress party. Before that, it had been held by Navjot Singh Sidhu since 2004.
| Amritsar | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Gurjeet Singh Aujla |
| Parliamentary Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected Year | 2019 General Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952 |
| State | Punjab |
| Assembly Constituencies | |
The Minister of Finance of India(2014-2019), Arun Jaitley, unsuccessfully contested this constituency for the BJP in 2014.
Assembly segments
Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments, which are:[1]
Ajnala, Raja Sansi, Majitha, Amritsar North, Amritsar West, Amritsar Central, Amritsar East, Amristar South & Attari.
| Assembly Constituency | Current MLA of Punjab Legislative Assembly | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Ajnala | Harpartap Singh Ajnala | Indian National Congress |
| Raja Sansi | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria | Indian National Congress |
| Majitha | Bikram Singh Majithia | |
| Amritsar North | Sunil Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| Amritsar West | Raj Kumar Verka | Indian National Congress |
| Amritsar Central | Om Parkash Soni | Indian National Congress |
| Amritsar East | Navjot Singh Sidhu | Indian National Congress |
| Amritsar South | Inderbir Singh Bolaria | Indian National Congress |
| Attari | Tarsem Singh D.C. | Indian National Congress |
Old assembly segments
These are the assembly segments which underwent boundary delimitation
Verka
- 2002 Raj Kumar Verka
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Sardar Gurmukh Singh Musafir | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Yagya Dutt Sharma | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1971 | Durgadas Bhatia | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 (By Poll) | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | ||
| 1977 | Baldev Prakash | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | Kirpal Singh | Independent | |
| 1991 | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | Daya Singh Sodhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Navjot Singh Sidhu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2007 (By Poll) | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Capt. Amarinder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2017 (By Poll) | Gurjeet Singh Aujla | ||
| 2019 | |||
Election results
General Election - 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gurjeet Singh Aujla | 4,45,032 | 51.78 | ||
| BJP | Hardeep Singh Puri | 3,45,406 | 40.19 | ||
| AAP | Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal | 20,087 | 2.34 | ||
| CPI | Daswinder Kaur | 16,335 | 1.90 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,763 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 99,626 | 11.59 | |||
| Turnout | 8,60,582 | 57.07 | -13.32 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Bye-Election - 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gurjeet Singh Aujla | 5,08,153 | 50.09 | +2.15 | |
| BJP | Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina | 3,08,964 | 30.45 | -7.29 | |
| AAP | Upkar Singh Sandhu | 1,49,984 | 14.78 | +6.58 | |
| CPI | Daswinder Kaur | 17,886 | 1.76 | +0.48 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 9,747 | 0.96 | ||
| Majority | 1,99,189 | 19.64 | |||
| Turnout | 10,16,125 | 70.50 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Captain Amarinder Singh | 4,82,876 | 47.94 | +0.65 | |
| BJP | Arun Jaitley | 3,80,106 | 37.74 | -10.39 | |
| AAP | Dr. Daljit Singh | 82,633 | 8.20 | ||
| CPI | Amarjit Singh Asal | 12,902 | 1.28 | ||
| BSP | Pardeep Singh Walia | 5,870 | 0.58 | -0.78 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,533 | 0.25 | ||
| Majority | 1,02,770 | 10.20 | |||
| Turnout | 10,07,286 | 68.19 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
General Election - 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Navjot Singh Sidhu | 3,92,046 | 48.13 | ||
| INC | Om Parkash Soni | 3,85,188 | 47.29 | ||
| BSP | B. K. N. Chhibber | 11,108 | 1.36 | ||
| Independent | Lavinder Kumar | 8,121 | 1.00 | ||
| Independent | Naresh Singh Bhadauriya | 3,357 | 0.41 | ||
| Majority | 6,858 | 0.84 | |||
| Turnout | 8,14,594 | 65.63 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
By-Election - 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Navjot Singh Sidhu | 4,44,748 | 50.60 | ||
| INC | Surinder Singla | 3,67,122 | 41.77 | ||
| BSP | Surinder Arjun Pandit | 21,416 | 2.44 | ||
| Independent | Gurvinder Singh Shampura | 11,656 | 1.33 | ||
| BSP (A) | Mukhjit Singh Bhullar | 8,938 | 1.01 | ||
| Majority | 77,626 | 8.83 | |||
| Turnout | 8,78,992 | 67.10 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Election - 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Navjot Singh Sidhu | 3,94,223 | 55.38 | ||
| INC | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | 2,84,691 | 39.99 | ||
| BSP | Ram Sharan Paul | 15,796 | 2.21 | ||
| Independent | Ramesh Talwar | 5,695 | 0.80 | ||
| Independent | Rehmat Masih | 3,252 | 0.45 | ||
| Majority | 1,09,532 | 15.39 | |||
| Turnout | 7,11,820 | 55.05 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Election - 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | 2,96,533 | 50.29 | ||
| BJP | Daya Singh Sodhi | 2,64,534 | 44.87 | ||
| SHSAD | Bhupinder Singh Mann | 17,581 | 2.98 | ||
| Independent | Chaturbhuj Joshi | 2,444 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Ramesh Talwar | 2,219 | 0.38 | ||
| Majority | 31,999 | 5.42 | |||
| Turnout | 5,89,600 | 47.38 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
General Election - 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Daya Singh Sodhi | 3,61,133 | 56.07 | ||
| INC | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | 2,69,993 | 41.92 | ||
| Independent | Durga Dass | 5,746 | 0.89 | ||
| BSP (A) | Amarjit Kaur Gopalpura | 3,277 | 0.51 | ||
| RJD | Kirpal Singh | 1,484 | 0.23 | ||
| Majority | 91,140 | 14.15 | |||
| Turnout | 6,44,112 | 53.75 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Election - 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raghunandan Lal Bhatia | 2,68,490 | 41.03 | ||
| JD | Kirpal Singh | 2,34,818 | 35.88 | ||
| BJP | Baldev Raj Chawla | 83,981 | 12.83 | ||
| SAD (M) | Daljit Singh Sandhu | 19,980 | 3.05 | ||
| AIIC(T) | Kewal Krishan | 12,430 | 1.90 | ||
| Independent | Rehmat Masih | 11,669 | 1.78 | ||
| Majority | 33,672 | 5.15 | |||
| Turnout | 6,54,439 | 57.66 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
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See also
- Amritsar district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab website.
External links
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