Amritsar East Assembly constituency
| Amritsar East | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 18 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Amritsar |
| LS constituency | Amritsar |
| Total electors | 168,300 (in 2022) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Amritsar East Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 18) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Amritsar district, Punjab state, India.[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Sarup Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 1957 | Baldev Prakash | Bharatiya Jana Sangh" | ||
| 1962 | ||||
| 1967 | ||||
| 1969 | Gian Chand Kharbanda | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | ||||
| Constituency did not exist | ||||
| 2012 | Navjot Kaur Sidhu | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2017 | Navjot Singh Sidhu |  | Indian National Congress | |
| 2022 | Jeevan Jyot Kaur |  | Aam Aadmi Party | |
Election results
[edit]2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Jeevan Jyot Kaur[2] | 39,679 | 36.74 |  21.98 | |
| INC | Navjot Singh Sidhu[3] | 32,929 | 30.49 |  30.19 | |
| SAD | Bikram Singh Majithia | 25,188 | 23.32 | New | |
| BJP | Jagmohan Singh Raju | 7,286 | 6.75 | 10.98 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 690 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 6,750 | 6.25 | |||
| Turnout | 1,08,003 | 64.17 | 0.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 168,300 | [4] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | 19.3 | |||
2017 result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Navjot Singh Sidhu | 60,477 | 60.68 | 32.47 | |
| BJP | Rakesh Kumar Honey | 17,668 | 17.73 | 18.57 | |
| AAP | Sarabjot Singh Dhanjal | 14,715 | 14.76 | New | |
| IND. | Mandeep Singh Manna | 1,863 | 1.87 | New | |
| CPI | Baldev Singh | 1,586 | 1.59 | ||
| BSP | Tarsem Singh | 1,237 | 1.24 | ||
| Majority | 42,809 | 42.95 | |||
| Turnout | 99,771 | 64.94 | −1.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 153,629 | [6] | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | +25.52 | |||
2012 result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Navjot Kaur Sidhu | 33,406 | 36.30 | ||
| IND. | Simarpreet Kaur | 26,307 | 28.59 | ||
| INC | Sunil Dutti | 25,964 | 28.21 | ||
| CPI | Baldev Singh | 3,416 | 3.71 | ||
| BSP | Tarsem Singh | 1,667 | 1.81 | ||
| Majority | 7,099 | 7.71 | |||
| Turnout | 92,054 | 66.18 | New | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
Previous results
[edit]| Year | A C No. | Name | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 23 | Gian Chand Kharbanda | INC | 22079 | Pannalal Mhajan | BJS | 13336 |
| 1969 | 23 | Gian Chand Kharbanda | INC | 18761 | Baldev Parkash | BJS | 18718 |
| 1967 | 23 | Baldev Parkash | BJS | 19750 | I. Nath | INC | 15124 |
| 1962 | 116 | Baldev Parkash | JS | 15614 | Sadhu Ram | INC | 14092 |
| 1957 | 71 | Baldev Prakash | BJS | 18254 | Gain Chand | INC | 13775 |
| 1951 | 90 | Sarup Singh | SAD | 8716 | Rajinder Singh | INC | 8148 |
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Punjab Election 2022: Complete List of AAP Candidates, Check Names HERE". www.india.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Record of all Punjab Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.