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Assembly constituency 16 · Punjab · SC

Amritsar West is assembly constituency number 16 in Punjab, in Amritsar district, and one of the segments of the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Dr. Jasbir Singh Sandhu of the Aam Aadmi Party won with 58.4% of the vote, 43,913 votes ahead of Raj Kumar Verka (INC).

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Amritsar West · 2022AC 16
  1. 01
    Dr. Jasbir Singh Sandhu
    AAP
    69,251
    58.39%
  2. 02
    Raj Kumar Verka
    INC
    25,338
    21.36%
  3. 03
    Dalbir Singh
    SAD
    10,370
    8.74%
  4. 04
    Kumar Amit Advocate
    BJP
    8,999
    7.59%
  5. 05
    Amarjit Singh Asal
    CPI
    1,368
    1.15%
  6. 5 other candidates · 2,293 votesNOTA · 987 (0.83%)

Margin 43,913 votes · 37.02% of valid votes

2,14,566
Registered electors
2022 election
55.6%
Turnout
-4.4 pts vs 2017
43,913
Victory margin
37.0% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,18,606 valid votes, NOTA included.

Amritsar West 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Jasbir Singh SandhuMale · 44 yrs · SCAAP69,251
58.39%
2Raj Kumar VerkaMale · 59 yrs · SCINC25,338
21.36%
3Dalbir SinghMale · 68 yrs · SCSAD10,370
8.74%
4Kumar Amit AdvocateMale · 41 yrs · SCBJP8,999
7.59%
5Amarjit Singh AsalMale · 66 yrs · SCCPI1,368
1.15%
—NOTANOTA987
0.83%
6Jugraj SinghMale · 47 yrs · SCIndependent968
0.82%
7Sucha LalMale · 61 yrs · SCAPNJBP423
0.36%
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8Gagandeep SinghMale · 33 yrs · SCIndependent321
0.27%
9Advocate Nirmal Preet Singh HiraMale · 31 yrs · SCIndependent312
0.26%
10Sham Lal GandhiMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent269
0.23%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2017, AAAP in 2022.

0%20%40%60%201220172022AAP 58.4%INC 21.4%SAD 8.7%BJP 7.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Dr. Jasbir Singh SandhuAAP · 58.4% · margin 43,913Turnout55.6%
2017Raj Kumar VerkaINC · 48.6% · margin 26,847Turnout60.0%
2012Raj Kumar (e)INC · 48.0% · margin 11,591Turnout57.4%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Amritsar West result 2017

Amritsar West 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raj Kumar VerkaINC52,271
48.60%
2Rakesh GillBJP25,424
23.64%
3Balwinder Singh SahotaAAP24,731
22.99%
4Gurnam KaurCPI1,725
1.60%
5Jaswant SinghBSP847
0.79%
—NOTANOTA810
0.75%
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6Satnam SinghABSD409
0.38%
7Balwinder SinghDEMSWP407
0.38%
8Lakhbir SinghSLDP292
0.27%
9Kulwant SinghAPPA255
0.24%
10AnkushIndependent202
0.19%
11Sham Lal GandhiwadiDCP177
0.16%

Amritsar West result 2012

Amritsar West 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raj Kumar (e)INC45,762
47.95%
2Rakesh GillBJP34,171
35.81%
3Amarjit Singh AsalCPI11,682
12.24%
4Rohit KhokharBSP1,298
1.36%
5Surinder Kumar KhoslaNCP877
0.92%
6Manjit SinghIndependent741
0.78%
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7Sham Lal (gandhiwadi)BCP551
0.58%
8Jaspal SinghIndependent352
0.37%
Map

Amritsar West outlined in orange among the other Punjab seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Amritsar district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

AAPINCSADBJPBSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Amritsar West is one of the assembly segments of Amritsar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Amritsar candidates.

  • Gurjeet Singh AujlaINC35,012 33.3%
  • Taranjit Singh Sandhu SamundriBJP30,937 29.5%
  • Kuldeep Singh DhaliwalAAP22,080 21.0%
  • Anil JoshiSAD11,451 10.9%
  • Emaan Singh MannSAD(M)1,923 1.8%

In the assembly election AAAP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 4,075 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Amritsar West.

Who won the Amritsar West assembly seat in 2022?

Dr. Jasbir Singh Sandhu of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAAP) won Amritsar West in the 2022 Punjab assembly election with 69,251 votes, which was 58.39% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Amritsar West?

The margin was 43,913 votes (37.02% of valid votes). The runner-up was Raj Kumar Verka of the Indian National Congress with 25,338 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Amritsar West in 2022?

Turnout was 55.60%: 1,19,291 of 2,14,566 registered electors voted, across 213 polling stations. That is 4.4 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Amritsar West part of?

Amritsar West is an assembly segment of the Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Gurjeet Singh Aujla got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Amritsar West a reserved constituency?

Yes. Amritsar West is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Amritsar West?

The Punjab assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Punjab assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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