Barnala is assembly constituency number 103 in Punjab, in Sangrur district, and one of the segments of the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer of the Aam Aadmi Party won with 49.3% of the vote, 37,622 votes ahead of Kulwant Singh Keetu (SAD). A bye-election on 20 Nov 2024 was won by Kuldeep Singh Dhillon Kala Dhillon (INC), the current MLA.
- 01Gurmeet Singh Meet HayerAAP64,80049.27%
- 02Kulwant Singh KeetuSAD27,17820.66%
- 03Manish BansalINC16,85312.81%
- 04Gurpreet SinghSAD(M)9,9177.54%
- 05Dhiraj KumarBJP9,1226.94%
- 9 other candidates · 2,807 votesNOTA · 855 (0.65%)
Margin 37,622 votes · 28.60% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,31,532 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurmeet Singh Meet HayerMale · 32 yrs | AAP | 64,800 | 49.27% |
| 2 | Kulwant Singh KeetuMale · 46 yrs | SAD | 27,178 | 20.66% |
| 3 | Manish BansalMale · 43 yrs | INC | 16,853 | 12.81% |
| 4 | Gurpreet SinghMale · 30 yrs | SAD(M) | 9,917 | 7.54% |
| 5 | Dhiraj KumarMale · 51 yrs | BJP | 9,122 | 6.94% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 855 | 0.65% |
| 6 | Baljit Singh BadbarMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 689 | 0.52% |
| 7 | Abhikaran SinghMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 317 | 0.24% |
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| 8 | Jagraj SinghMale · 66 yrs | NAPt | 300 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Gurbaj SinghMale · 48 yrs · SC | BMUP | 300 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Pappu KumarMale · 52 yrs · SC | Independent | 290 | 0.22% |
| 11 | Sukhwinder SinghMale · 36 yrs · SC | Independent | 243 | 0.18% |
| 12 | Harpreet SinghMale · 28 yrs · SC | Independent | 239 | 0.18% |
| 13 | Karamjit SinghMale · 35 yrs | LIP | 218 | 0.17% |
| 14 | Raj KumarMale · 49 yrs · SC | RSP | 211 | 0.16% |
AAAP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Barnala bye-election, 20 Nov 2024
Turnout 56.2% · 1,00,069 of 1,78,048 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuldeep Singh Dhillon Kala Dhillon | INC | 28,254 | 28.24% |
| 2 | Harinder Singh Dhaliwal | AAP | 26,097 | 26.09% |
| 3 | Kewal Singh Dhillon | BJP | 17,958 | 17.95% |
| 4 | Gurdeep Singh Batth | Independent | 16,899 | 16.89% |
| 5 | Govind Singh Sandhu | SAD(M) | 7,900 | 7.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 618 | 0.62% |
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| 6 | Raju | Independent | 367 | 0.37% |
| 7 | Tarsem Singh | Independent | 366 | 0.37% |
| 8 | Sukhchain Singh Atla | Independent | 347 | 0.35% |
| 9 | Yadwinder Singh | APNEP | 299 | 0.30% |
| 10 | Pappu Kumar | Independent | 290 | 0.29% |
| 11 | Bagga Singh Kahneke | Independent | 253 | 0.25% |
| 12 | Jai Ram | RSP | 195 | 0.19% |
| 13 | Jagmohan Singh | Independent | 124 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Sardual Singh | Independent | 75 | 0.07% |
Barnala result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurmeet Singh Meet Haher | AAP | 47,606 | 35.49% |
| 2 | Kewal Singh Dhillon | INC | 45,174 | 33.67% |
| 3 | Surinder Pal Singh Sibia | SAD | 31,111 | 23.19% |
| 4 | Simranjit Singh Mann | SAD(M) | 5,061 | 3.77% |
| 5 | Paramjit Kaur | BSP | 2,369 | 1.77% |
| 6 | Gurkimat Singh | TMC | 941 | 0.70% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 889 | 0.66% |
| 7 | Mahinder Singh | Independent | 411 | 0.31% |
| 8 | Jaspal Singh | BMUP | 336 | 0.25% |
| 9 | Raj Kumar | IVD | 254 | 0.19% |
Barnala result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kewal Singh Dhillon | INC | 54,570 | 46.39% |
| 2 | Malkit Singh Kittu | SAD | 49,048 | 41.70% |
| 3 | Kulwant Singh | PPOP | 5,075 | 4.31% |
| 4 | Paramjit Kaur | BSP | 4,874 | 4.14% |
| 5 | Raj Kumar | Independent | 1,176 | 1.00% |
| 6 | Ranjit Singh Sanghera | SAD(M) | 905 | 0.77% |
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| 7 | Malkiat Singh | Independent | 494 | 0.42% |
| 8 | Sukhi Kaur | LJP | 492 | 0.42% |
| 9 | Gurjant Singh | Independent | 465 | 0.40% |
| 10 | Amir Singh | Independent | 311 | 0.26% |
| 11 | Sewa Singh | Independent | 220 | 0.19% |
Barnala 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 Sangrur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Barnala is one of the assembly segments of Sangrur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Sangrur candidates.
- Gurmeet Singh Meet HayerAAP37,674 35.0%
- Simranjit Singh MannSAD(M)22,161 20.6%
- Arvind KhannaBJP19,218 17.9%
- Sukhpal Singh KhairaINC15,176 14.1%
- Iqbal Singh JhundanSAD5,724 5.3%
In the assembly election AAAP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AAAP led here by 15,513 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Barnala.
Who won the Barnala assembly seat in 2022?
Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAAP) won Barnala in the 2022 Punjab assembly election with 64,800 votes, which was 49.27% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Barnala?
The margin was 37,622 votes (28.60% of valid votes). The runner-up was Kulwant Singh Keetu of the Shiromani Akali Dal with 27,178 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Barnala in 2022?
Turnout was 71.97%: 1,31,832 of 1,83,174 registered electors voted, across 212 polling stations. That is 6.1 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Barnala part of?
Barnala is an assembly segment of the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Barnala had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 20 Nov 2024, Kuldeep Singh Dhillon Kala Dhillon (Indian National Congress) won by 2,157 votes.
Is Barnala a reserved constituency?
No. Barnala is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Barnala?
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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