Jalandhar Central is assembly constituency number 35 in Punjab, in Jalandhar district, and one of the segments of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Raman Arora of the Aam Aadmi Party won with 31.0% of the vote, 247 votes ahead of Rajinder Beri (INC).
- 01Raman AroraAAP33,01130.98%
- 02Rajinder BeriINC32,76430.75%
- 03Manoranjan KaliaBJP27,99326.27%
- 04Chandan Kumar GrewalSAD10,90710.24%
- 05Bhupinder SinghJJJKP3290.31%
- 3 other candidates · 597 votesNOTA · 953 (0.89%)
Margin 247 votes · 0.23% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,06,554 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raman AroraMale · 51 yrs | AAP | 33,011 | 30.98% |
| 2 | Rajinder BeriMale · 60 yrs | INC | 32,764 | 30.75% |
| 3 | Manoranjan KaliaMale · 63 yrs | BJP | 27,993 | 26.27% |
| 4 | Chandan Kumar GrewalMale · 52 yrs | SAD | 10,907 | 10.24% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 953 | 0.89% |
| 5 | Bhupinder SinghMale · 54 yrs | JJJKP | 329 | 0.31% |
| 6 | Jatinder Kumar SharmaMale · 48 yrs | SP | 219 | 0.21% |
| 7 | Narinder KumarMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 207 | 0.19% |
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| 8 | Manjit KaurFemale · 47 yrs · SC | PNJBNP | 171 | 0.16% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2017, AAAP in 2022.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Jalandhar Central result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajinder Beri | INC | 55,518 | 52.20% |
| 2 | Manoranjan Kalia | BJP | 31,440 | 29.56% |
| 3 | Dr. Sanjiv Sharma | AAP | 15,269 | 14.36% |
| 4 | Madan Bhatti | BSP | 1,261 | 1.19% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,044 | 0.98% |
| 5 | Tarandip Singh | TMC | 529 | 0.50% |
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| 6 | Parminder Singh Cheema | SAD(M) | 312 | 0.29% |
| 7 | Rohit Joshi | Shiv Sena | 309 | 0.29% |
| 8 | Ranvir Singh | NCP | 271 | 0.25% |
| 9 | Rajeshwar Kumar | Independent | 254 | 0.24% |
| 10 | Vikram Kuljit Singh | KYP | 140 | 0.13% |
Jalandhar Central result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manoranjan Kalia | BJP | 44,963 | 46.14% |
| 2 | Rajinder Beri | INC | 43,898 | 45.04% |
| 3 | Rajinder Singh | BSP | 4,678 | 4.80% |
| 4 | Kuldeep Singh Cheema | PPOP | 2,253 | 2.31% |
| 5 | Ashish Kumar | Shiv Sena | 354 | 0.36% |
| 6 | Kuldeep Kumar | Independent | 322 | 0.33% |
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| 7 | Surinder Singh Arora | NCP | 287 | 0.29% |
| 8 | Raj Pal Singh | DBSP | 205 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Surjit Kaur | Independent | 204 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Kamaldeep Singh | Independent | 172 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Gurmeet Singh Aulakh | SAD(M) | 121 | 0.12% |
Jalandhar Central 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 Jalandhar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Jalandhar Central is one of the assembly segments of Jalandhar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jalandhar candidates.
- Sushil Kumar RinkuBJP38,115 39.1%
- Charanjit Singh ChanniINC34,382 35.2%
- Pawan Kumar TinuAAP18,528 19.0%
- Mohinder Singh KaypeeSAD2,404 2.5%
- Advocate Balwinder KumarBSP2,141 2.2%
In the assembly election AAAP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 3,733 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Jalandhar Central.
Who won the Jalandhar Central assembly seat in 2022?
Raman Arora of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAAP) won Jalandhar Central in the 2022 Punjab assembly election with 33,011 votes, which was 30.98% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Jalandhar Central?
The margin was 247 votes (0.23% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajinder Beri of the Indian National Congress with 32,764 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Jalandhar Central in 2022?
Turnout was 61.17%: 1,06,614 of 1,74,292 registered electors voted, across 190 polling stations. That is 7.5 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Jalandhar Central part of?
Jalandhar Central is an assembly segment of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sushil Kumar Rinku got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Jalandhar Central a reserved constituency?
No. Jalandhar Central is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Jalandhar Central?
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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- Jalandhar population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, JalandharEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Punjab state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Punjab Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Punjab districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, PunjabBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in PunjabCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in PunjabMunicipal corporations, councils, wards