Kotkapura is assembly constituency number 88 in Punjab, in Faridkot district, and one of the segments of the Faridkot Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Kultar Singh Sandhwan of the Aam Aadmi Party won with 43.8% of the vote, 21,130 votes ahead of Ajaipal Singh Sandhu (INC).
- 01Kultar Singh SandhwanAAP54,00943.81%
- 02Ajaipal Singh SandhuINC32,87926.67%
- 03Mantar Singh BrarSAD29,57623.99%
- 04Jaskaran Singh Kahan Singh WalaSAD(M)2,6062.11%
- 05Dargesh KumarPLCP1,0450.85%
- 7 other candidates · 2,263 votesNOTA · 889 (0.72%)
Margin 21,130 votes · 17.14% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,23,267 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kultar Singh SandhwanMale · 46 yrs | AAP | 54,009 | 43.81% |
| 2 | Ajaipal Singh SandhuMale · 53 yrs | INC | 32,879 | 26.67% |
| 3 | Mantar Singh BrarMale · 57 yrs | SAD | 29,576 | 23.99% |
| 4 | Jaskaran Singh Kahan Singh WalaMale · 57 yrs | SAD(M) | 2,606 | 2.11% |
| 5 | Dargesh KumarMale · 52 yrs | PLCP | 1,045 | 0.85% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 889 | 0.72% |
| 6 | Kulbir Singh MattaMale · 58 yrs | Independent | 823 | 0.67% |
| 7 | Dhanwant KaurFemale · 55 yrs | Independent | 396 | 0.32% |
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| 8 | Harsimranjot SinghMale · 25 yrs | Independent | 272 | 0.22% |
| 9 | Kulwinder SinghMale · 34 yrs | LIP | 263 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Harpal SinghMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 261 | 0.21% |
| 11 | Jarnail SinghMale · 48 yrs · SC | NATJUP | 156 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Simarjit KaurFemale · 48 yrs | Independent | 92 | 0.07% |
AAAP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kotkapura result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kultar Singh Sandhwan | AAP | 47,401 | 38.76% |
| 2 | Bhai Harnirpal Singh Kukku | INC | 37,326 | 30.52% |
| 3 | Mantar Singh Brar | SAD | 33,895 | 27.71% |
| 4 | Avtar Krishan | BSP | 1,278 | 1.04% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 674 | 0.55% |
| 5 | Gurdeep Singh | Independent | 585 | 0.48% |
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| 6 | Surinder Kumar Dwivedi | APPA | 524 | 0.43% |
| 7 | Jagroop Singh | NAIP | 342 | 0.28% |
| 8 | Ramesh Kumar | Independent | 278 | 0.23% |
Kotkapura result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mantar Singh Brar | SAD | 49,361 | 44.27% |
| 2 | Ripjeet Singh Brar | INC | 31,175 | 27.96% |
| 3 | Upender Sharma | Independent | 15,202 | 13.63% |
| 4 | Pardeep Singh | PPOP | 6,927 | 6.21% |
| 5 | Pawanpreet Singh | CPI | 3,184 | 2.86% |
| 6 | Narinder Kumar | BSP | 2,412 | 2.16% |
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| 7 | Manjit Kaur | Independent | 943 | 0.85% |
| 8 | Kaur Singh | Independent | 669 | 0.60% |
| 9 | Bohar Singh | LJP | 603 | 0.54% |
| 10 | Karamjit Singh | SAD(M) | 561 | 0.50% |
| 11 | Swaran Singh | Independent | 462 | 0.41% |
Kotkapura 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 Faridkot district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kotkapura is one of the assembly segments of Faridkot. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Faridkot candidates.
- Karamjit Singh AnmolAAP24,894 23.8%
- Sarabjeet Singh KhalsaIndependent22,417 21.4%
- Amarjit Kaur SahokeINC21,965 21.0%
- Rajwinder Singh DharamkotSAD15,120 14.4%
- Hans Raj HansBJP14,523 13.9%
In the assembly election AAAP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AAAP led here by 2,477 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kotkapura.
Who won the Kotkapura assembly seat in 2022?
Kultar Singh Sandhwan of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAAP) won Kotkapura in the 2022 Punjab assembly election with 54,009 votes, which was 43.81% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kotkapura?
The margin was 21,130 votes (17.14% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ajaipal Singh Sandhu of the Indian National Congress with 32,879 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kotkapura in 2022?
Turnout was 77.12%: 1,23,570 of 1,60,223 registered electors voted, across 167 polling stations. That is 3.6 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kotkapura part of?
Kotkapura is an assembly segment of the Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Karamjit Singh Anmol got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kotkapura a reserved constituency?
No. Kotkapura is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kotkapura?
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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