Samana is assembly constituency number 116 in Punjab, in Patiala district, and one of the segments of the Patiala Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Chetan Singh Jouramajra of the Aam Aadmi Party won with 50.1% of the vote, 39,713 votes ahead of Surjit Singh Rakhra (SAD).
- 01Chetan Singh JouramajraAAP74,37550.14%
- 02Surjit Singh RakhraSAD34,66223.37%
- 03Rajinder SinghINC23,57615.89%
- 04Surinder Singh KherkiPLCP5,0843.43%
- 05Hardeep SinghSAD(M)3,8332.58%
- 9 other candidates · 5,698 votesNOTA · 1,107 (0.75%)
Margin 39,713 votes · 26.77% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,48,335 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chetan Singh JouramajraMale · 55 yrs | AAP | 74,375 | 50.14% |
| 2 | Surjit Singh RakhraMale · 71 yrs | SAD | 34,662 | 23.37% |
| 3 | Rajinder SinghMale · 61 yrs | INC | 23,576 | 15.89% |
| 4 | Surinder Singh KherkiMale · 54 yrs | PLCP | 5,084 | 3.43% |
| 5 | Hardeep SinghMale · 61 yrs | SAD(M) | 3,833 | 2.58% |
| 6 | Rachhpal Singh JouramajraMale · 59 yrs | SNYKSNGRHP | 1,484 | 1.00% |
| 7 | Raju RamMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 1,174 | 0.79% |
| 8 | Lovepreet SinghMale · 26 yrs | Independent | 1,109 | 0.75% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,107 | 0.75% |
| 9 | Ashwani KumarMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 429 | 0.29% |
| 10 | Ajaib Singh BathoiMale · 47 yrs · SC | SP | 409 | 0.28% |
| 11 | Jagandeep KaurFemale · 36 yrs | PKD | 374 | 0.25% |
| 12 | Paramjit Singh SaholiMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 277 | 0.19% |
| 13 | Poonam RaniFemale · 49 yrs | Independent | 247 | 0.17% |
| 14 | Parveen KumarMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 195 | 0.13% |
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.
Samana result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajinder Singh | INC | 62,551 | 41.92% |
| 2 | Surjit Singh Rakhra | SAD | 52,702 | 35.32% |
| 3 | Jagtar Singh Rajla | AAP | 28,884 | 19.36% |
| 4 | Rajinder Singh | SAD(M) | 1,854 | 1.24% |
| 5 | Davinder Singh Dhiman | BSP | 1,084 | 0.73% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,052 | 0.70% |
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| 6 | Ajaib Singh Bathoi | Independent | 501 | 0.34% |
| 7 | Rajinder Singh | Independent | 348 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Jaspal Singh | Independent | 250 | 0.17% |
Samana result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surjit Singh Rakhra | SAD | 64,769 | 50.04% |
| 2 | Raninder Singh | INC | 57,839 | 44.68% |
| 3 | Maghar Singh | BSP | 3,104 | 2.40% |
| 4 | Hukam Singh | PPOP | 1,447 | 1.12% |
| 5 | Binder Kaur | Independent | 867 | 0.67% |
| 6 | Rajpal Singh | SAD(M) | 668 | 0.52% |
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| 7 | Arun Chopra | BRSP | 427 | 0.33% |
| 8 | Sandeep Kumar | Independent | 325 | 0.25% |
Samana 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 Patiala district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Samana is one of the assembly segments of Patiala. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Patiala candidates.
- Dr Balbir SinghAAP36,141 28.9%
- Dr Dharamvira GandhiINC28,937 23.1%
- Preneet KaurBJP26,387 21.1%
- N K SharmaSAD17,871 14.3%
- Prof Mohinder Pal SinghSAD(M)7,858 6.3%
In the assembly election AAAP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AAAP led here by 7,204 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Samana.
Who won the Samana assembly seat in 2022?
Chetan Singh Jouramajra of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAAP) won Samana in the 2022 Punjab assembly election with 74,375 votes, which was 50.14% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Samana?
The margin was 39,713 votes (26.77% of valid votes). The runner-up was Surjit Singh Rakhra of the Shiromani Akali Dal with 34,662 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Samana in 2022?
Turnout was 76.87%: 1,48,473 of 1,93,141 registered electors voted, across 232 polling stations. That is 6.8 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Samana part of?
Samana is an assembly segment of the Patiala Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr Balbir Singh got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Samana a reserved constituency?
No. Samana is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Samana?
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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- Gram panchayat list, PatialaEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
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- Punjab districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
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