Zira is assembly constituency number 75 in Punjab, in Firozpur district, and one of the segments of the Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Naresh Kataria of the Aam Aadmi Party won with 42.4% of the vote, 22,776 votes ahead of Janmeja Singh Sekhon (SAD).
- 01Naresh KatariaAAP64,03442.35%
- 02Janmeja Singh SekhonSAD41,25827.29%
- 03Kulbir Singh ZiraINC40,61526.86%
- 04Avtar Singh ZiraBJP2,0071.33%
- 05Naresh KumarIndependent7910.52%
- 6 other candidates · 1,830 votesNOTA · 676 (0.45%)
Margin 22,776 votes · 15.06% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,51,211 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naresh KatariaMale · 63 yrs | AAP | 64,034 | 42.35% |
| 2 | Janmeja Singh SekhonMale · 78 yrs | SAD | 41,258 | 27.29% |
| 3 | Kulbir Singh ZiraMale · 41 yrs | INC | 40,615 | 26.86% |
| 4 | Avtar Singh ZiraMale · 58 yrs | BJP | 2,007 | 1.33% |
| 5 | Naresh KumarMale · 31 yrs | Independent | 791 | 0.52% |
| 6 | Megh RajMale · 62 yrs | Independent | 717 | 0.47% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 676 | 0.45% |
| 7 | Kulbir SinghMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 339 | 0.22% |
Show 4 more candidates
| 8 | Sukhwinder SinghMale · 48 yrs · SC | NATJUP | 323 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Kamaljit SinghMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 203 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Priyanka RaniFemale · 29 yrs | ILVK | 128 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Amandeep SinghMale · 28 yrs | Independent | 120 | 0.08% |
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.
Zira result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kulbir Singh | INC | 69,899 | 46.18% |
| 2 | Hari Singh Zira | SAD | 46,828 | 30.94% |
| 3 | Gurpreet Singh | AAP | 30,947 | 20.44% |
| 4 | Stephen Bhatti | Shiv Sena | 665 | 0.44% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 622 | 0.41% |
| 5 | Sukhwinder Singh | BSP | 573 | 0.38% |
Show 7 more candidates
| 6 | Gurpreet Singh | Independent | 502 | 0.33% |
| 7 | Dharminder Singh | Independent | 345 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Gurpreet Singh | Independent | 331 | 0.22% |
| 9 | Gurpreet Singh | Independent | 198 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Kulbir Singh | Independent | 195 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Kulbir Singh | Independent | 147 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Kulbir Singh | Independent | 121 | 0.08% |
Zira result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hari Singh | SAD | 71,389 | 52.27% |
| 2 | Naresh Kumar | INC | 59,422 | 43.51% |
| 3 | Harinder Singh | PPOP | 2,812 | 2.06% |
| 4 | Sukhdev Singh | BSP | 1,802 | 1.32% |
| 5 | Jaswinder Kaur | Independent | 1,147 | 0.84% |
Zira 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 Firozpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Zira is one of the assembly segments of Khadoor Sahib. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Khadoor Sahib candidates.
- Amritpal SinghIndependent43,901 33.0%
- Kulbir Singh ZiraINC36,302 27.2%
- Laljit Singh BhullarAAP26,554 19.9%
- Virsa Singh ValtohaSAD10,916 8.2%
- Manjit Singh MannaBJP8,337 6.3%
In the assembly election AAAP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, IND led here by 7,599 EVM votes.
Open Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha resultBooth-level results, printable maps, voter-list analysis and verified field surveys for this constituency. Tick what you need and our team will call with scope and a quote.
Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Zira.
Who won the Zira assembly seat in 2022?
Naresh Kataria of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAAP) won Zira in the 2022 Punjab assembly election with 64,034 votes, which was 42.35% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Zira?
The margin was 22,776 votes (15.06% of valid votes). The runner-up was Janmeja Singh Sekhon of the Shiromani Akali Dal with 41,258 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Zira in 2022?
Turnout was 80.39%: 1,51,380 of 1,88,313 registered electors voted, across 231 polling stations. That is 4.7 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Zira part of?
Zira is an assembly segment of the Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Amritpal Singh got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Zira a reserved constituency?
No. Zira is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Zira?
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.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Firozpur population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, FerozepurEvery 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