Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Punjab state in northern India.

Assembly segments

Presently, Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]

Members of Parliament

Key

  INC     Janata Party     BJP  

ElectionMemberParty
1952 Teja Singh Akarpuri Indian National Congress
1957 Diwan Chand Sharma Indian National Congress
1962 Diwan Chand Sharma Indian National Congress
1967 Prabodh Chandra Indian National Congress
1971 Prabodh Chandra Indian National Congress
1977 Yagya Datt Sharma Janata Party
1980 Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress
1989 Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress
1991 Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress
1996 Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress
1998 Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Partap Singh Bajwa Indian National Congress
2014 Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party
2017 By Poll held soon

Election results

The seat is currently vacant due to incumbent Vinod Khanna's demise on 27 April 2017.

2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Gurdaspur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Vinod Khanna 4,82,255 46.25 -0.85
INC Partap Singh Bajwa 3,46,190 33.20 -14.80
AAP Sucha Singh Chhotepur 1,73,376 16.63 N/A
CPI Varinder Singh 11,839 1.14 N/A
BSP Sukhwinder Singh 5,621 0.54 -1.11
NOTA None of the Above 4,625 0.44
Majority 1,36,065 13.05 +12.15
Turnout 10,42,699 69.50 -1.26
BJP gain from INC Swing -1.75

2009

Indian general elections, 2009: Gurdaspur
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Partap Singh Bajwa 4,47,994 48.00
BJP Vinod Khanna 4,39,652 47.10
BSP Swaran Singh Thakur 15,420 1.65
Independent Lal Chand 7,037 0.75
SP Sukrit Sharda 3,819 0.41
Majority 8,342 0.90
Turnout 9,33,370 70.77
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab website.

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