• 542/542 TARGET 272
  • BJP+

    354BJP+

  • CONG+

    90CONG+

  • OTH

    98OTH

Tracker

Amritsar Lok Sabha Elections

Amritsar Lok Sabha Constituency, is one of 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Northern state of Punjab and will cast its vote on the last phase of general election 2019 being held on May 19.

Voting for Lok Sabha election in Punjab are being held in single phase on May 19 and counting will be held on May 23.

Amritsar covers nine assembly segments– Ajnala, Majitha, Amritsar North, Amritsar West, Amritsar Central, Amritsar East, Amritsar South and Attari.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Captain Amarinder Singh of the Indian National Congress (INC) – won by getting a margin of over 1 lakh votes. He had defeated current finance minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley. Singh had secured 482876 votes while Jaitley got 380106 votes.

The voter turnout figure was at 68.19 percent across 1527 polling stations.

Some of the other candidates in the fray were Dr. Daljit Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party and Amarjit Singh Asal of the Communist Party of India.

However, by-polls were necessitated following the resignation of Captain Amrinder Singh after he was elected as the Chief minister of the State in 2017. Gurjeet Singh Aujla of the INC won the by-polls, defeating Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina of the BJP.

In the year 2009, Navjot Singh Sidhu of the BJP managed to secure his winning position by getting over 6 thousand votes against Om Parkash Soni of the of the INC. While Sidhu got 392046 seats, Soni secured 385188 seats.

Other members in the fray were B. K. N. Chhibber of the Bahujan Samaj Party and Lavinder Kumar who was an Independent.

Read full profile

Read full profile

Candidates Party Status Votes
Gurjeet Singh Aujla INC

Won

444052
Hardeep Singh Puri BJP

Lost

344049
Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal AAAP

Lost

19800
Daswinder Kaur CPI

Lost

16278
Nota NOTA

Lost

8713
Sham Lal Gandhiwadi IND

Lost

3250
Sunil Kumar Mattu IND

Lost

3204
Shubham Kumar IND

Lost

2310
Surjit Singh IND

Lost

1607
Lakhwinder Singh Sidhu RPI(A)

Lost

1316
Gagandeep Kumar SHS

Lost

1186
Sandeep Singh IND

Lost

1017
Mohinder Singh IND

Lost

899
Satnam Singh DPI(A)

Lost

786
Kawaljit Singh Sahota BSP(A)

Lost

733
Sunil Kumar Bhatti IND

Lost

702
Kewal Krishan BMP

Lost

668
Bal Krishan IND

Lost

598
Mohinder Singh Namdhari IND

Lost

586
Sarabjit Singh IND

Lost

549
Harjinder Singh IND

Lost

539
Shamsher Singh IND

Lost

508
Sanjeev Kumar IND

Lost

487
Kashmir Singh IND

Lost

467
Chain Singh Bainka IND

Lost

445
Suman Singh IND

Lost

433
Gautam IND

Lost

380
Balwinder Singh IND

Lost

334
Jaspal Singh IND

Lost

271
Kabal Singh IND

Lost

258
Chand Kumar IND

Lost

233

Amritsar News

Amritsar grenade attack: Police detain two students as suspects

Amritsar grenade attack: Police detain two students as suspects

Three people had died in the incident and 20 were injured.

Nov 20, 2018, 14:11 PM IST
Amritsar grenade attack likely orchestrated by 2 local youth: Sources

Amritsar grenade attack likely orchestrated by 2 local youth: Sources

Two motorcycle-borne men threw grenades on a religious congregation which left three dead and 20 injured.

Nov 19, 2018, 09:50 AM IST
3 dead, 10 injured in Amritsar grenade attack, Punjab CM calls emergency meeting

3 dead, 10 injured in Amritsar grenade attack, Punjab CM calls emergency meeting

According to eyewitnesses, two to three bike-borne men carried out the grenade attack who later fled.

Nov 18, 2018, 13:04 PM IST
After calling it 'trespassing', Railways agrees to probe Amritsar Dussehra train tragedy

After calling it 'trespassing', Railways agrees to probe Amritsar Dussehra train tragedy

The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety will probe the Amritsar tragedy in which 60 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a passing train.

Nov 02, 2018, 20:13 PM IST
Will adopt families of those killed in Amritsar train accident, declares Navjot Singh Sidhu

Will adopt families of those killed in Amritsar train accident, declares Navjot Singh Sidhu

Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has declared that he will adopt the families of those who died in the Amritsar train tragedy. Making the announcement at a press conference, Sidhu said, “I will

Oct 22, 2018, 17:15 PM IST
Navjot Sidhu questions Centre over Amritsar train mishap, asks why was driver given clean chit

Navjot Sidhu questions Centre over Amritsar train mishap, asks why was driver given clean chit

Railways has said that no action will be taken against the driver of the train as he had managed to slow the train down.

Oct 22, 2018, 15:34 PM IST
Amritsar tragedy: Train driver is lying, say eyewitnesses; slam statements

Amritsar tragedy: Train driver is lying, say eyewitnesses; slam statements

The Amritsar train incident has claimed 61 lives so far.

Oct 22, 2018, 10:55 AM IST
Amritsar train mishap: Conditional permissions given for events at 20 places, including Dhobi Ghat ground

Amritsar train mishap: Conditional permissions given for events at 20 places, including Dhobi Ghat ground

Commissioner of Police, SS Shrivastava, said a certain process was followed and the police gave conditional permissions for events at 20 places in the city.

Oct 21, 2018, 17:55 PM IST
Amritsar mishap: Train driver explains why he kept driving despite knowing people were crushed

Amritsar mishap: Train driver explains why he kept driving despite knowing people were crushed

The Punjab and Railway Police had on Saturday detained the driver of the DMU (diesel multiple unit) at the Ludhiana railway station and questioned him regarding the mishap.

Oct 21, 2018, 16:58 PM IST
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asks for socio-economic profile of Amritsar train accident victims

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asks for socio-economic profile of Amritsar train accident victims

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday ordered the Amritsar administration to make detailed socio-economic profiles of victims who died in the train accident on Friday.

Oct 21, 2018, 15:51 PM IST
Amritsar Mishap: Over 5000 people standing on tracks, organiser told Sidhu's wife before accident

Amritsar Mishap: Over 5000 people standing on tracks, organiser told Sidhu's wife before accident

An organiser of the Dussehra event had boasted on stage before former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu that over 5,000 people were standing on train tracks

Oct 20, 2018, 23:10 PM IST
Amritsar train mishap: Survivors recall horror, says festive euphoria made people oblivious to train

Amritsar train mishap: Survivors recall horror, says festive euphoria made people oblivious to train

At least 59 people were killed and several injured after a speeding train went through a crowd gathered for Dussehra celebration.

Oct 20, 2018, 21:56 PM IST
Most dead are from UP and Bihar, lived in Amritsar to earn their livelihood

Most dead are from UP and Bihar, lived in Amritsar to earn their livelihood

Angry people are raising slogans against the state government, saying that it did nothing to ensure proper security arrangements for the Dusshera event. 

Oct 20, 2018, 17:28 PM IST
Amritsar train mishap: Many announcements were made, there was no stampede, Sidhu's wife defends organisers

Amritsar train mishap: Many announcements were made, there was no stampede, Sidhu's wife defends organisers

Navjot Kaur is facing the wrath of people for having allegedly left the accident site without bothering about the victims.

Oct 20, 2018, 17:07 PM IST
Amritsar train mishap: List of accident caused by trespassing in history of railways

Amritsar train mishap: List of accident caused by trespassing in history of railways

At least 59 people were killed and several injured on Friday after a speeding train ran through a crowd in Punjab's Amritsar.

Oct 20, 2018, 16:24 PM IST
Amritsar mishap not a train accident, won't give any compensation, says Railways

Amritsar mishap not a train accident, won't give any compensation, says Railways

Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha had already said that there was no need for Railways to hold an enquiry into the mishap.

Oct 20, 2018, 12:28 PM IST
Man playing Ravana in Ramlila killed in Amritsar train accident

Man playing Ravana in Ramlila killed in Amritsar train accident

He is survived by his mother, wife and an eight-month-old baby. 

Oct 20, 2018, 10:24 AM IST
Amritsar rail mishap: People were clicking selfies when train ran over crowd

Amritsar rail mishap: People were clicking selfies when train ran over crowd

At least 58 people died and many more injured in the accident between Manawala and Ferozpur stations near Amritsar.

Oct 20, 2018, 06:24 AM IST
Punjab train tragedy: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal cuts short US trip

Punjab train tragedy: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal cuts short US trip

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday canceled his engagements in the US.

Oct 20, 2018, 00:08 AM IST
At least 58 dead, 70 injured in Amritsar train tragedy, Punjab CM orders probe

At least 58 dead, 70 injured in Amritsar train tragedy, Punjab CM orders probe

At least 58 people have died and more than 70 injured after being mowed down by a fast-moving train in Punjab's Amritsar. 

Oct 19, 2018, 23:46 PM IST
1