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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.

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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

Left venue before accident: Najvot Kaur Sidhu on Amritsar train tragedy

Left venue before accident: Najvot Kaur Sidhu on Amritsar train tragedy

Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Friday evening clarifies that she had just left from the 'Ravana dahan' event when the accident happened which killed over 50 people and injured over 70.

Oct 19, 2018, 23:18 PM IST
Amritsar train tragedy: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased

Amritsar train tragedy: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased

At least 40 people are feared dead after a speeding train mowed down people at Ravana Dahan event in Amritsar. 

Oct 19, 2018, 21:04 PM IST
Caught on camera: Train mows down people watching 'Ravana dahan' in Amritsar

Caught on camera: Train mows down people watching 'Ravana dahan' in Amritsar

A purported video of the incident has gone viral on social media. However, Zee News could not verify the authenticity of the video.

Oct 19, 2018, 20:39 PM IST
More than 50 killed as train runs over people watching 'Ravana dahan' in Amritsar

More than 50 killed as train runs over people watching 'Ravana dahan' in Amritsar

At least 50 people died on Friday after being mowed down by a speeding train in Punjab's Amritsar.

Oct 19, 2018, 19:48 PM IST
Punjab Police ties woman on top of jeep, parades her throughout the town

Punjab Police ties woman on top of jeep, parades her throughout the town

The woman was tied on the roof of the police jeep as a 'punishment'.

Sep 26, 2018, 16:14 PM IST
Drive against illegal colonies, buildings to continue: Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu

Drive against illegal colonies, buildings to continue: Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu

Sidhu is adamant for the drive despite some Congress MLAs had complained about him to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh

Jun 17, 2018, 21:52 PM IST
12-year-old girl raped by tenant in Amritsar

12-year-old girl raped by tenant in Amritsar

The accused, who is absconding, had been allegedly raping the girl for the past several days and had threatened the minor of dire consequences if she informed anyone, the official said.

Apr 17, 2018, 18:08 PM IST

BSF personnel celebrate Holi in Amritsar: See Pics

Border Security Force personnel celebrate Holi at BSF headquarters at Khasa, on the outskirts of Amritsar on March 2, 2018.

Mar 02, 2018, 18:47 PM IST

In Indian avatar, Trudeau family visits Golden Temple in Amritsar - See pics

Dressed in Indian attire, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family visited the Golden Temple on Wednesday.

Feb 22, 2018, 00:21 AM IST
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to receive Canadian PM Justin Trudeau at Amritsar

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to receive Canadian PM Justin Trudeau at Amritsar

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will receive Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he visits Amritsar and will also accompany him to the Golden Temple.

Feb 15, 2018, 17:28 PM IST
Canadian delegation visits Golden Temple ahead of Trudeau's visit

Canadian delegation visits Golden Temple ahead of Trudeau's visit

  A government delegation from Canada has paid a visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday, ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau`s visit to India.Canadian Prime Minister will visit the

Feb 15, 2018, 13:08 PM IST
Amritsar designer hangs herself in Mohali house, cites depression as reason in suicide note

Amritsar designer hangs herself in Mohali house, cites depression as reason in suicide note

A woman on Saturday hanged herself from a ceiling fan at her paying guest accommodation in Phase 3, Mohali.

Jan 22, 2018, 09:19 AM IST
Watch: Celebrations at Amritsar's Golden Temple on 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh

Watch: Celebrations at Amritsar's Golden Temple on 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Gobind Singh was born on December 22, 1666.

Dec 25, 2017, 22:31 PM IST
Denied visa, 21-yr-old woman commits suicide in Amritsar

Denied visa, 21-yr-old woman commits suicide in Amritsar

Pooranpreet Kaur, according to her family, was depressed after her visa to go abroad was rejected. She set herself on fire at her home in Sarhali village.

Dec 17, 2017, 23:20 PM IST
Congress sweeps municipal polls in Punjab, wins all three corporations

Congress sweeps municipal polls in Punjab, wins all three corporations

The voting for three municipal corporations including Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala and 29 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Punjab ended on Sunday.

Dec 17, 2017, 20:25 PM IST
Can't get a better result than this: Amarinder Singh on Punjab civic polls

Can't get a better result than this: Amarinder Singh on Punjab civic polls

In 2012, the Akali Dal-BJP alliance had swept the state civic polls. 

Dec 17, 2017, 20:10 PM IST

Chandigarh, Amritsar colder than 'Queen of Hills' Shimla

Chandigarh and the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in Punjab were on Saturday colder than the `Queen of Hills` - Shimla.

Nov 25, 2017, 12:41 PM IST

Punjab local body elections: Election Commission asks officials to revise electoral roll

The polls for the local bodies, including the Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala municipal corporations, are likely to be held in December.

Nov 11, 2017, 19:43 PM IST
Hindu organisation leader shot dead in Amritsar

Hindu organisation leader shot dead in Amritsar

This came less than a fortnight after RSS leader Ravindra Gosain was killed in Ludhiana.

Oct 31, 2017, 09:38 AM IST
28 bullets were fired at Indira Gandhi, 80 bottles of blood administered to save her life

28 bullets were fired at Indira Gandhi, 80 bottles of blood administered to save her life

Today is the death anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, who was assassinated by her body guards Beant Singh and Satwant Singh on October 31, 1984.

Oct 31, 2017, 08:58 AM IST
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