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Gurdaspur Lok Sabha Elections

Gurdaspur 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.

Gurdaspur covers nine assembly segments – Bhoa, Sujanpur, Pathankot, Dinanagar, Gurdaspur, Dera Baba Nanak, Batala, Qadian.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Bollywood superstar Vinod Khanna of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – won by getting a margin of over 1.36 lakh votes. He had defeated Partap Singh Bajwa of the Indian National Congress (INC). Khanna had secured 482255 votes while Bajwa got 346190 votes.

The voter turnout figure was at 69.50 percent across 1756 polling stations.

Some of the other candidates in the fray were Sucha Singh Chhotepur of the Aam Aadmi Party and Varinder Singh of the Communist Party of India.

However, after the death of Vinod Khanna in 2017, By-election was necessitated. Sunil Kumar Jakhar of the INC won the by-polls, defeating BJP candidate Swaran Salaria.

This year BJP is fielding Bollywood superstar Sunny Deol from the Gurdaspur seat. This is also Deol's debut in electoral politics.

In the year 2009, Partap Singh Bajwa of the INC managed to secure his winning position by getting over 8 thousand votes against Vinod Khanna of the BJP. While Bajwa got 447994 seats, Khanna secured 439652 seats.

Other members in the fray were Swaran Singh Thakur of the Bahujan Samaj Party and Lal Chand who was an independent candidate.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Sunny Deol BJP

Won

558719
Sunil Jakhar INC

Lost

476260
Peter Masih AAAP

Lost

27744
Lal Chand Kataru Chak RMPOI

Lost

15274
Nota NOTA

Lost

9560
Kasim Deen IND

Lost

3136
Parampreet Singh IND

Lost

2964
Ashwani Kumar Happy CPI(ML)(L)

Lost

2469
Sukirt Sharda IND

Lost

1801
Pritam Singh Bhatti JRSP

Lost

1241
Karam Singh IND

Lost

1065
Amandeep Singh Ghotra IND

Lost

888
Jasbir Singh BSP(A)

Lost

801
Harpreet Singh IND

Lost

800
Yash Paul BMP

Lost

666
Mangal Singh DPI

Lost

499

Gurdaspur News

BJP candidate Sunny Deol to file his nomination from Gurdaspur today

BJP candidate Sunny Deol to file his nomination from Gurdaspur today

Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency was earlier represented by actor Vinod Khanna, who won from here four times on BJP ticket.

Apr 29, 2019, 07:13 AM IST
Sunny Deol 'filmy fauji, I'm the real fauji,' says Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

Sunny Deol 'filmy fauji, I'm the real fauji,' says Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

Sunny Deol is BJP's candidate from Punjab's Gurdaspur.

Apr 26, 2019, 17:23 PM IST
Sunny Deol is credible, dependable person; will surely win from Gurdaspur: Anupam Kher

Sunny Deol is credible, dependable person; will surely win from Gurdaspur: Anupam Kher

Deol and Anupam Kher have worked together in many films like "ChaalBaaz", "Salaakhen", "Darr", among many others.

Apr 25, 2019, 23:29 PM IST
Pakistan 'surreptitiously usurped' land belonging to Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara: Officials

Pakistan 'surreptitiously usurped' land belonging to Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara: Officials

The encroached lands were donated to the Kartarpur Sahib by devouts like late Maharaja Ranjeet Singh and others.

Mar 15, 2019, 18:27 PM IST
Pakistan to spell out criteria for Indian pilgrims using Kartarpur corridor

Pakistan to spell out criteria for Indian pilgrims using Kartarpur corridor

The proposal of the Pakistan govt will highlight points that include--permits, passports, pilgrim entry among others.

Dec 29, 2018, 14:30 PM IST
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to lay foundation stone for Kartarpur corridor in Gurdaspur on November 26

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to lay foundation stone for Kartarpur corridor in Gurdaspur on November 26

The corridor will let Sikh pilgrims visit the iconic Gurudwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur on the banks of river Ravi in Pakistan.

Nov 25, 2018, 10:26 AM IST
9 children fall ill in Punjab after eating fruit plucked from a tree

9 children fall ill in Punjab after eating fruit plucked from a tree

According to the parents of the children, they plucked green coloured fruit from a tree and ate it, following which they started vomiting and some of them fell unconscious.

Nov 14, 2018, 07:51 AM IST

Rape accused Punjab ex-minister surrenders, sent to police remand

Former Shiromani Akali Dal Minister Sucha Singh Langah, who is facing rape and cheating charges, was on Wednesday sent to police remand till October 9.

Oct 04, 2017, 17:20 PM IST
14 nominations filed for Gurdaspur bypoll; 9 on last day

14 nominations filed for Gurdaspur bypoll; 9 on last day

Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on September 25 and the last for withdrawal of candidature is September 27.

Sep 22, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
Gurdaspur AAP candidate's gunman goes on shooting spree, none hurt

Gurdaspur AAP candidate's gunman goes on shooting spree, none hurt

The shooting led to damage to vehicles, including a Mahindra XUV and a Scorpio SUV. While the vehicles` windshields and window panes were smashed, their bodies had big holes from the bullets.

Sep 21, 2017, 20:09 PM IST
Amarinder Singh announces 50,000 jobs for youths, Punjab govt to organise 'Rozgar Melas'

Amarinder Singh announces 50,000 jobs for youths, Punjab govt to organise 'Rozgar Melas'

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced that his government will provide jobs to 50,000 youth in the first phase of the 'Ghar Ghar Mein Naukri' scheme.

Aug 17, 2017, 08:28 AM IST
On 70th Independence Day, Punjab's Amarinder Singh announces development projects for Gurdaspur

On 70th Independence Day, Punjab's Amarinder Singh announces development projects for Gurdaspur

The Chief Minister also announced air connectivity to Pathankot, with flights set to be operational by September 30 this year.

Aug 15, 2017, 16:26 PM IST
Woman intruder shot dead by BSF in Punjab, Pakistan refuses to accept body

Woman intruder shot dead by BSF in Punjab, Pakistan refuses to accept body

A woman intruder from Pakistan was shot dead by BSF troopers in the early hours of Monday in Punjab`s frontier district of Gurdaspur, a senior officer said.

May 15, 2017, 19:07 PM IST

Pathankot attack martyr's brother, wife thrashed in Gurdaspur

Hardip Singh and his wife, Kulwinder Kaur, were beaten up outside a shop in an area falling under Bhaini Mian Khan Police Station on May 13.

May 15, 2017, 11:45 AM IST
Rishi Kapoor slams current generation actors for not attending Vinod Khanna’s last rites

Rishi Kapoor slams current generation actors for not attending Vinod Khanna’s last rites

Rishi Kapoor, who had shared screen space with late Vinod Khanna, said that today’s generation must learn to respect.

Apr 28, 2017, 08:37 AM IST
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