Faridkot Assembly constituency

Faridkot
Constituency No. 87 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
DistrictFaridkot
LS constituencyFaridkot
Total electors169,823 (in 2022)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAam Aadmi Party
Elected year2022

Faridkot Assembly constituency is one of the 117 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Punjab state in India.[1] It is part of Faridkot district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Picture Party
As part of Punjab Legislative Assembly (1956–Present)
2022 Gurdit Singh Sekhon[2] Aam Aadmi Party
2017 Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon[3] Indian National Congress
2012 Deep Malhotra Shiromani Akali Dal
2007 Avtar Singh Brar Indian National Congress
2002 Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon Shiromani Akali Dal
1997 Avtar Singh Brar Indian National Congress
1992 Avtar Singh Brar Indian National Congress
1985 Karnail Singh Doad Independent
1982 (By-elections) Jagdish Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal
1980 Jasmat Singh Dhillon Independent
1977 Manmohan Singh Brar Shiromani Akali Dal
1972 (SC) Durdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
1969 (SC) Bhagat Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
1967 (SC) B. Singh Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh
1962 Giani Zail Singh Indian National Congress
1957 Mehar Singh Indian National Congress
As part of Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly (1951–56)
1954 Harindar Singh (H.H. Raja) Independent
1951 Hazura Singh[4] Independent

Election results

2022

Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Faridkot[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Gurdit Singh Sekhon[5] 53484 41.18
INC Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon[6]
SAD Parambans Singh Romana
INC Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon[6]
Majority 16797 12.93
Registered electors 169,823 [7]
AAP gain from INC Swing


2017

Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Faridkot[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 154,149 [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab (19 June 2006). "List of Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Constituencies in the State of Punjab as determined by the delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituency notification dated 19th June, 2006". Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Patiala & East Punjab States Union, 1951 - Election Commission".
  5. ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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