Majitha Assembly constituency

Majitha
Constituency No. 13 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
DistrictAmritsar
LS constituencyAmritsar
Total electors167,775[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyShiromani Akali Dal
Elected year2022

Majitha Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 13) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Amritsar district, Punjab state, India.[2] VVPAT will be used in Majitha in the 2017 Assembly polls.[3][4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
1977 Parkash Singh Majitha Shiromani Akali Dal
1990
1985 Surindarpal Singh Indian National Congress
1992 Ranjit Singh
1997 Parkash Singh Majitha Shiromani Akali Dal
2001^ Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha
2002 Swinder Singh Kathunangal Indian National Congress
2007 Bikram Singh Majithia Shiromani Akali Dal
2012
2017
2022 Ganieve Kaur Majithia[5]

^ = (By-elections)

Election results

2022

Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Majitha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Ganieve Kaur Majithia 57,027 46.69 {{{change}}}
AAP Sukhjinder Raj Singh (Lalli Majithia) 30965 25.35
INC Jagwinder Pal Singh (Jagga Majithia) 26008 21.29
SAD(A) Kulwant Singh Kotla Gujran 3,553 2.91 Increase2.37
BJP Pardeep Singh 1654 1.35 Increase1.35
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors [6]
SAD hold

2017

Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Majitha[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Bikram Singh Majithia 65,803 54.07
INC Sukhjinder Rai Singh (Lalli) 42,919 35.27
AAP Himmat Singh Shergill 10,252 8.43
BSP Surjit Singh 700 0.58
SAD(A) Kulwant Singh 657 0.54
Independent Himmat Singh 457 0.38
Independent Waryam Singh 257 0.21
Independent Gagandeep Kumar 224 0.18
Independent Sukhjinder Singh 221 0.18
Independent Sukhjinder Singh Tanel 194 0.16
NOTA None of the above
Majority 26062 21.34
Turnout
Registered electors 158,951 [9]

References

  1. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. ^ Gurpreet Singh Nibber (30 December 2016). "Punjab polls: In high-profile seats, EC leaves no scope for rivals to complain". Hindustan Times.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Goyal, Divya (12 March 2022). "The Chosen 13: 'Padwoman', Moga's doctor among Punjab's women MLAs". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Majitha Assembly election result, 2012". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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