Chamkaur Sahib Assembly constituency
| Chamkaur Sahib | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 51 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
 Current MLA, Dr. Charanjit Singh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Rupnagar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Anandpur Sahib |
| Total electors | 197,330 (in 2022) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AAP |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Chamkaur Sahib is one of the 117 constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in the state of Punjab, India.[1][2] It lies in Rupnagar district and is reserved for member of the Scheduled Castes.[3]
Vote transfer dynamics in the 2022 Chamkaur Sahib election
[edit]The 2022 defeat of Charanjit Singh Channi in Chamkaur Sahib cannot be attributed to voter rejection, as his vote tally increased from 61,060 in 2017[4] to approximately 62,306 in 2022. The decisive factor was the reconfiguration of opposition votes following the Akali Dal–BSP alliance. Although Akali Dal had secured over 31,000 votes in 2017, the BSP vote share collapsed to around 3,800 in 2022, indicating a near-total failure of alliance vote transfer. At the same time, AAP's significant surge suggests that Akali Dal votes shifted away from its Dalit alliance partner rather than consolidating behind it. This pattern effectively weakened the BSP in a reserved constituency and materially altered the electoral outcome, raising serious questions about the sincerity and functional intent of the alliance.[5]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Satwant Sandu | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Bhag Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1992 | Shamsher Singh | ||
| 1997 | Satwant Sandhu | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2007 | Charanjit Singh Channi | Independent politician | |
| 2012 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2017[6] | |||
| 2022[7] | Charanjit Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | |
Election results
[edit]2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Dr. Charanjit Singh | 70,248 | 47.6 | ||
| INC | Charanjit Singh Channi[8] | 62,306 | 42.22 | ||
| SAD(A) | Lakhvir Singh | 6,974 | 4.73 | ||
| BSP | Harmohan Singh Sandhu | 3,802 | 2.58 | ||
| BJP | Darshan Singh Shivjot | 2,514 | 1.7 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 713 | 0.48 | ||
| Majority | 7,942 | 5.38 | |||
| Turnout | 1,47,571 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,97,330 | [9] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2017
[edit]Charanjit Singh Channi, who, in 2021, became the Chief Minister of Punjab, won the seat for third consecutive time.[6][10][11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Charanjit Singh Channi | 61,060 | 42.00 | ||
| AAP | Dr. Charanjit Singh | 48,752 | 33.53 | ||
| SAD | Justice Nirmal Singh | 31,452 | 21.63 | ||
| BSP | Rajinder Singh | 1,610 | 1.11 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 911 | 0.63 | ||
| Majority | 12,308 | 8.47 | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,399 | 77.78 | |||
| Registered electors | 186,932 | [14] | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Charanjit Singh Channi | 54,640 | 41.26 | ||
| SAD | Jagmeet Kaur | 50,981 | 38.50 | ||
| PPoP | Gurpreet Singh | 13,408 | 10.12 | ||
| BSP | Rajinder Singh | 9,164 | 6.92 | ||
| IND | Haripal | 2,877 | 2.17 | ||
| Majority | 3,659 | 2.76 | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,430 | 79.78 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Previous results
[edit]| Year | A C No. | Name | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 66 | Charanjit Singh Channi | IND | 37946 | Satwant Kaur Sandhu | SAD | 36188 |
| 2002 | 67 | Satwant Kaur Sandhu | SAD | 33511 | Bhag Singh | INC | 24413 |
| 1997 | 67 | Satwant Kaur Sandhu | SAD | 40349 | Nirmal Singh | SAD (M) | 14205 |
| 1992 | 67 | Shamsher Singh | INC | 3641 | Gurmukh Singh | BSP | 2706 |
| 1985 | 67 | Bhag Singh | INC | 19928 | Bimal Kaur | IND | 18134 |
| 1980 | 67 | Satwant Kaur Sandhu | SAD | 23352 | Karnail Singh | INC (I) | 18277 |
| 1977 | 67 | Satwant Kaur Sandhu | SAD | 29223 | Prithvi Singh Azad | INC | 17463 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ Delimitation Commission of India (19 June 2006). "Delimitation - Order No. 22" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "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". Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "IndiaVotes AC Summary: Chamkaur Sahib 2017". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "IndiaVotes AC Summary: Chamkaur Sahib 2022". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- 1 2 Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ News18 (2022). "All Winners List of Punjab Assembly Election 2022 | Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections". Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ "Charanjit Singh(AAP):Constituency- CHAMKAUR SAHIB (SC)(RUPNAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
- ↑ "Two MLAs, doctor lock horns in Chamkaur Sahib".
- ↑ "Dr Charanjit Singh is AAP Choice from Chamkaur Sahib". 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Vidhan Sabha Elections‐2017 - List of Contesting Candidates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017.
- ↑ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Record of all Punjab Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.