Amritsar Central Assembly constituency
{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Amritsar Central
| mla = Ajay Gupta
| party = Aam Aadmi Party
| latest_election_year = 2022
| state = Punjab
| district = Amritsar
| loksabha_cons = Amritsar
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:147058}} (in 2022){{update after|2027|02}}
| type= SLA
| constituency_no = 17
}}
Amritsar Central Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 17) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Amritsar district, Punjab state, India.{{cite web|url=http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/Elections/SE/List%20Of%20AC%20Name.pdf |title=List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies |accessdate=19 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423033326/http://ceopunjab.nic.in/english/Elections/SE/List%20Of%20AC%20Name.pdf |archivedate=23 April 2016 }}
Members of Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable"
!Year ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 1952
|Amir Chand Gupta |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1967
| rowspan="2" |Balram Das Tandon | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh| rowspan=2}} |
| 1969 |
| 1972
|Partap Chand |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1977
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
| rowspan="2" |Darbari Lal |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}} |
| 1985
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1992
| rowspan="2" |Laxmi Kanta Chawla | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party| rowspan=2}} |
| 1997 |
| 2002
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2007
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2012
| rowspan="2" |Om Parkash Soni | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 2017 |
| 2022
|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}} |
Election results
= 2022 =
{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Amritsar Central}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Ajay Gupta{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Punjab Election 2022: Complete List of AAP Candidates, Check Names HERE|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/punjab-election-2022-complete-list-of-aap-candidates-check-names-announced-5198549/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-22|website=www.india.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122030948/https://www.india.com/news/india/punjab-election-2022-complete-list-of-aap-candidates-check-names-announced-5198549/ |archive-date=22 January 2022 }}
|votes = 40,837
|percentage = 46.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Om Parkash Soni{{cite news |title=Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-elections-2022-full-list-of-congress-candidates/2407341/ |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=FE Online |agency=The Indian Express Group |issue=The Financial Express (India) |date=February 18, 2022}}
|votes = 26,811
|percentage = 30.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ram Chawla
|votes = 13,551
|percentage = 15.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Dalvir Kaur
|votes = 4,016
|percentage = 4.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above (India)
|votes = 697
|percentage = 0.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,026
|percentage = 16.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 87,205
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,47,058
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Aam Aadmi Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2017 =
{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Amritsar Central{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/22|title= Amritsar Central Assembly election result, 2012|accessdate= 13 January 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3614-punjab-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date= 26 June 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Om Parkash Soni
|votes = 51242
|percentage = 53.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tarun Chugh
|votes = 34,560
|percentage = 36.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = ajay gupta
|votes = 7171
|percentage = 7.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = rajesh kumar
|votes = 500
|percentage = 0.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 919
|percentage = 0.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:135954}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2012: Amritsar Central}}{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/22|title= Amritsar Central Assembly election result, 2012|accessdate= 13 January 2017}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Om Parkash Soni
|votes = 47,357
|percentage = 55.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Tarun Chugh
|votes = 30126
|percentage = 40.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Vijay Kumar Misra
|votes = 1212
|percentage = 1.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Jagdish Raj
|votes = 808
|percentage = 0.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rakesh Kumar
|votes = 737
|percentage = 0.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Baldev Bhardwaj
|votes = 304
|percentage = 0.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Narinder Shekhar Luthra
|votes = 180
|percentage = 0.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Om Prakash
|votes = 166
|percentage = 0.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Record of all Punjab Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/86-punjab/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=14 March 2022}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Punjab, India
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