Bhoa 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 = Bhoa

| state = Punjab

| district = Pathankot

| loksabha_cons = Gurdaspur

| reservation = SC

| type= SLA

| constituency_no = 2

| mla = Lal Chand Kataruchakk

| party = Aam Aadmi Party

| latest_election_year = 2022

| electors = {{formatnum:182915}} (in 2022){{update after|2026|02}}

}}

Bhoa is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Pathankot 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 }} It covers Bhoa village. In 2022, it had {{formatnum:182915}} electors.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Member

!colspan="2"|Party

2012

| Seema Kumari

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2017

| Joginder Pal

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2022

| Lal Chand Kataruchakk

|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}

Election results

=2022=

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Bhoa}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|candidate = Lal Chand Kataruchakk

|votes = 50,339

|percentage = 36.59

|change = {{increase}}33.71

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Joginder Pal{{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=49,135|percentage=35.72|change={{decrease}}14.43}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Seema Kumari|votes=29,132|percentage=21.18|change={{decrease}}9.72}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Rakesh Kumar Majotara|votes=5,046|percentage=3.67|change={{increase}}3.14}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=749|percentage=0.54|change={{increase}}0.19}}

{{Election box majority||votes=1,204|percentage=0.87|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=137572|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = {{formatnum:182915}}

|ref={{cite web |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2022 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14165-punjab-general-legislative-election-2022/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing |winner = Aam Aadmi Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }}

{{Election box end}}

=2017=

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Bhoa{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/7|title= Bhoa Assembly election result, 2017|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 = Joginder Pal

|votes = 67,865

|percentage = 51.95

|change = {{increase}}16.60

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Seema Kumari

|votes = 40,369

|percentage = 30.90

|change = {{decrease}}15.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Revolutionary Marxist Party of India

|candidate = Lal Chand Kataru Chak

|votes = 13,353

|percentage = 10.22

|change = new

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|candidate = Amarjeet Singh

|votes = 3,767

|percentage = 2.88

|change = new

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = None of the above

|party = None of the above

|votes = 454

|percentage = 0.35

|change = --

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 27,496

|percentage = 20.97

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 131,091

|percentage = 75.20

|change = {{increase}}3.88

}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = {{formatnum:174313}}

|ref={{cite web |url=http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/Elections/SE/VS2017/D03-Electors%20and%20Polling%20Stations%20VS%202017.pdf |title=Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017 |author=Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab |access-date= 24 June 2021}}

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2012=

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2012: Bhoa{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/punjab/sujanpur-mla-results |title=Sujanpur Election Result 2012, Winner, Sujanpur MLA, Punjab |date= |author= |access-date= 27 June 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3614-punjab-general-legislative-election-2012 |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2012 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date= 26 June 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Seema Kumari

|votes = 50,503

|percentage = 46.54

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Balbir Ram

|votes = 38,355

|percentage = 35.35

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Ram Lal

|votes = 7,508

|percentage = 6.92

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Lal Chand

|votes = 5,624

|percentage = 5.18

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Amarjit Singh

|votes = 2,841

|percentage = 2.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Gurdev Singh

|votes = 2,779

|percentage = 2.56

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|votes=12,148|percentage=11.19|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=108,512|percentage=71.32|change=New}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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