Dharamkot 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 = Dharamkot

| mla = Devinderjit Singh Laddi Dhos

| party = Aam Aadmi Party

| latest_election_year = 2022

| state = Punjab

| district = Moga

| loksabha_cons = Faridkot

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:181612}} (in 2022){{update after|2027|02}}

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 74

}}

Dharamkot Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 74) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Moga 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 the Legislative Assembly

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Year

!Member

!colspan="2"|Party

1967

|Lachhman Singh Gill

|{{Full party name with color|Punjab Janta Party}}

2017

| Sukhjit Singh Kaka Lohgarh

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

2022

| Devinderjit Singh Laddi Dhos

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

Election results

= 2022 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|candidate = Devinderjeet Singh Laddi Dhos{{cite news |title=Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-elections-2022-full-list-of-aam-aadmi-party-candidates/2404732/ |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=The Financial Express |date=21 January 2022 |language=en}}

|votes = 65,378

|percentage = 45.97

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Sukhjit Singh Kaka Lohgarh{{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 = 35,406

|percentage = 24.9

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiromani Akali Dal

|candidate = Jathedar Tota singh

|votes = 30,495

|percentage = 21.44

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)

|candidate = Balraj Singh Khalsa

|votes = 6,200

|percentage = 4.36

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent

|candidate = Harpreet Singh Hero

|votes = 1,615

|percentage = 1.14

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Punjab Lok Congress

|candidate = Ravinder Singh Grewal

|votes = 753

|percentage = 0.53

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = None of the above

|party = None of the above (India)

|votes = 746

|percentage = 0.52

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 29,972

|percentage = 21.07

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = {{formatnum:181612}}

|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}}

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{{Election box gain with party link no swing

|winner = Aam Aadmi Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

= 2017 =

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Dharamkot{{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 = Sukhjit Singh Kaka Lohgarh{{cite news |title=Members: Sukhjit Singh |url=http://punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/157 |access-date=18 March 2022 |work=punjabassembly.nic.in|archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930210512/http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/157 |url-status=live }}

|votes =63238

|percentage =43.92

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiromani Akali Dal

|candidate = Tota Singh

|votes =41020

|percentage =28.49

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|candidate =Daljit Singh

|votes =34615

|percentage =24.04

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India

|candidate =Surat Singh

|votes =1325

|percentage =0.92

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)

|candidate =Balraj Singh

|votes =1089

|percentage =0.76

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate =Jagga Singh

|votes =456

|percentage =0.32

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate =Vikas

|votes =312

|percentage =0.22

|change =

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{{Election box candidate|

|party = {{Tooltip|IKL|Indian Krantikari Lehar}}

|candidate =Baljit Singh

|votes =291

|percentage =0.2

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Aapna Punjab Party

|candidate =Sukhpal Singh

|votes =258

|percentage =0.18

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate =Manjit Kaur

|votes =197

|percentage =0.14

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Bahujan Mukti Party

|candidate =Gurdeep Singh

|votes =186

|percentage =0.13

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = None of the above

|party = None of the above

|votes =1009

|percentage =0.7

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = {{formatnum:174148}}

|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}}

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{{Election box gain with party link no swing |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Shiromani Akali Dal |swing = }}

{{Election box end}}

=Previous results=

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!Year

A C No.CategoryNamePartyVotesRunner UpPartyVotes
201274GENTota SinghSAD62887Sukhjit SinghINC58632
200797ReservedSheetal SinghSAD47277Kewal SinghINC41577
200298ReservedSheetal SinghSAD35729Mukhtiar SinghIND20200
199798ReservedSheetal SinghSAD57400Kewal SinghINC30758
199298ReservedBaldev SinghBSP5753Piara SinghINC4429
198598ReservedGurdevsingh GillINC16573Sital SinghIND16296
198098ReservedSarwan SinghCPI26664Mukhtiar SinghINC (I)12351
197798ReservedSarwan SinghCPI15370Mukhtiar SinghIND14389
197212GENKulwant KaurSAD29234Jagmohan SinghINC24266
196912GENLachhman SinghPJP29129Sohan SinghSAD22742
196712GENLachhman SinghADS22634R. SinghINC16733
196285ReservedKultar SinghAD23164Mukhtiar SinghINC15289

Moga-Dharamkot constituency

During 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election, Moga-Dharamkot constituency was one of 21 two-member constituencies.

{{Election box begin no change| title = 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election : Moga-Dharamkot{{cite web |title=Statistical Report On General Election, 1951 To The Legislative Assembly Of Punjab |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3442-punjab-1951/ |publisher=Election Commission Of India |access-date=9 November 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Davinder Singh

| party = Shiromani Akali Dal

| votes = 19,429

| percentage = 18.97

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Rattan Singh

| party = Indian National Congress

| votes = 18,492

| percentage = 18.05

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mukhtair Singh

| party = Shiromani Akali Dal

| votes = 18,492

| percentage = 16.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sohan Singh

| party = Indian National Congress

| votes = 15,907

| percentage = 15.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mehar Singh

| party = Communist Party of India

| votes = 9,212

| percentage = 8.99

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lal

| party = Independent

| votes = 6,100

| percentage = 5.96

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Roop Lal Sathi

| party = Socialist Party (India)

| votes = 3,641

| percentage = 3.55

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sain Dass

| party = Bharatiya Jan Sangh

| votes = 2,464

| percentage = 2.41

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lal Chand

| party = Socialist Party (India)

| votes = 2,358

| percentage = 2.30

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bachitar Singh

| party = Independent

| votes = 2,023

| percentage = 1.98

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Labh Singh

| party = Independent

| votes = 1,555

| percentage = 1.52

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Anokh Singh

| party = All India Forward Bloc

| votes = 1,320

| percentage = 1.29

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sandhu Ram

| party = Independent

| votes = 932

| percentage = 0.91

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sikandar Lal

| party = Independent

| votes = 736

| percentage = 0.72

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Wazir Singh

| party = Independent

| votes = 662

| percentage = 0.65

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bakhtawar Singh

| party = Independent

| votes = 648

| percentage = 0.63

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sher Singh

| party = Independent

| votes = 503

| percentage = 0.49

}}

{{Election box turnout no change|

|votes = 1,02,421

|percentage = 98.33

}}

{{Election box registered electors no change

|reg. electors = 1,04,163

}}

{{Election box end}}

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