Kapurthala 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 = Kapurthala
| state = Punjab
| type= SLA
| constituency_no = 27
| district = Kapurthala
| loksabha_cons = Khadoor Sahib
| reservation = None
| mla = Rana Gurjeet Singh
| party = Indian National Congress
| latest_election_year = 2022
| electors = {{formatnum:149885}} (in 2022){{update after|2027|6}}
}}
Kapurthala is one of the 117 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Punjab state in India.{{cite web |url=http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/lpac.aspx |title=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 |author=Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab |date=19 June 2006 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}{{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 is part of Kapurthala district. As of 2022, it is represented by Rana Gurjeet Singh of the Indian National Congress.{{update after|2027|6}}
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class ="wikitable" |
| Year
! Name !colspan=2| Party |
|---|
| 1977
|Hukam Chand |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
|Raghbir Singh | {{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}} |
| 1985
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 1992
|Gulzar Singh |
| 1997
|Raghbir Singh |{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}} |
| 2002
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2004 (by-election)
|Sukhjinder Kaur |{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal|rowspan=2}} |
| 2007
|Rana Rajbans Kaur |
| 2012
|rowspan=3|Rana Gurjeet Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 2017 |
| 2022 |
Election results
= 2022 =
{{Election box begin | title=2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election: Kapurthala{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14165-punjab-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2022 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=10 May 2022 |access-date= 15 May 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rana Gurjeet Singh
|votes = 44,096
|percentage = 42.94
|change = {{decrease}}10.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 36,792
|percentage = 35.82
|change = {{increase}}18.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Devinder Singh Dhapai
|votes = 8,627
|percentage = 8.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ranjit Singh Khojewal
|votes = 6,745
|percentage = 6.57
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
|candidate = Narinder Singh
|votes = 3,807
|percentage = 3.71
|change = {{increase}}3.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 622
|percentage = 0.61
|change = {{decrease}}0.02
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,304
|percentage = 7.12
|change = {{decrease}}20.35
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,02,700
|percentage = 68.51
|change = {{decrease}}6.18
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:149885}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Aam Aadmi Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2017 =
{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Kapurthala{{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|
|candidate = Rana Gurjeet Singh
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 56,378
|percentage = 53.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Paramjit Singh
|party = Shiromani Akali Dal
|votes = 27,561
|percentage = 26.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sukhwant Singh Padda
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 18,076
|percentage = 17.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Nahar
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar)
|votes = 1,115
|percentage = 1.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 658
|percentage = 0.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Narinder Singh
|party = Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)
|votes = 605
|percentage = 0.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 28,817
|percentage = 27.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,05,540
|percentage = 74.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum: 141299}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Shiromani Akali Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Record of all Punjab Assembly Election results |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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