Pathankot 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 = Pathankot

| mla = Ashwani Kumar Sharma

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| latest_election_year = 2022

| state = Punjab

| district = Pathankot district

| loksabha_cons = Gurdaspur

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:152519}} (in 2022){{update after|2026|02}}

| type= SLA

| constituency_no = 3

| established = 1951

}}

Pathankot Assembly constituency 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|access-date= 19 July 2016|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160423033326/http://ceopunjab.nic.in/english/Elections/SE/List%20Of%20AC%20Name.pdf|archive-date= 23 April 2016}} It is a segment of Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

!Election

!Name

! colspan="2" |Party

1952

|Kesho Dass

| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}

1957

| rowspan="2" |Bhagirath Lal

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}

1962
1967

|Chhajju Ram

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}

1969

| rowspan="2" |Ram Singh

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}

1972
1977

|Om Parkash Bhardwaj

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

1980

|Ram Swaroop Bagchi

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}

1985

|Master Mohan Lal

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

1992

|Raman Kumar Bhalla

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

1997

|Master Mohan Lal

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

2002

|Ashok Sharma

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

2007

|Master Mohan Lal

|{{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2012

|Ashwani Kumar Sharma

2017

|Amit Vij

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

2022

|Ashwani Kumar Sharma

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

Election results

= 2022 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Ashwani Kumar Sharma

|votes = 43,132

|percentage = 38.01

|change = {{decrease}}2.78

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Amit Vij

|votes = 35,373

|percentage = 31.17

|change = {{decrease}}19.69

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|candidate = Vibhuti Sharma

|votes = 31,451

|percentage = 27.72

|change = {{increase}}22.27

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = None of the above

|party = None of the above

|votes = 666

|percentage = 0.59

|change = {{decrease}}0.23

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,759

|percentage = 6.84

|change = {{decrease}}3.24

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 113,480

|percentage = 74.40

|change = {{decrease}}1.73

}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = {{formatnum:152519}}

|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}}

|change = {{increase}}4.53

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2017 =

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Pathankot{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/8|title= Pathankot Assembly election result, 2017|access-date= 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 = Amit Vij

|votes = 56,383

|percentage = 50.86

|change = {{increase}}25.15

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Ashwani Kumar Sharma

|votes = 45,213

|percentage = 40.79

|change = {{decrease}}3.77

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|candidate = Raj Kumar

|votes = 6,036

|percentage = 5.45

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 907

|percentage = 0.82

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,170

|percentage = 10.08

|change = {{decrease}}8.77

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 110,853

|percentage = 76.13

|change = {{increase}}3.47

}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = {{formatnum:145604}}

|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 no swing

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2012=

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2012: Pathankot{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/8|title= Pathankot Assembly election result, 2012|access-date= 13 January 2017}}{{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 = Ashwani Kumar Sharma

|votes = 42,218

|percentage = 44.56

|change = {{increase}}2.26

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Raman Bhalla

|votes = 24,362

|percentage = 25.71

|change = {{decrease}}8.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Ashok Sharma

|votes = 23,713

|percentage = 25.03

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 17,856

|percentage = 18.85

|change = {{increase}}10.59

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 94,742

|percentage = 72.66

|change = {{decrease}}0.87

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2007=

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2007: Pathankot{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/index.php/members/detail/8|title= Pathankot Assembly election result, 2007|access-date= 13 January 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3614-punjab-general-legislative-election-2007/ |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2007 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date= 26 June 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Master Mohan Lal

|votes = 43,717

|percentage = 42.30

|change = {{increase}}7.30

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Ashok Sharma

|votes = 35,182

|percentage = 34.04

|change = {{decrease}}22.89

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Ramesh Kumar

|votes = 17,957

|percentage = 17.37

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,535

|percentage = 8.26

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 103,360

|percentage = 73.53

|change = {{increase}}9.12

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

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