Chamkaur Sahib Assembly Constituency

Chamkaur Sahib
Constituency for the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
LS constituency	Anandpur Sahib
Total electors	197,330 (in 2022)
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA	Dr. Charanjit Singh
Party	AAP
Elected year	2022

Chamkaur Sahib is one of the 117 constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in the state of Punjab, India. ^{[1] [2]} It lies in Rupnagar district and is reserved for member of the Scheduled Castes. ^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1977	Satwant Kaur Sandhu			Shiromani Akali Dal
1980
1985	Bhag Singh			Indian National Congress
1992	Shamsher Singh
1997	Satwant Kaur Sandhu			Shiromani Akali Dal
2002
2007	Charanjit Singh Channi			Indian National Congress
2012
2017 [4]
2022	Charanjit Singh			Aam Aadmi Party

Election Results

2022

Assembly Election 2022: Chamkaur Sahib

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Charanjit Singh (politician)	70,248	47.6
	INC	Charanjit Singh Channi [5]	62306	42.22
	BSP	Ex. AIG Harmohan Singh Sandhu	3802	2.58
	BJP	Shri Darshan Singh Shivjot	2514	1.7
	NOTA	None of the above	713	0.48
Majority
Turnout			147571
Registered electors			197,330	[6]
	AAP gain from INC		Swing

2017

Charanjit Singh Channi, who, in 2021, became the Chief Minister of Punjab, won the seat for third consecutive time. ^{[4] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Assembly Election 2017: Chamkaur Sahib

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Charanjit Singh Channi	61,060	42.00
	AAP	Charanjit Singh (politician)	48,752	33.53
	SAD	Justice Nirmal Singh	31,452	21.63
	BSP	Rajinder Singh	1,610	1.11
	NOTA	None of the above	911	0.63
Majority			12,308	8.47
Turnout			1,45,399	77.78
Registered electors			186,932	[11]
	INC hold		Swing

2012

Assembly Election 2012: Chamkaur Sahib

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Charanjit Singh Channi	54,640	41.26
	SAD	Jagmeet Kaur	50,981	38.50
	PPoP	Gurpreet Singh	13,408	10.12
	BSP	Rajinder Singh	9,164	6.92
	IND	Haripal	2,877	2.17
Majority			3,659	2.76
Turnout			1,32,430	79.78
	INC hold		Swing

Previous Results

Year	A C No.	Name	Party	Votes	Runner Up	Party	Votes
2007	66	Charanjit Singh Channi	IND	37946	Satwant Kaur Sandhu	SAD	36188
2002	67	Satwant Kaur Sandhu	SAD	33511	Bhag Singh	INC	24413
1997	67	Satwant Kaur Sandhu	SAD	40349	Nirmal Singh	SAD (M)	14205
1992	67	Shamsher Singh	INC	3641	Gurmukh Singh	BSP	2706
1985	67	Bhag Singh	INC	19928	Bimal Kaur	IND	18134
1980	67	Satwant Kaur Sandhu	SAD	23352	Karnail Singh	INC (I)	18277
1977	67	Satwant Kaur Sandhu	SAD	29223	Prithvi Singh Azad	INC	17463

See also

• List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
• Rupnagar district

References

1. "List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
2. Delimitation Commission of India (19 June 2006). "Delimitation - Order No. 22" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
3. "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". Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
4. Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017" . Retrieved 26 June 2021.
5. "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
6. "Vidhan Sabha 2022 Electoral Detail". Official Website of the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
7. "Charanjit Singh(AAP):Constituency- CHAMKAUR SAHIB (SC)(RUPNAGAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
8. "Two MLAs, doctor lock horns in Chamkaur Sahib".
9. "Dr Charanjit Singh is AAP Choice from Chamkaur Sahib". 10 October 2016.
10. "Vidhan Sabha Elections‐2017 - List of Contesting Candidates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017.
11. Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.

External link

• "Record of all Punjab Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

Coordinates: 30°53′N76°25′E / 30.89°N 76.41°E / 30.89; 76.41