AMRITSAR CENTRAL
Assembly seat no. 17 in Punjab · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2022
AJAY GUPTA
AAAP
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2022
14,026
16.08% of valid votes
Result, 2022
Runner-up
INCOM PARKASH SONI
- Votes
- 26,811
- Vote share
- 30.74%
- Behind by
- 14,026
Electors
1,47,330
Total votes polled
87,205
Valid votes
87,205
NOTA votes
697
0.80% of votes polled
Turnout
59.2%
Full result, 2022
6 candidates · 87,205 valid votes
AJAY GUPTAAAAPwon
40,837
46.8%
OM PARKASH SONIINC
26,811
30.7%
DR. RAM CHAWLABJP
13,551
15.5%
DALVIR KAURBSP
4,016
4.6%
RAMESH CHAND @ MAHANT RAMESHANANDAASPUNJABPARTY
664
0.8%
ONKAR SINGHSHIROMANIAKALIDALAMRITSARSIMRANJITSINGHMANN
629
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AJAY GUPTA | AAAP | 40,837 | 46.83% | OM PARKASH SONI | 14,026 |
| 2017 | OM PARKASH SONI | INC | 51,242 | 56.49% | TARUN CHUGH | 21,116 |
| 2012 | OM PARKASH SONI (E) | INC | 47,357 | 55.32% | TARUN CHUGH | 12,797 |
| 2007 | LAKSHMI KANTA CHAWLA | BJP | 18,866 | 41.20% | DARBARI LAL | 3,695 |
| 2002 | DARBARI LAL | INC | 24,286 | 54.99% | LAXMI KANTA CHAWLA | 6,171 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above