AMRITSAR CENTRAL
Assembly seat no. 17 in Punjab · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 1997
LAXMI KANTA CHAWLA
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 13
Margin, 1997
14,583
29.02% of valid votes
Result, 1997
Runner-up
INCDARBARI LAL
- Votes
- 12,487
- Vote share
- 24.85%
- Behind by
- 14,583
Electors
83,232
Total votes polled
50,244
Valid votes
50,244
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.4%
Full result, 1997
10 candidates · 50,244 valid votes
LAXMI KANTA CHAWLABJPwon
27,070
53.9%
DARBARI LALINC
12,487
24.9%
ARUN KUMAR PAPPALIND
7,731
15.4%
HARISH KUMAR TANEJAIND
2,077
4.1%
PARMOD GILLIND
379
0.8%
JASMINE ASGHARBSP
265
0.5%
RAMAN KUMAR DUAJD
143
0.3%
SATISH KUMAR BABLASHS
57
0.1%
KULJIT SINGHIND
26
0.1%
RAJNEESH KUMARIND
9
0.0%
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
