AMRITSAR WEST
Assembly seat no. 16 in Punjab · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2022
DR. JASBIR SINGH SANDHU
AAAP
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
CPI
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2022
43,913
37.02% of valid votes
Result, 2022
Runner-up
INCRAJ KUMAR VERKA
- Votes
- 25,338
- Vote share
- 21.36%
- Behind by
- 43,913
Electors
2,14,090
Total votes polled
1,18,606
Valid votes
1,18,606
NOTA votes
987
0.83% of votes polled
Turnout
55.4%
Full result, 2022
10 candidates · 1,18,606 valid votes
DR. JASBIR SINGH SANDHUAAAPwon
69,251
58.4%
RAJ KUMAR VERKAINC
25,338
21.4%
DALBIR SINGHSAD
10,370
8.7%
KUMAR AMIT ADVOCATEBJP
8,999
7.6%
AMARJIT SINGH ASALCPI
1,368
1.1%
JUGRAJ SINGHIND
968
0.8%
SUCHA LALAASPUNJABPARTY
423
0.4%
GAGANDEEP SINGHIND
321
0.3%
ADVOCATE NIRMAL PREET SINGH HIRAIND
312
0.3%
SHAM LAL GANDHIIND
269
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DR. JASBIR SINGH SANDHU | AAAP | 69,251 | 58.39% | RAJ KUMAR VERKA | 43,913 |
| 2017 | RAJ KUMAR VERKA | INC | 52,271 | 48.60% | RAKESH GILL | 26,847 |
| 2012 | RAJ KUMAR (E) | INC | 45,762 | 47.95% | RAKESH GILL | 11,591 |
| 2007 | OM PARKASH SONI | INC | 60,978 | 47.09% | RAJINDER MOHAN SINGH CHHINA | 12,103 |
| 2002 | OM PARKASH SONI | IND | 45,331 | 44.09% | AMARJIT SINGH | 23,540 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above