AMRITSAR WEST
Assembly seat no. 16 in Punjab · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 1997
OM PARKASH SONI
IND
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
CPI
won 5 of 13
Margin, 1997
13,671
12.96% of valid votes
Result, 1997
Runner-up
BJPOM PARKASH KALIA
- Votes
- 28,634
- Vote share
- 27.14%
- Behind by
- 13,671
Electors
1,83,163
Total votes polled
1,05,492
Valid votes
1,05,492
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.6%
Full result, 1997
10 candidates · 1,05,492 valid votes
OM PARKASH SONIINDwon
42,305
40.1%
OM PARKASH KALIABJP
28,634
27.1%
JAI KARAN SINGH PATHAINACPI
26,441
25.1%
PARMOD KUMAR BABLAIND
3,335
3.2%
RAJIV KUMAR BAGATBSP
2,302
2.2%
ASHWANI KUMARIND
1,403
1.3%
SWARAN SINGHBAMP
335
0.3%
DARSHAN SINGH AREWALAPJM
251
0.2%
KARTAR KAUR SANDHUIND
250
0.2%
VIJAY KUMARIND
236
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the AMRITSAR WEST assembly constituency in 2022?
DR. JASBIR SINGH SANDHU (AAAP) won AMRITSAR WEST in 2022, by a margin of 43,913 votes.
Which party has won AMRITSAR WEST the most times?
CPI, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has AMRITSAR WEST gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1967 to 2022.
Who has won AMRITSAR WEST the most times?
OM PARKASH SONI, with 3 wins between 1997 and 2007.
