AMRITSAR WEST
Assembly seat no. 16 in Punjab · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2012
RAJ KUMAR (E)
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
CPI
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2012
11,591
12.15% of valid votes
Result, 2012
Runner-up
BJPRAKESH GILL
- Votes
- 34,171
- Vote share
- 35.81%
- Behind by
- 11,591
Electors
1,66,210
Total votes polled
95,434
Valid votes
95,434
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.4%
Full result, 2012
8 candidates · 95,434 valid votes
RAJ KUMAR (E)INCwon
45,762
48.0%
RAKESH GILLBJP
34,171
35.8%
AMARJIT SINGH ASALCPI
11,682
12.2%
ROHIT KHOKHARBSP
1,298
1.4%
SURINDER KUMAR KHOSLANCP
877
0.9%
MANJIT SINGHIND
741
0.8%
SHAM LAL (GANDHIWADI)BCP
551
0.6%
JASPAL SINGHIND
352
0.4%
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.
