AMRITSAR WEST
Assembly seat no. 16 in Punjab · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2017
RAJ KUMAR VERKA
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
CPI
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2017
26,847
24.96% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
BJPRAKESH GILL
- Votes
- 25,424
- Vote share
- 23.64%
- Behind by
- 26,847
Electors
1,79,766
Total votes polled
1,07,550
Valid votes
1,07,550
NOTA votes
810
0.75% of votes polled
Turnout
59.8%
Full result, 2017
11 candidates · 1,07,550 valid votes
RAJ KUMAR VERKAINCwon
52,271
48.6%
RAKESH GILLBJP
25,424
23.6%
BALWINDER SINGH SAHOTAAAAP
24,731
23.0%
GURNAM KAURCPI
1,725
1.6%
JASWANT SINGHBSP
847
0.8%
SATNAM SINGHABSD
409
0.4%
BALWINDER SINGHDEMSWP
407
0.4%
LAKHBIR SINGHSLDP
292
0.3%
KULWANT SINGHAPPA
255
0.2%
ANKUSHIND
202
0.2%
SHAM LAL GANDHIWADIDCP
177
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.
