AMRITSAR
Constituency no. 2 in Punjab · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 1999
Raghunandan Lal Bhatia
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 16
Margin, 1999
31,999
5.43% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJPDaya Singh Sodhi
- Votes
- 2,64,534
- Vote share
- 44.87%
- Behind by
- 31,999
Electors
12,44,316
Total votes polled
5,89,600
Valid votes
5,89,600
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.4%
Full result, 1999
11 candidates · 5,89,600 valid votes
Raghunandan Lal BhatiaINCwon
2,96,533
50.3%
Daya Singh SodhiBJP
2,64,534
44.9%
Bhupinder Singh MannSHSAD
17,581
3.0%
Chatarbhuj JoshiIND
2,444
0.4%
Ramesh TalwarIND
2,219
0.4%
Amarjit KaurBSPA
1,646
0.3%
Sat Pal DograIND
1,393
0.2%
Kasturi LalIND
1,378
0.2%
Ashwani KumarFBL
700
0.1%
Col. J.S. BalIND
618
0.1%
Malkiat Singh RandhawaNCP
554
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | GURJEET SINGH AUJLA | INC | 2,55,181 | 28.18% | KULDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL | 40,301 |
| 2019 | GURJEET SINGH AUJLA | INC | 4,45,032 | 51.78% | HARDEEP SINGH PURI | 99,626 |
| 2014 | CAPTAIN AMARINDER SINGH | INC | 4,82,876 | 47.94% | ARUN JAITLEY | 1,02,770 |
| 2009 | NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU | BJP | 3,92,046 | 48.13% | OM PARKASH SONI | 6,858 |
| 2004 | NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU | BJP | 3,94,223 | 55.38% | RAGHUNANDAN LAL BHATIA | 1,09,532 |
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 constituency in 2024?
GURJEET SINGH AUJLA (INC) won AMRITSAR in 2024, by a margin of 40,301 votes.
Which party has won AMRITSAR the most times?
INC, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has AMRITSAR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won AMRITSAR the most times?
GURJEET SINGH AUJLA, with 2 wins between 2019 and 2024.
