AMRITSAR
Constituency no. 2 in Punjab · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2004
NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2004
1,09,532
15.39% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCRAGHUNANDAN LAL BHATIA
- Votes
- 2,84,691
- Vote share
- 39.99%
- Behind by
- 1,09,532
Electors
12,92,902
Total votes polled
7,11,820
Valid votes
7,11,820
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.1%
Full result, 2004
11 candidates · 7,11,820 valid votes
NAVJOT SINGH SIDHUBJPwon
3,94,223
55.4%
RAGHUNANDAN LAL BHATIAINC
2,84,691
40.0%
RAM SHARAN PAULBSP
15,796
2.2%
RAMESH TALWARIND
5,695
0.8%
REHMAT MASIHIND
3,252
0.5%
SURINDER KUMAR KHOSLAIND
2,425
0.3%
BALDEV SINGH RATHAURIND
1,674
0.2%
SAT PAL DOGRAIND
1,301
0.2%
SANJIV KUMAR PRASHAR ADVOCATEIND
990
0.1%
HARBANS LAL MAHAJANSP
982
0.1%
GEETABGTD
791
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.
