AMRITSAR
Constituency no. 2 in Punjab · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2014
CAPTAIN AMARINDER SINGH
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2014
1,02,770
10.20% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
BJPARUN JAITLEY
- Votes
- 3,80,106
- Vote share
- 37.74%
- Behind by
- 1,02,770
Electors
14,77,262
Total votes polled
10,07,196
Valid votes
10,07,196
NOTA votes
2,533
0.25% of votes polled
Turnout
68.2%
Full result, 2014
23 candidates · 10,07,196 valid votes
CAPTAIN AMARINDER SINGHINCwon
4,82,876
47.9%
ARUN JAITLEYBJP
3,80,106
37.7%
DR. DALJIT SINGHAAAP
82,633
8.2%
AMARJIT SINGH ASALCPI
12,902
1.3%
ARUN KUMAR JOSHIIND
9,023
0.9%
PARDEEP SINGH WALIABSP
5,870
0.6%
RATTAN SINGH RANDHAWAIND
4,350
0.4%
GAGANDEEP KUMARIND
3,294
0.3%
DR. INDERPALIND
3,083
0.3%
BAL KRISHAN SHARMAIND
2,878
0.3%
SHAM LAL GANDHIWADIIND
2,691
0.3%
SURINDER KUMAR KHOSLAIND
2,396
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 23. The full list is in the API.
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.
