PATIALA
Constituency no. 13 in Punjab · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Punjab also has an assembly constituency called PATIALA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 7 results.
Winner, 1999
Preneet Kaur
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 16
Margin, 1999
78,908
10.09% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
SADSurjit Singh Rakhra
- Votes
- 2,81,217
- Vote share
- 35.97%
- Behind by
- 78,908
Electors
13,10,354
Total votes polled
7,81,794
Valid votes
7,81,794
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.7%
Full result, 1999
11 candidates · 7,81,794 valid votes
Preneet KaurINCwon
3,60,125
46.1%
Surjit Singh RakhraSAD
2,81,217
36.0%
Prem Singh ChandumajraSHSAD
89,268
11.4%
Surjit KaurIND
13,089
1.7%
Ranjit Singh ThekedarIND
9,920
1.3%
Amritbir Singh GulatiJD(U)
8,038
1.0%
Swaran SinghNCP
5,760
0.7%
Pritam Pal MidhaIND
4,537
0.6%
Varinder Singh FaganmajraBSPA
3,815
0.5%
Madan PalIND
3,794
0.5%
Dr. Krishan Kumar PrasharAJBP
2,231
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DR DHARAMVIRA GANDHI | INC | 3,05,616 | 26.54% | DR BALBIR SINGH | 14,831 |
| 2019 | Preneet Kaur | INC | 5,32,027 | 45.17% | Surjit Singh Rakhra | 1,62,718 |
| 2014 | DR. DHARAM VIRA GANDHI | AAAP | 3,65,671 | 32.62% | PRENEET KAUR | 20,942 |
| 2009 | PRENEET KAUR | INC | 4,74,188 | 50.66% | PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA | 97,389 |
| 2004 | PRENEET KAUR | INC | 4,09,917 | 46.89% | KANWALJIT SINGH | 23,667 |
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 PATIALA constituency in 2024?
DR DHARAMVIRA GANDHI (INC) won PATIALA in 2024, by a margin of 14,831 votes.
Which party has won PATIALA the most times?
INC, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PATIALA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won PATIALA the most times?
Preneet Kaur, with 2 wins between 1999 and 2019.
