Jalandhar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency (formerly known as Jullundur Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab state in northern India. It is reserved for schedule caste.

Jalandhar
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentSantokh Singh Chaudhary
Parliamentary PartyIndian National Congress
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1952
ReservationSC
StatePunjab
Assembly ConstituenciesPhillaur
Nakodar
Shahkot
Kartarpur
Jalandhar West
Jalandhar Central
Jalandhar North
Jalandhar Cantt
Adampur

Assembly segments

Presently, after delimitation, this constituency comprises the following nine Vidhan Sabha segments:[1]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
30 Phillaur SC Jalandhar
31 Nakodar None Jalandhar
32 Shahkot None Jalandhar
33 Kartarpur SC Jalandhar
34 Jalandhar West SC Jalandhar
35 Jalandhar Central None Jalandhar
36 Jalandhar North None Jalandhar
37 Jalandhar Cantt< None Jalandhar
38 Adampur SC Jalandhar

    Old assembly segments

    Before delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, this constituency comprised the following nine Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:[2]

    1. Jullundur Cantonment
    2. Jullundur North
    3. Jullundur Central
    4. Jullundur South
    5. Kartarpur
    6. Lohian
    7. Nakodar
    8. Kapurthala
    9. Sultanpur

    Members of Parliament

    Lok Sabha Duration Name Party
    First1952-57Amar NathIndian National Congress
    Second1957-62Swaran Singh
    Third1962-67
    Fourth1967-71
    Fifth1971-77
    Sixth1977-80Iqbal Singh DhillonShiromani Akali Dal
    Seventh1980-84Rajinder Singh SparrowIndian National Congress (I)
    Eighth1984-89Indian National Congress
    Ninth1989-91Inder Kumar GujralJanata Dal
    Tenth1991-93YashIndian National Congress
    Tenth1993-96Umrao Singh
    Eleventh1996-98Darbara SinghShiromani Akali Dal
    Twelfth1998-99Inder Kumar GujralJanata Dal
    Thirteenth1999–2004Balbir SinghIndian National Congress
    Fourteenth2004-09Rana Gurjeet Singh
    Fifteenth2009-2014Mohinder Singh Kaypee
    Sixteenth2014-2019Santokh Singh Chaudhary
    Seventeenth2019-2024

    Election results

    2019

    2019 Indian general elections: Jalandhar
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Santokh Singh Chaudhary 3,85,712 37.90
    SAD Charanjit Singh Atwal 3,66,221 35.90
    BSP Balwinder Kumar 2,04,783 20.10
    AAP Justice (Retd.) Jora Singh 25,467 2.50
    NOTA None of the above 12,324 1.21
    Majority 19,491 1.91
    Turnout 10,19,403 63.04 -4.04
    INC hold Swing

    2014

    2014 Indian general elections: Jalandhar
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Santokh Singh Chaudhary 3,80,479 36.56
    SAD Pawan Kumar 3,09,498 29.74
    AAP Jyoti Mann 2,54,121 24.42 +24.42
    BSP Sukhwinder Singh Kotli 46,914 4.51
    IND Darshan Nahar 10,074 0.97
    Majority 70,981 6.82
    Turnout 10,40,778 67.08 -0.07
    INC hold Swing

    2009

    2009 Indian general elections: Jalandhar
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Mohinder Singh Kaypee 4,08,103 45.34
    SAD Hans Raj Hans 3,71,658 41.29
    BSP Surjit Singh 93,592 10.40
    IND Rakesh Kumar Bhagat 5,303 0.59
    IND Hans Raj Pabwan 4,070 0.45
    Majority 36,445 4.05
    Turnout 8,99,691 67.15
    INC hold Swing

    1998

    1998 Indian general election: Jalandhar
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    JD I.K. Gujral 3,80,785
    INC Umrao Singh 2,49,769
    BSP Baldev Singh 5,693
    Independent Gurdev Singh 3,160
    Majority 1,31,016
    Turnout 6,50,836
    JD hold Swing

    See also

    Notes

    1. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab website.
    2. "Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume III" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. pp. 709–11. Retrieved 8 April 2010.

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