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Sujanpur, Punjab Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 23°42′N 76°25′E / 23.7°N 76.42°E / 23.7; 76.42
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Sujanpur
Constituency No. 1 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
DistrictGurdaspur
LS constituencyGurdaspur
Total electors167,230 (in 2022)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Naresh Puri
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2022

Sujanpur Assembly constituency is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Pathankot district, Punjab state, India.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Party
1952 Partap Singh Kairon Indian National Congress
1977 Chaman Lal
1980 Indian National Congress
1985 Raghunath Sahai Puri Indian National Congress
1992
1997 Satpal Saini Bharatiya Janata Party
2002 Raghunath Sahai Puri Indian National Congress
2007 Dinesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2012
2017[2]
2022 Naresh Puri Indian National Congress

Election results

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2022

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Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Sujanpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Naresh Puri [3] 46,916 36.27 Increase11.98
BJP Dinesh Singh 42,280 32.69 Decrease6.64
AAP Amit Singh Manto 29,310 22.66 Increase20.38
SAD Raj Kumar Gupta Bittu 7,999 6.18 Increase6.18
NOTA None of the above 801 0.62 Decrease0.19
Majority 4,636 3.58 Decrease11.33
Turnout 129,339 77.34 Decrease1.51
Registered electors 167,230 [4]
INC gain from BJP Swing

2017

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Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Sujanpur[5][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dinesh Singh 48,910 39.33 Decrease6.09
INC Amit Singh 30,209 24.29 Increase3.57
IND Naresh Puri 28,675 23.06 Decrease1.55
RMPI Natha Singh 10,581 8.51 new
AAP Kulbhushan Singh 2,831 2.28 new
NOTA None of the above 1,008 0.81 −−
Majority 18,701 14.91
Turnout 125,369 78.85 Increase1.56
Registered electors [6]
BJP hold Swing

2012

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Punjab Assembly election, 2012: Sujanpur[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dinesh Singh 50,408 45.42 Decrease1.21
Independent Naresh Puri 27,312 24.61 −−
INC Vinay Mahajan 22,994 20.72 Decrease25,61
BSP Karnail Chand 4,287 3.86 Increase1.82
CPI Loveleen Chahal 2,272 2.05 −−
Majority 23,096 20.81
Turnout 110,978 77.29 Increase0.54
BJP hold Swing

2007

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Punjab Assembly election, 2007: Sujanpur[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dinesh Singh 51,984 46.63 Increase10.71
INC Raghunath Sahai Puri 51,656 46.33 Decrease11.08
Majority 328 0.30
Turnout 111,476 76.75 Increase9.98
BJP gain from INC Swing

References

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  1. ^ "List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Sujanpur Election Result 2017, Winner, Sujanpur MLA, Punjab". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Sujanpur Election Result 2012, Winner, Sujanpur MLA, Punjab". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2012". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Sujanpur Election Result 2007, Winner, Sujanpur MLA, Punjab". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  10. ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2007". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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23°42′N 76°25′E / 23.7°N 76.42°E / 23.7; 76.42