Amritsar South Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India
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Amritsar South Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 19) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Amritsar district, Punjab state, India.[1]
| Amritsar South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 19 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
Inderbir Singh Nijjar in 2022 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Amritsar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Amritsar |
| Total electors | 177,605 (in 2022) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Harbans Lal Khanna | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1969 | Kirpal Singh | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Pirthipal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Kirpal Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Pirthipal Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Kirpal Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1992 | Maninderjit Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1997 | Manjit Singh Calcutta | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2002 | Harjinder Singh Thekedar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2007 | Raminder Singh Bolaria | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2008^ | Inderbir Singh Bolaria | ||
| 2012 | |||
| 2017 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2022 | Inderbir Singh Nijjar | Aam Aadmi Party | |
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Inderbir Singh Nijjar | 53,053 | 50.1 | ||
| SAD | Talbir Singh | 25,550 | 24.13 | ||
| INC | Inderbir Singh Bolaria | 22,467 | 21.22 | ||
| PLC | Harjinder Singh Thekedar | 1566 | 1.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 632 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 27503 | 25.97 | |||
| Turnout | 1,05,885 | 59.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 177,605 | [4] | |||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Inderbir Singh Bolaria | 47,581 | 50.96 | ||
| AAP | Inderbir Singh Nijjar | 24923 | 26.7 | ||
| SAD | Gurpartap Singh Tikka | 16596 | 17.78 | ||
| Independent | Maninder Pal Singh Palasour | 1343 | 1.44 | ||
| CPI | Lakhwinder Singh | 726 | 0.78 | ||
| BSP | Sushil Kumar | 446 | 0.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 723 | 0.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 148,809 | [7] | |||
Previous Results
| Year | A C No. | Name | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19 | Inderbir Singh Bolaria | SAD | 48310 | Jasbir Singh Gill (Dimpa) | INC | 33254 |
| 2008 | 18 (by poll) | Inder Bir Singh Bolari | SAD | 43495 | Navdeep Singh Goldy | INC | 21262 |
| 2007 | 18 | Raminder Singh Bolaria | SAD | 54632 | Harjinder Singh Thekedar | INC | 30624 |
| 2002 | 19 | Harjinder Singh Thekedar | INC | 23322 | Raminder Singh Bolaria | IND | 19232 |
| 1997 | 19 | Manjit Singh Calcutta | SAD | 31060 | Harjinder Singh Thekedar | INC | 16565 |
| 1992 | 19 | Maninderjit Singh | INC | 19451 | Raj Kumar | BJP | 7461 |
| 1985 | 19 | Kirpal Singh | JNP | 28482 | Pirthi Pal Singh | INC | 19222 |
| 1980 | 19 | Pirthipal Singh | INC(I) | 27286 | Kirpal Singh | JNP(JP) | 25525 |
| 1977 | 19 | Kirpal Singh | JNP | 32443 | Pirthipal Singh | INC | 20514 |
| 1972 | 24 | Pirthipal Singh | INC | 16399 | Kirpal Singh | SOP | 14237 |
| 1969 | 24 | Kirpal Singh | PSP | 20282 | Harbans Lal | BJS | 15650 |
| 1967 | 24 | H. Lal | BJS | 17023 | K. Singh | PSP | 16320 |