Bholath Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India
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Bholath Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 26) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency of Bholath in Kapurthala district, Punjab state, India.[1] Sukhpal Khaira won this seat on Aam Aadmi Party party ticket in 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election but later on created a new party Punjab Ekta Party in 2019, and later, in June 2021, he joined the Indian National Congress.
| Bholath | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 26 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Kapurthala |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hoshiarpur |
| Total electors | 136,413 (in 2022) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Most successful parties from Bholath Vidhan Sabha
- SAD (7 Times) (63.6%)
- INC (3 Times) (27.3%)
- AAP (1 Time) (9.09%)
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As part of PEPSU Legislative Assembly (1954-56) | |||
| 1954 | Harnam Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
Constituency defunct (1956-1977) | |||
| As part of Punjab Legislative Assembly (1977–Present) | |||
| 1977 | Sukhjinder Singh Khaira | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 1992 | Jagtar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1997 | Bibi Jagir Kaur | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2007 | Sukhpal Singh Khaira | Indian National Congress | |
| 2012 | Bibi Jagir Kaur | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2017 | Sukhpal Singh Khaira[2] | Aam Aadmi Party | |
| 2022 | Indian National Congress | ||
Election results
2027
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | |||||
| AD (WPD) |  | ||||
| INC | |||||
| SAD | |||||
| BJP | | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukhpal Singh Khaira | 37,254 | 41.15 |  35.1 | |
| SAD | Bibi Jagir Kaur | 28,029 | 31.20 |  10.33 | |
| AAP | Ranjit Singh Rana | 13,612 | 15.20 | 34.7 | |
| PLC | Amandeep Singh Gora Gill | 1,195 | 1.33 | New | |
| SAD(A) | Rajinder Singh Fauji | 7,583 | 8.38 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 720 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 9,225 | 10.19 | |||
| Turnout | 90,537 | 66.10 | |||
| Registered electors | 136,413 | [4] | |||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Sukhpal Singh Khaira | 48,873 | 49.9 | ||
| SAD | Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh | 40,671 | 41.53 | ||
| INC | Ranjit Singh Rana | 5,923 | 6.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 379 | 0.39 | ||
| Majority | 8,202 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 97,561 | 74.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 130,808 | [5] | |||
Previous results
| Year | A C No. | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | Bibi Jagir Kaur | SAD | 49,392 | Sukhpal Singh Khaira | INC | 42,387 |
| 2007 | 39 | Sukhpal Singh Khaira | INC | 48,072 | Bibi Jagir Kaur | SAD | 39,208 |
| 2002 | 40 | Bibi Jagir Kaur | SAD | 41,937 | Sukhpal Singh Khaira | INC | 30,559 |
| 1997 | 40 | Bibi Jagir Kaur | SAD | 53,168 | Sukhpal Singh Khaira | INC | 25,141 |
| 1992 | 40 | Jagtar Singh | INC | 2,865 | Roop Singh | BSP | 649 |
| 1985 | 40 | Sukhjinder Singh Khaira | SAD | 29,693 | Jagtar Singh | INC | 21,047 |
| 1980 | 40 | Sukhjinder Singh Khaira | SAD | 26,686 | Naranjan Singh | INC (I) | 21,902 |
| 1977 | 40 | Sukhjinder Singh Khaira | SAD | 29,390 | Bawa Harnam Singh | IND | 16,244 |