Faridkot Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India
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Faridkot Assembly constituency is one of the 117 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Punjab state in India.[1] It is part of Faridkot district.
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| Constituency No. 87 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Faridkot |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Faridkot |
| Total electors | 169,823 (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 | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As part of Punjab Legislative Assembly (1956–Present) | ||||
| 2022 | Gurdit Singh Sekhon[2] | Aam Aadmi Party | ||
| 2017 | Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon[3] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2012 | Deep Malhotra | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 2007 | Avtar Singh Brar | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2002 | Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 1997 | Avtar Singh Brar | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1992 | ||||
| 1985 | Karnail Singh Doad | Independent | ||
| 1982 (By-elections) | Jagdish Kaur | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 1980 | Jasmat Singh Dhillon | Independent | ||
| 1977 | Manmohan Singh Brar | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 1972 (SC) | Durdev Singh | |||
| 1969 (SC) | Bhagat Singh | |||
| 1967 (SC) | B. Singh | Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh | ||
| 1962 | Giani Zail Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957 | Mehar Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| As part of Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly (1951–56) | ||||
| 1954 | Harindar Singh (H.H. Raja) | Independent | ||
| 1951 | Hazura Singh[4] | Independent | ||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Gurdit Singh Sekhon[5] | 53,484 | 41.18 | ||
| SAD | Parambans Singh Romana | 36,687 | 28.25 | ||
| INC | Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon | 33,255 | 25.6 | ||
| BJP | Gaurav Kakkar | 2,424 | 1.87 | ||
| SAD(A) | Gursawak Singh Bhana | 1,563 | 1.2 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 732 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 16,797 | 12.93 | |||
| Registered electors | 169,823 | [6] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon | 51,026 | 40.4 | ||
| AAP | Gurdit Singh Sekhon | 39,367 | 31.1 | ||
| SAD | Parambans Singh Bunty Romana | 32,612 | 25.8 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 759 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 11,659 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 125,661 | 82.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 154,149 | [7] | |||