Garhshankar Assembly constituency

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Garhshankar Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 45) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency representing Garhshankar in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab state, India. Currently, it is represented by Jai Krishan Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party who is also Deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly.[1] The last assembly elections were held in February 2022.

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Garhshankar
Constituency No. 45 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
DistrictHoshiarpur
Lok Sabha constituencyAnandpur Sahib
Established1957
Total electors175,287 (in 2022)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAam Aadmi Party
Elected year2017
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Members of the Legislative Assembly

  1. by-election

Election results

2022


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2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election: Garhshankar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Jai Kishan Singh Rori[3] 32,341 26.41
INC Amarpreet Lally[4] 28,162 22.99
SAD Surinder Singh Bhulewal Rathan 25,430 20.76
BJP Nimisha Mehta 24,735 20.2 New entry
Independent Jang Bahadur Singh 4,106 3.35
Independent Mohan Singh 2,470 2.02
CPI(M) Mohinder Kumar 1,189 0.97
NOTA None of the above 1,078 0.88
Majority 4,179 3.42
Turnout
Registered electors 175,287 [5]
AAP hold Swing
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2017

 
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Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Garhshankar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Jai Kishan Singh Rori 41,720 33.50
SAD Surinder Singh Heer 40,070 32.18
INC Lov Kumar Goldy 31,909 25.62
BSP Bakhsish Singh 6,031 4.84
CPI(M) Harbhajan Singh 2,217 1.78
NOTA None of the above 1,121 0.90
Majority
Turnout 125,658
Registered electors 169,609 [6]
AAP gain from SAD Swing
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