Jaitu Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India
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Jaitu is one of the 117 Legislative Assembly constituencies of the Punjab state in India.[1][2] It is part of the Faridkot district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
| Jaitu | |
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| Constituency No. 89 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Faridkot |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Faridkot |
| Total electors | 151,056 (in 2022) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Amolak Singh | |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As part of Punjab Legislative Assembly | ||||
| 2022 | Amolak Singh[3] | Aam Aadmi Party | ||
| 2017 | Baldev Singh | |||
| 2012 | Joginder Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| Constituency does not exist (1967 - 2012, Part of Panjgrain Assembly Constituency) | ||||
| 1962 | Tirlochan Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957 | Jagdish Kaur | Independent politician | ||
| As part of Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly (1951 - 56) | ||||
| 1954 | Hira Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1951 (Twin-member constituency of Kotakpura - Jaitu) | Ranjit Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| Manjit Inder Singh | Independent politician | |||
Election results
2022
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Amolak Singh[4] | 60,242 | 52.2 | ||
| SAD | Manjit Singh Alias Suba Singh | 27,453 | 23.8 | ||
| INC | Darshan Palsingh Dilwan[5] | 19,388 | 16.8 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 894 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 32,789 | 28.19 | |||
| Turnout | 116,318 | 76.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 151,056 | [6] | |||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Baldev Singh | 45,344 | 37.8 | ||
| INC | Mohammad Sadique | 35,351 | 29.5 | ||
| SAD | Manjit Singh @ Suba Singh | 33,064 | 27.6 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 677 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 9,993 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 119,167 | 83.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 143,296 | [8] | |||