Jalandhar Cantonment Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India
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Jalandhar Cantt Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 37) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Jalandhar district, Punjab state, India.[1] This constituency was once represented by Beant Singh, a former Chief Minister. The current representative is Pargat Singh.
| Jalandhar Cantt. | |
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| Constituency No. 37 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jalandhar |
| Total electors | 193,666 (in 2022) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Most successful parties from Jalandhar Cantonment Vidhan Sabha
- INC (9 Times) (64.3%)
- SAD (2 Times) (14.3%)
- IND (1 Time) (7.14%)
- JP (1 Time) (7.14%)
- INC (I) (1 Time) (7.14%)
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Jullundur Cantonment constituency | |||
| 1962 | Karam Singh Kirti | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | R. Singh | Independent | |
| 1969 | Saroop Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Balbir Singh | ||
| 1977 | Harbhajan Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ram Lal Chetti | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Indira | Indian National Congress | |
| 1992 | Beant Singh | ||
| 1997 | Tej Parkash Singh | ||
| 2002 | Gurkanwal Kaur | ||
| 2007 | Jagbir Singh Brar | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
Jalandhar Cantonment constituency | |||
| 2012 | Pargat Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2017 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2022 | |||
Election results
2027
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | |||||
| AD (WPD) |  | ||||
| INC | |||||
| SAD | |||||
| BJP | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pargat Singh | 40,816 | 32.63 |  14.17 | |
| AAP | Surinder Singh Sodhi | 35,008 | 27.99 |  7.59 | |
| SAD | Jagbir Singh Brar | 27,387 | 21.89 | 1.91 | |
| BJP | Sarabjit Singh Makkar | 15,946 | 12.75 | | |
| Independent | Jaswinder Singh Sangha | 1,890 | 1.51 | ||
| SAD(A) | Gurmukh Singh | 1,769 | 1.41 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 935 | 0.75 | ||
| Majority | 5,808 | 4.60 | |||
| Turnout | 125,090 | 64.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 193,666 | [2] | |||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pargat Singh | 59,349 | 46.8 | ||
| SAD | Sarabjit Singh Makkar | 30,225 | 23.8 | ||
| AAP | Harkrishan Singh Walia | 25,912 | 20.4 | ||
| BSP | Amrik Chand | 7,989 | 6.3 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,445 | 0.8 | ||
| Margin of victory | 29,124 | 23.2 | |||
| Turnout | 125,366 | 68.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 184,478 | ||||
| Swing to INC from SAD | Swing | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Pargat Singh | 48,290 | 42.0 | ||
| INC | Jagbir Singh Brar | 41,492 | 36.10 | ||
| BSP | Hardev Kaur Shant | 14,278 | 12.4 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,798 | 5.90 | |||
| Turnout | 114,726 | 70.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 162,146 | ||||
| Swing to SAD from INC | Swing | ||||