Kotkapura Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India
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Kotkapura Assembly constituency also known as Kot Kapura Assembly constituency is one of the 117 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Punjab state in India.[2][3] It is part of Faridkot district.
| Kotkapura | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 88 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Faridkot |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Faridkot |
| Total electors | 159,646[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  AAP |
| Alliance | I.N.D.I.A. |
| Elected year | 2022 |
| Preceded by | Mantar Singh Brar SAD |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Most successful parties from Kotkapura Vidhan Sabha
- SAD (6 Times) (37.5%)
- INC (5 Times) (31.2%)
- AAP (2 Times) (12.5%)
- AD – SFS (1 Time) (6.25%)
- IND (1 Time) (6.25%)
- INC (I) (1 Time) (6.25%)
Patiala and East Punjab States Union
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kot Kapura Jaitu Assembly constituency | |||
| 1951 (Two member Constituency) | Ranjit Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Manjit Inder Singh | Independent | ||
| Kot Kapura Assembly constituency (SC) | |||
| 1954 | Kanwar Manjit Inder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
Constituency didn't exist (1956–67)
Punjab
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | H. Singh | Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group | |
| 1969 | Harcharan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Jaswinder Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Bhagwan Dass | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Mohinder Singh Brar | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 1992 | Upinder Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1997 | Mantar Singh Brar | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2007 | Ripjit Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2012 | Mantar Singh Brar | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2017 | Kultar Singh Sandhwan[4] | Aam Aadmi Party | |
| 2022 | |||
Election results
2027
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | |||||
| AD (WPD) |  | ||||
| INC | |||||
| SAD | |||||
| BJP | | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Kultar Singh Sandhwan[5] | 54,009 | 43.81 | ||
| INC | Ajaypal Singh Sandhu | 32,879 | 26.67 | ||
| SAD | Mantar Singh Brar | 29,576 | 24.2 | ||
| SAD(A) | Jaskaran Singh Kahan Singh Wala | 2,606 | 2.1 | ||
| PLC | Dargesh Kumar | 1,045 | 0.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 889 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 21,130 | 17.14 | |||
| Turnout | 123,267 | 76.93 | |||
| Registered electors | 160,216 | [6] | |||
| AAP hold | |||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Kultar Singh Sandhwan | 47,401 | 38.8 | ||
| INC | Bhai Harnirpal Singh Kukku | 37,326 | 30.5 | ||
| SAD | Mantar Singh Brar | 33,895 | 27.7 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 674 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 10,075 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 121,629 | 80.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 151,950 | [7] | |||